ossobuco wrote:Me too, though I've heard of Second City for years.
That's fine. I mention it only because it seems visitors always put Second City at the top of the list of things to see.
Thomas, since you're staying on later than most others, maybe some of the natives can arrange a trip there with you (I'd certainly be interested).
ossobuco wrote:So, can I just get a taxi by flagging one down on Ridge Avenue in Evanston, or hop a bus to Howard Street and try and find one there, or use my cell phone and call a cab company.....
I presume if one is on Michigan Avenue one can just hail a cab, but not sure re the rest of the Chicago environs.
It shouldn't be too difficult to get a taxi in downtown Evanston. But I'd still recommend taking the el (if you take a bus to Howard St. you might as well take it to the Howard St. el station). There's a surcharge for cab trips that go from suburb to city or vice-versa.
ossobuco wrote:next question -
if two or more a2k friends take a taxi going to the same place, is the fare split or paid twice (I presume split - that's what we did in San Francisco and NY). It worked out to be quite inexpensive in SF as we got taxis in groups of four and five.
if two or more a2k friends take a taxi going in the same direction but getting out at two different places, what happens re the fare??
Splitting cab fares is fine. There's a dollar charge paid for each additional passenger, but there shouldn't be any extra charge for stopping multiple times to let passengers out.
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