22 Clark Bus

[C K Dexter Haven]

This came into Cecil's Mail:

Dear Cecil,

I live near the intersection of Clark and Foster and have noticed that
this is one of the places that the CTA uses for shift changes. I have
been curious to why this intersection is used instead of the garage.
Also, compared to other intersections (like Clark & Belmont) it seems to
be rather inconvenient (one must take the infrequently running Foster
bus to connect to the Red Line). Is this a unique feature of the 22
Route or does this happen on other routes.

Thanks,

PETRO

[Mr Downtown]

Probably because the North Park garage is at Foster and Kedzie. That's where the drivers start and end their shifts.

[MikeS]

Back when I lived in Hyde Park and took the #55 (Garfield) over to Midway every now and then, I would occasionally see a shift change at Garfield and Ashland (I think it was). Looking at the map, I see that there's a CTA garage not too far from there, near 74th & Ashland, so that would fit with Mr Downtown's theory.