Cheryl Johnson ticks off a few scenarios for how long it might take to get from her neighborhood to a nearby assembling facility for Ford Motor Co. If she drives, it’s five minutes to the plant on South Torrence Avenue near the Calumet River. If she bikes, it’s 22 minutes. If she walks, it’s a half hour.
“But if I have to use public transportation, I’ll have to catch three buses and walk six blocks just to get to the plant,” said Johnson, who lives in Riverdale, one of Chicago’s poorest and most isolated communities – and still haunted by its industrial legacy…Please click here to read Kevin Stark’s story in the Chicago Reporter.
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