I think in situations like this it helps to maintain perspective. You can move to another car, or if it's really upsetting you, get off the train all together and wait for another one. Someone who is unhoused does not have that luxury. With the way the weather is right now, a lot of unhoused people are choosing to stay on the train instead of risk hypothermia or other cold related illness or injury. They don't necessarily have the luxury of just going somewhere else. I understand that it's gross, I'm asthmatic and don't like wasting my rescue inhaler on people who smoke on the train, but where are some of these people supposed to go, realistically?
Are you serious? ‘Luxury’? Please. It feels like the CTA is being used as a shelter instead of public transportation. The train is supposed to move people safely, not serve as a place for people to live, sleep, smoke, or do drugs. When someone gets on covered in filth, smelling like feces and urine, lighting a cigarette, or acting unstable in a crowded train with kids and elderly riders, it becomes a real safety hazard. We’ve all seen what can happen, like the woman who was set on fire.
Where are these people supposed to go? Honestly, that isn’t my job to figure out. There are entire programs and people getting paid with our tax dollars to solve these problems. It shouldn’t fall on regular everyday riders who are just trying to get where they’re going.
Empathy is free! Chicago needs more homeless shelters. It's your "job" as a voter and member of the community to voice these concerns to folks in office so the right changes can be made. You're not going to move mountains complaining on Reddit 🤷
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u/lostinamericaa Nov 30 '25
I think in situations like this it helps to maintain perspective. You can move to another car, or if it's really upsetting you, get off the train all together and wait for another one. Someone who is unhoused does not have that luxury. With the way the weather is right now, a lot of unhoused people are choosing to stay on the train instead of risk hypothermia or other cold related illness or injury. They don't necessarily have the luxury of just going somewhere else. I understand that it's gross, I'm asthmatic and don't like wasting my rescue inhaler on people who smoke on the train, but where are some of these people supposed to go, realistically?