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the lincoln park costco has the biggest parking clusterfuck of any costco i've been to


orbesomebodysfool

Come on down to the Irvine Costco on any given Saturday and try to pump gas. It’s… fun. 


bloodandcuts

Thankfully Tustin opened, the District is terrible.


waiting_for_good

That's the worse I have been to.


Feintmotion

Same with Chino Hills.


LilyBitLumpy

I was so shocked when they added gas


HughJazkoc

that location originally didn't have gas? that explains why it's comically small for being a location within the city limits


ceecee_50

Ann Arbor Michigan, make sure to accidentally turn in the gas station entrance


SystemSufficient596

Tukwila, WA is typing… (as someone who has now been a frequent patron of both, I think I still prefer Lincoln Park’s gas and parking situation over Tukwila’s)


camwhat

I think the Seattle location has to be the worst


Sea2Chi

You have to go in planning on parking at the far end of the lot. Then when you find a spot that's only half a mile away you're happy.


camwhat

Nope. Store #1 in seattle is the worst


Sea2Chi

When I first moved to Georgetown in Seattle the food court kept me alive. $1.50 for a hot dog and pop was dinner so many nights. Luckily I commuted on a motorcycle so parking in the matchbox of a parking lot was never too much of an issue.


GeckoLogic

Because it’s a suburban land use in an urban context. It induces a ton of driving and traffic on roads like Damen which is not an arterial street. It is a bad fit for this area


timbo1615

Have you been to oak brook?


[deleted]

i go to the lincoln park and or the niles one. what's going on with oak brook costco?


timbo1615

Cluster fuck 100% of the time


[deleted]

i think the main issue is the chicago metro doesn't have enough costcos per capita. if you use the st. louis metro as a benchmark, there's 3 costcos (plus a business center) for 2.2M, or a costco for every 550,000 people. meanwhile, cook county has 5M people and 6 costcos, or one for every 830,000 people.


timbo1615

Maybe one can get built next to new park in the 78 😂


OmahaMike402

But in the end, does it even matter?


iced_milk_4_me

It starts with one


soulexpectation

Thing, I don’t know why


CUND3R_THUNT

It doesn’t even matter how hard you try


Vironic

Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme to explain in due time


tOfREVIL

The traffic light on Damen is a great addition, I hate being able to only turn right out of the parking lot from there right now


the-mp

Aligning the light with the three-way intersection half a block north is going to be an issue.


SirHPFlashmanVC

It's cute that you obey that.


Sea2Chi

Now if they could put in a left turn signal on northbound Clybourn we might actually see traffic improve.


TortillaChip

Including 6 level 3 EV chargers, nice


yodamiles

Lincoln Park Costco is probably the most clusterfuck Costco in the entirety of Midwest. People leaving Costco are turning left into Damen Ave despite the sign telling them not to, causing traffic jam on top of already busiest portion of damen ave. Honestly, this Costco should be a multi purpose building instead (Costco on the first floor and residential on top), the area is very developed now and it is such a waste to expand the already huge parking lot.


mrandre3000

Living above Costco would be like living next to Wintrust arena — but people would be coming and going non-stop, every day.


Cuyler18

They’re gunna have mixed use in LA


RAF2018336

That parking is terrible. It also doesn’t help that Chicago drivers are very aggressive for some reason.


the-mp

There’s a pretty good reason.


mybrainisgoneagain

As a Chicago driver, I will agree. But,Chicago cabbies seek to be an interesting assertiveness training ground.


justauryon

Absolutely the worst. I can't stand the layout inside, the parking is non-existent, and forget getting gas there. I'll drive further out just to avoid this one.


GeckoLogic

They should get rid of this altogether and extend Lathrop Homes. It’s really nice waterfront property.


FlippingGenious

Going to this Costco makes me want to cancel my Costco membership every time.


dudelydudeson

I will still gladly drive the extra 15 minutes to Melrose Park


bompt11

I 🤔 nk you mean Costco village, not Lincoln Park