<story><title>The secret world below Chicago</title><url>http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171128-chicagos-underground-city-thats-becoming-a-design-star</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sithadmin</author><text>Houston has an underground tunnel system that&amp;#x27;s larger than Chicago&amp;#x27;s: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.downtownhouston.org&amp;#x2F;district&amp;#x2F;downtown-tunnels&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.downtownhouston.org&amp;#x2F;district&amp;#x2F;downtown-tunnels&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having lived in both cities, Houston&amp;#x27;s is actually more accessible and useful as well. Also a point of differentiation is that its main touted advantage is avoiding the disgusting heat and humidity that settles on the city for most of the year, rather than avoiding the cold.</text></comment>
<story><title>The secret world below Chicago</title><url>http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171128-chicagos-underground-city-thats-becoming-a-design-star</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>FLGMwt</author><text>The stained glass hallway is the most depressing part of my commute in the winter. It&amp;#x27;s always a mess and very poorly lit.&lt;p&gt;Also, the pedway in Chicago is more of a collection of disconnected minipedways. You definitely can&amp;#x27;t cross the lop without going outside. It&amp;#x27;s not nearly as seamless as the skyway in Minneapolis which has the additional bonus of natural light (even if it&amp;#x27;s usually overcast in the winter).</text></comment>