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21 DePaul L. Rev. 207 (1971-1972)
Environmental Law - Chicago's Third Municipal Airport - A Proposed Course of Action for Its Prevention

handle is hein.journals/deplr21 and id is 219 raw text is: COMMENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW-CHICAGO'S THIRD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-A PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION FOR ITS PREVENTION INTRODUCTION The vast metropolitan area of Chicago is presently served by two ma- jor airports-O'Hare International and Midway. Although it was once thought that these two facilities would be more than adequate to service the air traffic of Chicago, today, the prevailing view is that the nation's second largest city is in need of a third major airport. Why does Chicago need a new airport? The explanation is not very simple. In days past, it was a relatively easy matter to find a meadow far enough from any structures to be safe, and level enough to be comfortable for landing and take-off, but as aircraft grew more sophisticated, so, necessarily, did the attendant support-facilities and services. Consequently we progressed from the propellor to the jet; from the grassy knoll to asphalt and con- crete pavements, continuous and uninterrupted for eight to twelve-thou- sand feet in length. Technology seems to know no bounds and as a re- sult, nearly all of the worlds terminal airports have one thing in common. They were either obsolete or inadequate on their dedication day.' This statement is supported by a myriad of statistics, all of which lead to the conclusion that air travel is increasing at a tremendous pace. Past pre- dictions as to the volume of passengers, the number of aircraft re- quired to transport them, and the size and number of the airports neces- sary to accommodate the air traffic were unfortunately much too inaccu- rate. An examination of available statistics reveals the growing disparity in the types of travel utilized. For the year 1968 the number of pas- sengers traveling via railroad exceeded 21 million; the number of motor traffic passengers for the same year was 80,414,200, while the num- ber of air-traffic passengers was 183,242,000,000.2 During this same period the average number of kilometers flown was 2,950,753,000.3 It 1. Donoghue, Planning and Financing Chicago's Municipal Airports, 23 J. AiR L. & COM. 34 (1956). 2. 1970 BRITANNICA BOOK OF THE YEAR 753 (1970). 3. Id. 207

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