Editing McCormick Place (section)

==Busway==

The McCormick Place [[Bus lane|Busway]] runs {{convert|2.5|mi}} from Lower Randolph between Michigan and Columbus in downtown Chicago to the center.  It uses the lower levels of the [[multilevel streets in Chicago|multilevel streets]] near downtown, and surfaces to follow the [[Metra Electric District]] right-of-way to outside the South Building of McCormick Place.  Opened in 2002 at a cost of $43 million, it is meant to provide a true and unencumbered expressway for visitors to move between downtown hotels and the convention center, but is also used by buses for [[Soldier Field]] events, public safety workers, [[Metra]], convention contractors, and [[Art Institute of Chicago|Art Institute]] deliveries, along with providing a secure route for national and international government officials to utilize between the two points. It is not necessarily restricted only to buses, despite its name.<ref name="npr">{{cite episode| url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=205220968| title=Bat Cave' Road In Chicago Accessible To Only A Few| last=Corley| first=Cheryl| series=[[All Things Considered]]| network=[[NPR]]| air-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name="suntimes">{{cite news| url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/8/30/18464682/five-ways-cash-and-power-can-help-you-beat-the-crowds-in-chicago| work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]| title=Five ways cash and power can help you beat the crowds in Chicago| date=August 30, 2016}}</ref>  It is also known as the "Mayor's Road" (as it runs to [[Maggie Daley Park]], which was named in memoriam for mayor [[Richard M. Daley]]'s wife), the "[[Bat Cave]]", the "Magic Road"<ref name="npr" /> and a "secret road".<ref name="yelp">{{cite web| title=McCormick Place Busway| url=http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mccormick-place-busway-chicago?select=53dXV2NmNHw7T7jnUH7jLw#rYgDNas_oAKBnzROAe0uDw| date=May 30, 2013| website=[[Yelp]]}}</ref>  Road use is administered by the Chicago OEMC (Office of Emergency Management and Communications), and regular users are granted access cards.<ref name="suntimes"/>  The convention center advertises the road as a benefit to potential customers.<ref name="npr" /><ref name="suntimes" />