{"id":83918,"date":"2020-01-16T17:34:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=83918"},"modified":"2020-01-28T10:30:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T16:30:50","slug":"riders-shed-their-pants-for-annual-celebration-on-the-red-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/riders-shed-their-pants-for-annual-celebration-on-the-red-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders shed their pants on the Red Line for annual celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yun Hao<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Shocked commuters watched other riders on the &#8220;L&#8221; begin to shed their pants Sunday. But shock turned to laughter as it became obvious that it was part of an annual organized event.<\/p>\n<p>The 14th annual Chicago No Pants Subway Ride kicked off Sunday\u00a0 afternoon with 172 riders pulling off trousers or skirts. But the boxer shorts and skivvies beneath the outer layer stayed put.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Riders shed their pants for annual celebration on Red Line\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/385369725?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it gets better every time you do it, it\u2019s definitely more organized this year,\u201d said Ross, a fourth-time participant of the No Pants event who declined to provide his last name.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd gathered at The Morgan Parking Garage next to Loyola Station at 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs in previous events, it has been a little bit more casual, this year it\u2019s gonna be a little bit more control,\u201d said Steven Preston, organizer of the event. He reiterated some rules before the participants headed out at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The 172 participants spread the fun. They paired up and joined one of eight groups. Each group took over one car, and each pair got off at assigned stops with their pants off to wait for the next train.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year was an awesome turnout,\u201d Preston said. \u201cLast year we had 110 (participants), this year\u2019s final count was 172. The marketing and media contacts I had this year truly helped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event was started in New York in 2002 with seven participants by Improv Everywhere, a New York based comedy collective. It has now extended into an annual global event and was staged in 20 cities this year, with thousands of participants across the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Some 172 Subway riders took their pants off for the annual &#8220;celebration of silliness\u201d on CTA Red Line on Sunday. (Photo by Ninghui)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yun Hao Medill Reports Shocked commuters watched other riders on the &#8220;L&#8221; begin to shed their pants Sunday. 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