I am a realtor, and I absolutely don't dare use.Waze in the Chicago area with clients in my car, breakfast they hear Waze say "turn into alley" . Waze is trying to deliver us to the property back yard of a property, not the front door. I read suggestions to tag an alley as an unacceptable driving direction, but for the hundreds of thousands of alleys in Chicago and all the suburbs I drive in? No way.

I drive for Uber and Waze always directs me to alleys. This is very annoying and confusing. I have to pick up and drop off riders in front of their residences, not in the back. Also, driving through Chicago's alleys is illegal unless the driver resides on the block the alley is behind. I wish it would direct me to the front door of my destinations. Please make a selection available to avoid alleys like the app has for dirt roads or freeways and toll roads. That would be very helpful. Aside from the alley issue, I think Waze is amazing and I tell everyone I know to use it. Thank you.

This. Please, please do not pick alleys as end points for trips. I would even support a "No Alleys" filter, similar to toll roads and highways. Chicago is a city of alleys. They are service routes, not thoroughfares and most certainly not where a ride share should be expected to pick up or drop off.

The routing through alleys has got to stop. At the very least, please have an "alley/no alley" preference in settings. I drive in Chicago, too, putting on about 200 miles weekly. Not only does this delay arrivals, it makes drivers look foolish and inexperienced. It also, quite frankly, is extremely uncomfortable for both driver and passenger, particularly at night.

I have the same issue. The biggest problem is that waze do that almost every time.

I just need to stop in front of there house on their side of the street. Make it an option.

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ALLEYS are useful for bypassing gridlock