Naked encounter with the railing
The Grand Avenue platform was crowded as the Red Line spews passengers out and I worm my way to the escalator.
Just as I approach the mouth of the entrance, I hear a woman loudly exclaim "OUCH!"
She had run her hip into the red railing at the escalator's base because she wasn't paying attention to where she was going.
She was too busy reading David Sedaris' "Naked" as she walked.
actually, i can totally understand.
it's a really good book.
Posted by: karen | February 22, 2006 at 03:21 PM
Would you be interested in doing a story on your blog about I-GO Car Sharing, Chicago’s only non-profit car sharing program? (Our locations are near public transit stops.) We have 50 cars throughout Chicago and we cover insurance and gas. Membership is $75 the first year, $25 each year after that. Usage of the car on the Standard Plan is $6/hour, 50 cents a mile. As you can see, our service can really help out a lot of Chicagoans. Please help us get the word out. We really want to help people save money, reduce traffic congestion and improve the air quality.
Thank you,
Melissa
www.igocars.org
Posted by: Melissa | February 22, 2006 at 05:06 PM
> As you can see, our service can really help out a lot of Chicagoans.
Low blows to the CTA aside, I don't think you made a very convincing case.
You can buy some magic beans from me for $8. As you can see, my service can really help out the human race.
Quite a jump from A to B there.
(I won't comment on how car sharing does nothing to reduce pollution. Cars burn just as much gas even when they have multiple owners.)
Posted by: jrock | February 23, 2006 at 04:28 AM
jrock, do you ever take the bus? You could make the same argument about buses as you do about car-sharing.
Posted by: Cheryl | February 23, 2006 at 11:04 AM
Why even suffer through traffic. How about we start our own helicopter business and drop people off on top of their buildings downtown :) Screw the CTA and rush hour!
Posted by: cmama | February 23, 2006 at 11:31 AM
CMAMA
That's my dream! I think about this every day, looking up to the sky, waiting in a 'slow zone' for a CTA bus.
To dream.....
Posted by: T.Taylor | February 23, 2006 at 01:17 PM
Average $ Spent on Private Car Ownership
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey 2003-04)
Vehicle Purchases $3618
Gas and Motor Oil $1449
Other $2445
TOTAL: $7512
Typical Transportation Costs (per year) for an I-GO member
Car Sharing $1080
Transit $900
Rental Car $300
Taxis $240
TOTAL: $2520
Environmental Savings
Urban Driver with 1995 Honda Civic (10,000 VMT per year)
Pounds of CO2 emitted per year 11,293 lbs
NOx emitted per year 41.00 lbs
VOC's emitted per year 31.30 lbs
Typical Carshare Member (Carsharing, transit, taxis, and rental cars combined) Pounds of CO2 emitted per year 3,029 lbs
NOx emitted per year 21.08 lbs
VOC's emitted per year 16.09 lbs
Posted by: melissa | March 06, 2006 at 01:43 PM