Happy Fourth! And no bikes on the trains!
That's the key message from the CTA for the big fireworks night -- which is actually July Third, not the Fourth. Don't bring any bikes on trains on July 3.
In my carefree youth, I actually used to go hear the Grant Park Symphony play Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, and watch the fireworks with a million other people.
And then I got wiser. And older. And lost patience with CTA neophytes who clogged stations so that lines to the Red Line were spilling up the stairs and onto State Street.
But hey, don't let me stop you. Just don't bring any bikes on the train.
The other big news to remember is that starting Tuesday, July 8, the CTA closes the Rosemont to O'Hare leg of the Blue Line for three weeks of slow zone improvements. Shuttle buses will be available.
Oh, and the Tattler will be resting independently on Friday. Check in again Monday for more fun!
This is a late response to some of the modest transit proposals above. Here's mine: Designate some of the cars for barbarians and some for behaving like ladies and gentlemen. Make them different colors on the outside. People get to choose which one they ride in, but I suspect the barbarians will be more comfortable in the barbarian car among their fellow barbarians where they're free to make messes, curse, whistle, block the doors, etc., without anyone looking askance. And the rest of us can have a more pleasant trip.
Posted by: C C Writer | July 11, 2008 at 01:30 PM