Comments on: Buyers Making Tracks to Public Transit

By: greg.johnson

greg.johnson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:57:46 +0000

We love the El/We hate the El…and so it goes. It is noisy (always) and slow (almost always) but it’s still a damn good system, and cheap! I’m hoping that the Circle Line that has been discussed (see http://www.chicago-l.org/plans/CircleLine.html) is implemented before too long, reducing the spoke and hub inefficiency of the current CTA.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:18:05 +0000

Definitely true. For the daily commuter, you can’t beat the CTA ChicagoCard at $75/mo. Edgewater and Rogers Park also have great access to the Red Line. I hope you’ll report on these neighborhoods too.

By: the clowninator

the clowninator — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:20 +0000

i gave up my car in 1994, live AND work in the city and despite it’s faults, Chicago has one of the best and most comprehensive rapid transits systems around….you can easily get to the neighborhoods you are highlighting(from anywhere in the city) so ditch the car when visiting or going out in these ‘hoods and save gas, parking, tickets, etc….a lot of routes run 24 hrs… bike there, and you can skip the gym that day! GREAT BLOG!

By: Dominic

Dominic — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:31:51 +0000

Nice Blog. The suburbs like Owsewgo,Huntley, etc. Saw record growth and sales numbers back in the day but once gas prices crossed the $3 mark and kept rising the developers where in for a rude awakening. While Public Transportation has some issues such as timeliness and overcrowding at times; it is a much better alternative than getting hurt (understatement) at the pump.

By: Trains N Busses

Trains N Busses — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:52:34 +0000

I decided to go car-less because of gas prices and now mostly use public trans to get around. I was amazed, when I first ditched my ride, to find how many bus routes can take you pretty much everywhere in the city. Paying $2 is better the paying $4!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:05:21 +0000

Great blog, the only thing I hate about the brown line is after 8pm they go down to 4 cars per train. Who said that people always get off at 5, don’t they realize that people do work late? We just moved recently where we have great access to the bus line. I feel that the buses are much cleaner and they are on time.