It's not worth arguing with him, Tony. Facts make no dent in his perspective. He has never offered any evidence at all for that perspective. There are no...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Jan 1, 2007 10:24 pm
Maybe the Lincoln Park yuppies will tell you they could afford to park downtown every day, but if you looked at their fiancial state objectively, many are so...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Jan 3, 2007 4:45 am
Which garage is running the new #132 route? North Park maybe? Andre...
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brucejdetw
Jan 3, 2007 5:14 am
... Chicago Avenue Garage, with run #'s 961 - 970....
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Robert J. Matter
rjmatter00
Jan 3, 2007 2:26 pm
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/01/03/business/business/aca24f4f5b1a5cf4862572570075cb8b.txt More hop on South Shore in 2006 Ridership surges 18.9 percent in...
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Phillip Whitman
choochoopw
Jan 3, 2007 2:44 pm
It's out of Chicago ajk100@... wrote: Which garage is running the new #132 route? North Park maybe? Andre ...
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nextstopchicago
Jan 4, 2007 4:36 am
... available, ... but ... Oh, right. I see your point. It's last resort in the sense that there is actually no one at all who can "objectively" afford to...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Jan 4, 2007 5:56 pm
There are those who an afford to park downtown. Downtown lots are full every day, in fact, which proves this. But a non-management-level employee would be...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Jan 4, 2007 6:18 pm
I am curious about this: How does London, England compare with Chicago in terms of physical size? Chicago metro would be roughly 30x50 miles or so, before you...
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Eric Pancer
vxla
Jan 4, 2007 6:30 pm
Today on a south-bound Green Line, we ended up losing power at Tower 18. This was a four car train, and required a stinger to be used to get the trainset...
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Chris Hansen
chrishansenhome
Jan 4, 2007 8:55 pm
... Oh, goodness, I have to do some research. Greater London has a population of more than 7.5 million people, and 609 square miles. There are 33 boroughs and...
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nextstopchicago
Jan 5, 2007 2:03 am
But ... Nothing difficult. I'm a management employee. I know all sorts of management employees who ride the trains....
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Snatch N. Grabster
goodfordates
Jan 5, 2007 2:23 am
I know there are some people who prefer riding the train downtown, even though they may own a car and could afford the parking. It's simplistic to assume that...
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roygbenedict@...
roy_g_benedict
Jan 5, 2007 3:16 am
Of course there are some people who use transit by choice even though driving is a reasonable alternative for them. But are they a majority of transit...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Jan 5, 2007 4:09 am
It is very rare for a 4 car train to stop "on the dead", but it can happen. 18 has very long sections without 3rd rail, and expecially if one car has dead...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
Jan 5, 2007 4:10 am
... Apparently using very different criteria for "urbanized area" but from government census sources: London pop 8,278,000 627 sq mi Chicago pop...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Jan 5, 2007 4:26 am
... Obviously a very high percentage of Metra passengers own vehicles that they can afford to use for a multi-modal commute, and a significant number of those...
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Tony Coppoletta
t3rdrail
Jan 5, 2007 4:27 am
Knowing exactly why people use transit is harder to determine, but, of people who use public transportation to go to work, in Chicago (city proper), here are a...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Jan 5, 2007 4:35 am
So London has no transfers as we know them, but Oyster cards only deduct three fares per 24-hour period, with further rides being essentially free? Andre...
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william wendt
wholelephant
Jan 5, 2007 4:54 am
In 1914 the City Club published a proposal to through-route commuter trains, noting that London, Paris, Berlin, and other European cities already...
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RSS INformer
just4cta
Jan 5, 2007 4:55 am
Does anyone have or have access to Metra's current logo that they can send me? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
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roygbenedict@...
roy_g_benedict
Jan 5, 2007 5:51 am
I appreciate Adam's statement of our difference of opinion, which may be a disagreement only as to the percent of transit users whom each of us believe to be...
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roygbenedict@...
roy_g_benedict
Jan 5, 2007 6:07 am
You can view it, among other places, at <rtachicago.com>. On the timetables it is marked with a symbol indicating that it is a registered trademark or service...
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dennismk12002
Jan 5, 2007 6:39 am
... <setrasbusesrule@...> wrote: CICERO, Ill. Seven people were injured yesterday when a Chicago Transit Authority bus on its way to Midway Airport hit a car...
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Al Reinschmidt
buslist
Jan 5, 2007 7:00 am
Remeber that having "no vehicle" is often an active choice. My household makes in the 6 figure range but we own, nor currently lease any cars. We are carless...
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Al Reinschmidt
buslist
Jan 5, 2007 7:02 am
my guess is on METRA its close to 70 or 80% based on my 10 years of riding and discussions with fellow riders, it was about convenience (reading the paper on...
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Al Reinschmidt
buslist
Jan 5, 2007 7:05 am
Oyster cards max out at the daily pass rate for the trips taken, depends on the zones etc. BTW I think you have way underestimated the size of the Chicago...
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willvdv
Jan 5, 2007 7:08 am
... Perhaps my favorite definition of "hypocrisy" could apply to the "want to" category of transit usage. Hypocrisy is when people ride public transportation...
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Al Reinschmidt
buslist
Jan 5, 2007 7:10 am
As are most commuter routes in London except for the recently (last 10 years?) through routing of the services via BlackFriars, now Capital Connect. But then...
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Chris Hansen
chrishansenhome
Jan 5, 2007 8:50 am
... As Al has noted, there is only one through-route train line in London: the First Capital Connect Thameslink line from Brighton (in the south) to Bedford...
