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...
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...
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/01/03/business/business/aca24f4f5b1a5cf4862572570075cb8b.txt More hop on South Shore in 2006 Ridership surges 18.9 percent in...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
Does anyone have or have access to Metra's current logo that they can send me? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
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...
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...
... <setrasbusesrule@...> wrote: CICERO, Ill. Seven people were injured yesterday when a Chicago Transit Authority bus on its way to Midway Airport hit a car...
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...
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...
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...
... Perhaps my favorite definition of "hypocrisy" could apply to the "want to" category of transit usage. Hypocrisy is when people ride public transportation...
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...
... 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...
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