Why I Like the Chicago ‘L’
A visit from an NYC friend yesterday reminded me how much I prefer the Chicago ‘L’–and Chicago, in general–over New York and its (apparently) increasingly dangerous subway. Click above to view my premiere video blog and I’ll tell you my reasons why.
(Video: On the NYC subway, sitting in pee is the least of your worries….)
(Click the HQ button for a higher-quality video. RSS subscribers, click here to view the video on CHICAGO CARLESS.)
Other posts you might like from Chicago Carless:
Doing a Favor with a Gun in Your Hand
Now I've heard a lot of creative funding schemes before, but I've sure never heard of a state lending money to its cities' transit systems to keep them running, much less yanking the same money back later. Well, unless that state is run by Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Now I've heard a lot of creative funding schemes before, but I've sure never heard of a state lending money to its cities' transit systems to keep them running, much less yanking the same money back later. Well, unless that state is run by Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Breakfast of Champions
From the goatee days, there's a right way and a wrong way to spend a half-hour Metra commuter-rail ride. This is not the right way.
From the goatee days, there's a right way and a wrong way to spend a half-hour Metra commuter-rail ride. This is not the right way.
VIDEO: On Why Chicago Transit Authority President Richard Rodriguez Shouldn't Be Driving to Work
Chicago Transit Authority president Richard Rodriguez canceled the free-car perq for dozens of high-ranking CTA managers. So why does the president of the nation's second-largest public transit system continue to drive to work instead of riding his own agency's buses and 'L' trains?
Chicago Transit Authority president Richard Rodriguez canceled the free-car perq for dozens of high-ranking CTA managers. So why does the president of the nation's second-largest public transit system continue to drive to work instead of riding his own agency's buses and 'L' trains?
What a cool idea to home decor. And “carrying my debit card in my Keds’…priceless.
(now I fully understand your facebook post about the better lighting)
Thanks, neighbor!
For the record for anyone interested, I’m using a nifty, teeny Flip Mino camcorder (the sub-$200, non-HD model). I could upload the video from the associated FlipShare software from my Mac directly to YouTube, but the quality penalty is too high.
Instead, I’m compressing the native AVI files with (the now-defunct but still-working) iSquint and uploading manually to (the no self-serving ads allowed) Vimeo, which takes a bit longer but preserves an amazing amount of quality and detail.
I have the Flip also! Mine’s the older version however (the Flip Ultra I believe). I recently lost it which is a tad troublesome because I have 2 pretty embarassing videos of me sobbing on it the night I turned 30.
So are the video blogs going to become a regular thing like your weekly podcast?
Must’ve been another Tony living in NYC, and sounds a bit like an urban legend. Gotham is still the just about the safest big town in Amurka
Go Chi-City!! Moving up in the world.
LOL! What the difference between New Yorkers & Chicagoans? Next videoblog?
I mostly love riding on the CTA!
It’s only when people use the platforms and CTA elevators as urinals that I’m not so convinced.
Every day, someone pisses in the Red Line elevator. Every. Single. Day.
*eyeroll*
I enjoyed the post! I think I generally agree with your comparative judgements about the L vs. the NY subway.
You might be interested in a recent post I wrote at my blog titled “against those who complain about public transit in Chicago”
http://pink-scare.blogspot.com/2009/06/against-those-who-complain-about-public.html