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Chicago Carless Blogger calls out C.T.A. whiners

"I think the problem is really that she's trapped by her limited thinking about her relationship to--and need for--her automobile. It's hard to step out of that gas-powered comfort zone."
Via Sun-Times,
298 Reads | | Post a commentPublished June 20, 2008 - 9:53 AM
Chicago Carless Blogger calls out C.T.A. whiners
Near West Side, Chicago, Ill. —  

The front-page story in today's Sun-Times chronicles a northwest side paralegal, Melissa Monroy, who has decided to dump her car to get to work. The way she is quoted in the article, you would think not having a car in Chicago--the city with the second largest train, bus, and commuter rail system in America (uneven CTA service notwithstanding)--is a death sentence.

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