Comments on: Generating Revenue for the CTA http://northandclark.net/2009/12/generating-revenue-for-the-cta/ Interviews, Chicago, and Whatever else We Want Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:30:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Casey http://northandclark.net/2009/12/generating-revenue-for-the-cta/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Casey Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:53:03 +0000 http://northandclark.net/?p=1084#comment-567 I don't know how much they make on those but I hope it is a lot. Unlike a billboard you can't ignore a bus if it's in front of you. I don’t know how much they make on those but I hope it is a lot. Unlike a billboard you can’t ignore a bus if it’s in front of you.

]]> By: Tim http://northandclark.net/2009/12/generating-revenue-for-the-cta/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Tim Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:24:59 +0000 http://northandclark.net/?p=1084#comment-564 Great post Casey. I have a car but I won't drive downtown unless I have to. Its also worth noting...I live near a Metra stop in the city...if I get a Metra ten ride card, it comes out cheaper for me to get downtown via Metra, which will get me downtown faster and in a more relaxing manner. You are right, Chicago needs the CTA, but we need it to be lean, smart, and creative about ways to generate revenue. Also, do you have any idea how much revenue the CTA gets when it wraps the train in ads (the Target train comes to mind)? Great post Casey. I have a car but I won’t drive downtown unless I have to. Its also worth noting…I live near a Metra stop in the city…if I get a Metra ten ride card, it comes out cheaper for me to get downtown via Metra, which will get me downtown faster and in a more relaxing manner. You are right, Chicago needs the CTA, but we need it to be lean, smart, and creative about ways to generate revenue. Also, do you have any idea how much revenue the CTA gets when it wraps the train in ads (the Target train comes to mind)?

]]> By: Casey http://northandclark.net/2009/12/generating-revenue-for-the-cta/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Casey Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:25:42 +0000 http://northandclark.net/?p=1084#comment-562 Charles I couldn't agree with you more on this one. The city is horribly mismanaged. Keep me updated on whatever you write about local government. That said, I think there are a lot exciting things the CTA could do to help itself so it wasn't so dependent on the city bureaucracy. Charles I couldn’t agree with you more on this one. The city is horribly mismanaged. Keep me updated on whatever you write about local government.

That said, I think there are a lot exciting things the CTA could do to help itself so it wasn’t so dependent on the city bureaucracy.

]]> By: CharlesHo http://northandclark.net/2009/12/generating-revenue-for-the-cta/comment-page-1/#comment-555 CharlesHo Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:41:45 +0000 http://northandclark.net/?p=1084#comment-555 From what I can tell, the bureaucracy is the problem. Mathematically speaking, anytime more people are using a shared resource, the cost to use that should go down, not up. In Chicago that seems to be an inverse corollary where a shared resource costs each individual notably more per person to use. I think publishing online the books on exactly where all our tax money goes would reveal a great deal of this and resolve the problem. The current crop of politicians has so far sold off so many public services (parking meters, etc) that I'm just amazed people keep voting these crooks into office. From what I can tell, the bureaucracy is the problem. Mathematically speaking, anytime more people are using a shared resource, the cost to use that should go down, not up. In Chicago that seems to be an inverse corollary where a shared resource costs each individual notably more per person to use. I think publishing online the books on exactly where all our tax money goes would reveal a great deal of this and resolve the problem. The current crop of politicians has so far sold off so many public services (parking meters, etc) that I’m just amazed people keep voting these crooks into office.

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