One year after Hurricane Katrina hit and devastated New Orleans and parts of Mississippi, our country reflects on what has improved and what still remains unresolved. ‘What have we learned?’, we all seem to ask. The need to answer that question seems as fundamental as ‘What can we do?’ was in the shaky days following the hurricane.
A recent article from the Pioneer Press addresses not only alternate transportation options for those in the city - often that’s the easy issue - but takes on the seeming lack of choices those living in the suburbs often grapple with.
For residents who live in the city or the inner-ring suburbs like Oak Park, Forest Park and Evanston, the idea of getting rid of cars and using I-GO, Metra, the El, or simply just biking or walking, seems far more feasible than if you live in Barrington, for example.
We were ecstatic when I-GO Sales and Marketing Associate, Melissa Haeffner, emailed CNT staff with the subject heading, “200th I-GO member signed up today!”
Since its 2002 startup, I-GO has been steadily acquiring new members each month. And July marks the first time in their history to have 200 members sign up in just one month. I-GO is also quickly traveling the road to signing up its 3000th member.
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