Who among us hasn’t cursed the CTA bus that is slow to arrive or a not-so-occasional delay on the El. Recently Crain’s Chicago Business highlighted the mounting problems with the CTA in Chicago. The article revealed problems such as “crippling infrastructure, funding shortfalls, questionable choices by CTA management” as some of the conditions overwhelming Chicago’s rail system.
For some, streetcars evoke a feeling of urbanism in its heyday when cities thrived. Some may long nostalgically for those days; while others are finding and promoting real, current-day value in this historic transportation alternative. Whether driven by a nostalgic tribute to what America’s early cities represented or consideration of the benefits of a simple idea-or likely a combination of both-the U.S. and cities all over the world are looking back to the streetcar as a viable and attractive form of mass transit.
Monday’s front page of The New York Times (01/08/07) covered CNT’s Community Energy Cooperative and its role in today’s energy market. Read here about the Energy-Smart Pricing Plan and how consumers are paying for their electricity by the hour.
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