The McHenry County Department of Transportation has tons of interesting information in its draft 2040 Transportation Plan. Look at the image below about who works where. Almost 10,000 more people were leaving McHenry County for their jobs in 2010 than … Continue reading
Category Archives: Commute
With the increase in gasoline and diesel prices, Metra already had a good excuse to raise commuter fares. But, with the 88% Toll Tax Hike, there is now even less possibility of losing railroad passengers to their cars. The Daily … Continue reading
A bit ago, the Chicago Tribune ran an article showing that Metra, Chicago’s commuter rail operation’s transparency. Metra brags about having over 95% of its trains on time, but some lines are well below that level, the Tribune found. Fortunately, … Continue reading
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the RTA’s Metra commuter trains to and from Chicago are featured in a critical article on the front page of the Tribune today. The beef is that riders can’t access the internet on … Continue reading
John Kass has finally given the average guy and gal the tool to contact President George W. Bush concerning Democratic Party United States Senator Dick Durbin’s proposal for Bush to commute George Ryan’s over six-year sentence.“You can e-mail Bush at … Continue reading
John Kass has finally given the average guy and gal the tool to contact President George W. Bush concerning Democratic Party United States Senator Dick Durbin’s proposal for Bush to commute George Ryan’s over six-year sentence.“You can e-mail Bush at … Continue reading