Fill Every Inch With Ads, Just Don't Raise Fares

By Rachelle Bowden in News on Oct 4, 2005 7:20PM

This week Chicagoist has been noticing advertising on CTA turnstiles, particularly at the Quincy, LaSalle/Van Buren, Monroe, and Library-State stations. Which.. you know.. we don't really like, but understand that the CTA needs some dough so they're selling off every inch of blank space to advertisers. Fine. Make some money, keep all the train and bus lines, don't hike the fares.. we'll look at the ads.. Great!

Except yesterday Crain's reported that as CTA officials are preparing their 2006 budget they're likely to include a fare hike. Motherfrick! It's one or the other, dudes! Make us look at ads OR hike the fares!

And also.. Geico.. knock knock knock, anyone home? There's a reason that we're taking public transportation and it's NOT becuase we have cars sitting at home that need insuring! This is like that high-tech flipbook ad for Hummer (or was it Land Rover) that played between the Clark/Lake and Washington stops on the Blue line. If we're in the market for a Hummer would we be riding the El every day?

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