Hey, Gas Is At Nearly Four Bucks A Gallon ...

By Jocelyn Geboy in Miscellaneous on May 23, 2007 7:56PM

So it might be a good idea to look for alternate forms of transportation. Like biking and the CTA. Why not do a combo? The CTA is reminding us about the idea with Bike to Transit week. This week, the CTA is actively pimping their efforts to make it easier for people to combine bike riding with public transit.

For instance, there are racks on every CTA bus that can carry two bikes, so if you ride somewhere and find that you are too tired, don't have a light for night time or it starts to rain, you can just get on a bus and catch a ride home. If you live farther than you'd like from an el stop, there are 496 inside and 1,124 outside bike spaces to lock up your bike at 81 CTA stations. And, if you plan on riding your bike with your friend at their house, but don't feel like riding all the way there, you can just bring your bike on the el, as long as it isn't rush hour (7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.).

We are really out of shape and the only two forms of exercise that we can do for any length of time are swimming and biking. So we like this program. Especially if we find that we're somewhere and can't ride home again for some reason. Anything that encourages less cars on the road, especially in this day and time is a good thing. Now as long as the CTA keeps running, we will be in good shape.

photo via smussyolay