I was watching the news this morning and there was a 10 second story about some engineering students and their professors who came up with a relatively inexpensive way to convert existing CTA busses to hybrids.
Give these kids a big giant gold star!
Almost daily there is a story about how the CTA is complaining about needing more money to fix the rail system. Here you go. I’m sure the initial investment will be substantial but if Daley is as serious as he says he is about making Chicago the ‘greenest’ city in the US, this is a fantastic step in the process.
Personally I think all city vehicles and taxis should be hybrids. It makes sense from a financial standpoint. They use less gas which equals lower operating cost which equals tax money being used for something else. It’s a no-brainer.
We should all find things we can do as individuals to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, but the biggest impact we can make is pushing our cities and towns to do the same.