I want to thank Lee for inviting me to contribute to this community blog! As an avid car-free advocate who is passionate about public transportation, I embrace any opportunity to share my viewpoint.

I look forward to reading the profile Lee is compiling from our recent online interview. If you'd like to learn more about me and my proclivities, feel free to visit www.jillpressbox.com. I welcome your comments!

CTA wish list:

As we get a new CTA president in 2009 here are somethings on my wish list

Odometer for my CTA card
As Indiana Jones says, "it's not the years its the mileage." Wouldn't it be fun if we could have a CTA card that documents how many miles you've traveled? What about a free ride or gold card for your millionth mile traveled on CTA? I think some of us CTA users deserve a medal sometimes for the bus and train rides. Car insurance companies always want to know how many miles your car has, and bikes have mileage counters, why not be able to document the same on the CTA?

CTA conductor communicator
Many mornings I think I am running late when I get a great CTA conductor who always gets me to work ontime. I'd love to be able to thank him via the CTA website. Also it would be great to document when CTA bus drivers run red lights.

More to come soon!