(podcasting “from” on the corner of Fullerton, Damen, and Elston) (broadcasting on the 100-watt caught-you-in-the-act radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann learn about more red light cameras coming to Chicago, they discuss beards and scruff, they present another edition of Zell’s Bells, and then they get the scoop on Indiana messing up Chicago’s environment. Dr. John Large – Assistant Professor, College of Public Health at the University of South Florida; on the “Red Light Running Cameras: Would Crashes, Injuries and Automobile Insurance Rates Increase If They Are Used in Florida?” study (PDF file) OTL Housekeeping; Mike misses Andy’s beard, and counters with his old-man cardigan and scruff ZELL’S BELLS (part 3) selections from “There Once Was a Man Named Zell“; by The Beachwood Reporter‘s Limericks Affairs Desk Alan Mammoser – Executive Director, Southeast Environmental Task Force; on mercury emissions in Indiana, and its effects on Chicago (segue music this week from Devil in a Woodpile)
(podcasting “from” in the parking lot of the Jewel on Broadway and Berwyn) (broadcasting on the 100-watt well-taxed radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen compliments Andy Hermann’s beard, they discuss how higher sales taxes might affect local retailers, they learn about the controversy behind a public/private partnership, and then they hear about hearing stories on the CTA. New OTL Features; the big OTL video push, Mike enjoys Andy’s beard David Vite – President and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association; on Cook County’s hiked sales tax, and how local businesses will suffer John Riley – Community Issues Reporter, Medill News Service; on Lincoln Park and the Latin School’s soccer field agreement Marcy Rae Henry – Professor of Humanites, Harold Washington College; on her book The CTA Chronicles, about public transportation stories (segue music this week from WeCan&WeMust)
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(podcasting “from” on the corner of Logan Boulevard and Milwaukee Avenue) (broadcasting on the 100-watt local Olympic bid WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann learn about the infamous CTA voice guy, they get the scoop on urban “scenes” around the world, and then they discuss restoring funding for a very important anti-violence organization. Who exactly is the disembodied voice of the CTA? OTL listener Peter lets us know it’s Lee Crooks, and DJ Goldie G and Andy have other ideas for transit voices Dan Silver – doctoral candidate, Cultural Policy Center at The University of Chicago; on what makes a “scene” in an urban area, and how cities are changing David Cassel – executive director, Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO); on restoring at least some of the funding back to CeaseFire Chicago (segue music this week from The Changes)
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(podcasting “from” right next door to the Blue Line Bar, underneath the Blue Line “L”) (broadcasting on the 100-watt alternative mode of transportation WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) It’s a transportation themed program as Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann discuss state’s open road tolling program, they get the scoop on the pedestrian rules of the road, and then they learn about the history of Chicago’s elevated trains. Terry Pastika – director, Citizen Advocacy Center; on I-PASS and Open Road Tolling problems Jacky Grimshaw – vice president, Center for Neighborhood Technology; on the Illinois Pedestrian Rules of the Road (PDF file) Greg Borzo – author, The Chicago “L”; on the history of Chicago’s elevated train system (segue music this week from The Blue Line Riders)
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