Comments for Jerad Weiner.com http://www.jeradweiner.com Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:36:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on South Chicago Wind Power by Jerad Weiner http://www.jeradweiner.com/2010/05/22/south-chicago-wind-power/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Jerad Weiner Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:36:59 +0000 http://www.jeradweiner.com/?p=93#comment-66 This recent article shows a picture of these windmills. They help power the 10th Ward Vehicle Yard. http://www.newcommunities.org/news/articleDetail.asp?objectID=1900 This recent article shows a picture of these windmills. They help power the 10th Ward Vehicle Yard.

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]]> Comment on Proposed CTA Fare Increases by Steven Vance http://www.jeradweiner.com/2009/10/13/proposed-cta-fare-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Steven Vance Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:46:44 +0000 http://www.jeradweiner.com/?p=36#comment-27 The CTA needs to upgrade its vending machines so that they sell multi-day passes. Currently there are hundreds of vending machines that sell only stored value cards (or add value to RFID cards). Customers who want multi-day passes must either visit a convenience store, currency exchange, or grocery store. Not the most convenient, especially when a currency exchange or convenience store are the most prevalent "banks" and food stores in your neighborhood, already eating up a hefty part of your income. Also, many people live "paycheck to paycheck" and cannot purchase an "expensive" multi-day pass. What's a solution to these issues? Increase promotion of the value and money saving aspects of multi-day passes and sell the passes through the normal vending machines. The CTA needs to upgrade its vending machines so that they sell multi-day passes. Currently there are hundreds of vending machines that sell only stored value cards (or add value to RFID cards).

Customers who want multi-day passes must either visit a convenience store, currency exchange, or grocery store. Not the most convenient, especially when a currency exchange or convenience store are the most prevalent “banks” and food stores in your neighborhood, already eating up a hefty part of your income.

Also, many people live “paycheck to paycheck” and cannot purchase an “expensive” multi-day pass.

What’s a solution to these issues?
Increase promotion of the value and money saving aspects of multi-day passes and sell the passes through the normal vending machines.

]]> Comment on Northwest Suburban Bike Plan by Steven Vance http://www.jeradweiner.com/2009/10/14/northwest-suburban-bike-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Steven Vance Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:42:34 +0000 http://www.jeradweiner.com/?p=45#comment-26 I like this idea. I like this idea.

]]> Comment on Comprehensive Planning for Native American Land Protection by Steven Vance http://www.jeradweiner.com/2009/10/10/comprehensive-planning-for-native-american-land-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Steven Vance Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:37:46 +0000 http://www.jeradweiner.com/?p=32#comment-9 This isn't gonna answer any of the opened ended questions you have, but I believe that tribes have the same access to federal grant funding that any city, state or MPO is eligible for. I was reading a grant explanation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who, as part of ARRA, are going to distribute millions of dollars to health departments who will create programs that reduce obesity either through prevention (like education), or "making people move their bodies" (my paraphrase). The document described who was eligible: cities over one million, cities between one and half million, cities under half million, and tribes. So, bottom line: the federal government will grant tribes money to plan. This isn’t gonna answer any of the opened ended questions you have, but I believe that tribes have the same access to federal grant funding that any city, state or MPO is eligible for.

I was reading a grant explanation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who, as part of ARRA, are going to distribute millions of dollars to health departments who will create programs that reduce obesity either through prevention (like education), or “making people move their bodies” (my paraphrase).

The document described who was eligible: cities over one million, cities between one and half million, cities under half million, and tribes. So, bottom line: the federal government will grant tribes money to plan.

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