My assignments involve riding the Chicago Transit Authority. With a transfer I can have three rides. If finances permit, I can buy a 30-day pass and ride all day.
My favorite bus is the No. 151. We ride past the ever-changing Lake Michigan and many beautiful flower gardens. If I wish, I can get off to visit Lincoln Park Conservatory, the nature museum or even the zoo. Normally I continue north to the Uptown Area.
On another day I can take the Red Line or the Green Line to 55th Street and sometimes even farther south.
I can call on friends at various hospitals on any day. Throughout the day I can visit libraries, coffeehouses and other organizations.
In cold weather the buses and trains are heated; in warm weather they are air-conditioned.
I am a senior citizen using a cane. Very often young people offer me a seat when the bus is crowded.
Why not save money, gasoline and jangled nerves by riding the CTA?
