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Archive for August, 2009
Actconfdc2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009I-GO’s looking to fill a paid …
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Find the cheapest gas in Chicago
Monday, August 24th, 2009
If you have a minute to spare after booking your I-GO reservation, you should check out this great website, Chicago Gas Prices. Not only can you find the cheapest spots to refuel around the city, but you also have the chance to win prizes (like $250 in prepaid gas!) if you join in the effort by reporting fuel prices you see while out and about in your I-GO vehicle.
The website also provides other handy tools such as: fuel price maps (both local and national), fuel logbooks, fuel tax info, mobile widgets and more.
Who’s got the cheapest gas in the Chicagoland area today? As of this blog post, that honor belongs to the Sam’s Club in Northlake on 141 W. North Ave & Railroad Ave., offering $2.61 per gallon. As you can see in the local price snapshot below, gas was much more expensive this time last year.
Find the cheapest gas in Chica…
Monday, August 24th, 2009Find the cheapest gas in Chicago! http://tinyurl.com/mwrtu7
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Friday, August 21st, 2009
www.jacksonhewitt.com
(312) 867-3769
I-GO Member offer: $20 off tax services
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service is an industry leader providing full-service individual federal and state income tax return preparation through approximately 6,600 franchised and company-owned offices throughout the United States. At Jackson Hewitt, preparing tax returns is what they do. They’ll take the time to ask the right questions and find all the deductions and credits you deserve, no matter what your occupation. And that could mean more money in your pocket. They offer clients the following convenient options:
- In-store tax preparation services from knowledgeable tax preparers located at Jackson Hewitt storefront locations and at select retailers, including select Walmart stores across the U.S. Find an office or call 1-800-234-1040.
- Jackson Hewitt Online, their new online tax preparation service
The Green Maid
Friday, August 21st, 2009
www.greenmaidinc.com
(877) 677-MAID
info@greenmaidinc.com
I-GO Member offer: 10% off first cleaning
The Green Maid is a family-owned and -operated green cleaning company serving homes and businesses of all sizes throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. As a family-owned business they protect your home as they would their own, ridding it of harmful pollutants and toxins which affect not only your lives but the global community as well. Each of their products is completely toxin-free, and has no heavy metals or volatile organic chemicals. The biodegradable solutions they use can be absorbed without causing harm to the water, soil, or atmosphere. Service includes all the basics and more: carpets are vacuumed, windows and glass doors are cleaned, and even the walls are wiped down for dust. Green Maid also provides green office cleaning packages for businesses. And their post-construction cleaning can prepare your office to be a healthy and pleasant workplace.
MAC Property Management
Friday, August 21st, 2009
macapartments.com
(773) 324-8549
5418 S. Woodlawn Ave.
I-GO Member offer: Application fees waived
MAC Property Management is dedicated to providing an exemplary living experience, the highest possible quality of service, and a superior value for their residents. Their properties—rental apartment homes and retail space—are conveniently located near centers of employment, shopping, transportation, arts and entertainment in the historic neighborhoods of Hyde Park in Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri. While providing residents with modern amenities to facilitate contemporary lifestyles, MAC also preserves its neighborhoods’ rich architectural heritage through renovation and restoration.
GreenWerks
Friday, August 21st, 2009
www.greenwerkspro.com
(877) 4-G-WERKS
info@greenwerkspro.com
I-GO Member offer: 10% off any construction, remodeling, or painting project
GreenWerks specializes in developing eco-friendly new construction and green remodeling solutions for Chicago homeowners and businesses. Their clients rely on Chicago’s green contractor to reduce their carbon footprint and live a greener lifestyle in measurable, manageable, and practical ways. Whether you are in the design stages or ready to begin your home addition, remodeling, or new construction project, GreenWerks is ready to assist you every step of the way. Their knowledgeable project managers and expert craftsmen will delight you with their level of service and impress you with their attention to detail for your remodeling project. Contact them today for a consultation.
I-GO nominated in Chicago Innovation Awards
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
I-GO Car Sharing, for the second consecutive year, has been nominated in the annual Chicago Innovation Awards.
Want the lowdown on the accolade? From their site:
Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of Chicago by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region. The ten winners each year are innovations that uniquely fill unmet needs, spark a competitive response in the marketplace, exceed market expectations, achieve financial success, and improve people’s lives. They emerge from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Most importantly, the Chicago Innovation Awards remind is that innovation is thriving in America’s heartland.
There are 75 nominees covering a wide array of innovators—big and small, public and private. Sifting through the list is an eye-opener: It’s encouraging to see how many enterprising innovators are on the cusp of great ideas in Chicago. Eat your tech-nerd heart out, Silicon Valley.
Best of all: You can vote for I-GO to win! Not that we’d twist your arm on the way to the virtual ballot box. But, c’mon, our particular take on car sharing—partnering with mass transit; extending alternative, sustainable transportation to ALL neighborhoods; only using low-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles (including dozens of hybrids and two bona fide plug-ins)—is worth a spot atop the podium, eh?
Sweet Miss Giving’s
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
www.sweetmissgivings.com
(312) 255-8470
I-GO Member offer: 10% off any internet order
Sweet Miss Giving’s Bakery and Gifting is a premier bakery and jobs program that offers rich, decadent baked goods while providing a new reason to feel good about sweet indulgences: more than 50% of all profits go to help the formerly homeless and HIV/AIDS-affected men, women, and children of Chicago House. They offer creative and scrumptious preservative-free treats made with care — perfect for catering, gifting, or just indulging with colleagues and loved ones.
Clean Air Lawn Care
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
www.cleanairlawncare.com
(847) 421-6500
I-GO Member offer: 10% off a yearly contract
Clean Air Lawn Care is the nation’s leading full-service sustainable lawn care company, offering weekly service for residential and commercial lawns. Services include mowing, trimming, blowing, and grass removal to an organic waste recycling center. They offer spring and fall clean-ups and basic landscaping assistance. Customers can also sign up for their organic fertilization program.
Clean Air Lawn Care uses clean electric and biodiesel powered equipment for lawn mowing and landscape maintenance that is run on renewable energy. Electric equipment is charged during the day by solar panels mounted on trucks and overnight with wind power. Any emissions associated with powering biodiesel equipment or driving trucks are offset with verified vehicle emissions offsets purchased from Carbonfund.org. This reduces the company’s mowing services net emissions to zero. They’ve also taken their commitment to being green a step further by offsetting their emissions company-wide, making them a carbon-neutral company from top to bottom.
Chicago Energy Consultants
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
chicagoenergyconsultants.com
(773) 969-6697
I-GO Member offer: 10% off home energy audit
Chicago Energy Consultants offers a wide range of energy efficiency and sustainability consulting services to home and small business owners in Northeast Illinois.They use the latest technologies to help diagnose problems in your home that can cause uncomfortable drafts, unusable rooms, and high energy bills. Interested in saving money on utility bills and reducing your carbon footprint? Inquire about a home energy audit today.
Vote for I-GO in the Chicago I…
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Vote for I-GO in the Chicago Innovation Awards! http://tiny.cc/riS1g
Reserve an I-GO car, win Million Dollar Quartet tickets!
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Reserve an I-GO Prius in the last two weeks of August and you could find a pair of free tickets to Chicago’s hit rock ‘n’ roll musical, Million Dollar Quartet, in the glovebox! Or you may discover free cast-recording CDs and other prizes stashed in the dash!
Not to mention free cast recor…
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009Not to mention free cast recording CDs too! http://tiny.cc/YYkLg
Reserve an I-GO Prius, find fr…
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009Reserve an I-GO Prius, find free tix to Million Dollar Quartet inside! http://tiny.cc/YYkLg
Paris says "Oui" to car sharing
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Paris’ mayor just announced the city wants to adopt car sharing in the wake of its successful bike sharing program.
Not only that: They want to start off with thousands of electric cars and a network of charging stations.
Isn’t the sort of bold strategy Chicago ought to be implementing if it wants to demonstrate how green it is to the international Olympic committee? Especially since the city is banking on its environmental initiatives to win the 2016 Summer Games.
That said, the Chicago 2016 committee’s “Blue-Green Games” agenda is still quite laudable—if they can pull it off.
Not taking sides on that bid—there are pros and cons to it in so many ways. Just noting that Paris seems more progressive in this regard at the moment.
Paris says Oui to car sharing …
Friday, August 14th, 2009Paris says Oui to car sharing http://tiny.cc/V9kbm
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009RT @Ngott: RT @justinmassa: the great folks @policylink have a new report on how transpo policy can help end poverty http://bit.ly/SpVXt
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009RT @Ngott: RT @broadshoulders: new story: CTA will extend 3 rail lines. http://bit.ly/3qgjJw
@ggelling Sorry for delayed re…
Thursday, August 13th, 2009@ggelling Sorry for delayed response. That’s fantastic! Glad we could help you out.
Fuel efficiency anemic since Model T
Friday, August 7th, 2009
According to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan: “The average fuel efficiency of the US vehicle fleet has risen by just 3 miles per gallon since the days of the Ford Model T, and has barely shifted at all since 1991.”
At least we stopped wearing bowler hats and bustles, though.
I-GO in the blogosphere
Thursday, August 6th, 2009I-GO Car Sharing recently got two nice shoutouts on blogs. Here’s one from a member who’s intent on living a car-free life (with us as the exception). And we’re also mentioned in a post on car sharing on Allstate Insurance’s blog Vehicle Vibes.
Thanks, folks!
I-GO adds Honda Insights to fleet
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
I-GO just added four brand-new Honda Insights to the fleet. Pictured here: the Insight at 2350 N. Racine (at Fullerton). Took it out for a bit today. Really nice ride. Sooo clean. (Let’s keep it that way!) Liked the “Eco Assist” button function, which lets you tweak the electric-to-gas ratio even more. This car sits next to a Prius and guess what? I couldn’t tell the diff until I got within five feet.
How about "Cash for Car Sharing"?
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Cash for Clunkers addendum: the Dept of Transportation estimates an average increased fuel efficiency of 15.8mpg to 25.4mpg so far. See sidebar figures in today’s NY Times coverage. Forget about the funding debate for a sec. How about “cash for car sharing”?
Or really push the envelope and require folks to buy plug-ins, hybrids and, when feasible, EVs like the Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt. 25mpg? Meh. It’s anemic compared to the new Prius and InSight, excellent vehicles that double that figure and are already mass produced.
Shop and Save in Chicago!
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Good news for I-GO members– five new local businesses have joined our Chi-Town Rewards Program! You can now save some dough simply by flashing your I-GO Smartcard at the following businesses:
Green Home Experts
www.GHExperts.com
708.660.1443
OFFER: 10% off all in-stock items up to $100
Rent Smart Chicago
www.RentSmartChicago.com
773.275.2700
OFFER: $100 off first months rent
ENRG Fitness Chicago
www.enrgfitnesschicago.com
847.767.9567 OFFER: 10% off first month
Ridge Art
www.ridgeart.com
708.848.4062
OFFER: 20% off
Chicago Energy Consultants
www.ChicagoEnergyConsultants.com
773.969.6697
OFFER: 10% off Home Energy Audit
Nissan turns over a new Leaf
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
To follow up on our previous post: Here’s the skinny on Nissan’s new EV, a four-door hatchback called the Leaf that boasts a 100-mile range on a full charge, charges to 80% in 30 minutes, and exceeds 90mph.
Nissan’s biz model is a smart ecosystem approach: partnering with battery-charging network entrepreneurs (Better Place) and green government initiatives.
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