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Friday, February 26th, 2010I-GO featured in new Columbia College video channel
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Columbia College’s Recycling Program staff recently launched the Green Biz Channel, a new YouTube video channel that will profile environmentally focused local businesses.
We’re flattered to report that I-GO is the subject of their first installment. The program’s Neale Baldyga interviews I-GO Communications Manager Craig Keller about I-GO’s green initiatives, which range from our joint smart card with the CTA to plug-in hybrid electric cars that get up to 100mpg. The interview took place on the college’s South Loop campus, which lies within close proximity of several I-GO cars.
I-GO has long offered discount sign-ups for students, faculty, and staff at Columbia College and many other area colleges and universities.
A very big thanks to Columbia College, Neale, and videographer Trevis Loosbrock for reaching out to us — and for fighting the good fight. Keep it green, guys.
Check out their new blog too.
Here’s the vid:
Piece, y’all
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Piece, y’all. http://bit.ly/cv…
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Piece, y’all. http://bit.ly/cvhLVa
I-GO makes Time Out Chicago’s …
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010I-GO makes Time Out Chicago’s “Essential Chicago” list! http://bit.ly/a43jYe
I-GO is “Essential Chicago”
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
“Essential Chicago” sounds like the worst idea possible for a fragrance that captures the essence of the Windy City. Lucky for us it’s just the cover story feature in this week’s issue of Time Out Chicago. This time around, the mag’s annual feature targets “The New Essentials.”
Take a wild guess which car sharing company they consider essential. Man, we smell good!
“Essential Chicago” sounds lik…
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010“Essential Chicago” sounds like the worst idea possible for a fragrance that captures the essence of the Windy… http://bit.ly/9gNynQ
Second helping
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Just five days left to win our current Deal of the Month member contest: a pair of tickets to the House Theatre’s multimedia-infused new show, Wilson Wants it All, now playing at the Chopin Theatre PLUS a $50 gift certificate to Mrs. Murphy & Son’s Irish Bistro.
Make it a double, bartender. It’s on the House.
Chicago business? Join I-GO’s …
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Chicago business? Join I-GO’s member benefit discount program. It’s free! http://bit.ly/97t0HL
Just five more days to win our…
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Just five more days to win our House Theatre/Irish bistro double whammy http://bit.ly/97t0HL
I-GO is the first webisode for…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010I-GO is the first webisode for Columbia College’s Green Biz Channel. Check out the video! http://bit.ly/95o5qK
I-GO is the subject of the Col…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010I-GO is the subject of the Columbia College Recycling Program’s first webisode on its new Green Biz Channel on… http://bit.ly/c6clZo
Car sharing continues to sprea…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Car sharing continues to spread, expected to grow eightfold between now and 2016. http://bit.ly/cZEqnM
Anyone interested in cutting-e…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Anyone interested in cutting-edge urban sustainability news and issues should subscribe to the Center for… http://bit.ly/9thqWZ
Congrats to Jeanne Gang on her…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Congrats to Jeanne Gang on her Skyscraper of the Year award. I-GO has a car at the Aqua! http://bit.ly/aCA8r4
Aqua wins Skycraper of the Year award
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Big congrats to Chicago’s own Jeanne Gang and her Studio Gang architecture firm for winning the 2009 Emporis Skyscraper Award global competition! Wow. What a shooting star. And she deserves it — the Aqua tower, located at 225 N. Columbus Dr. in the Lakeshore East development, is a kinetic, organic revelation.
Did we mention that I-GO has a 2010 Suburu Legacy (vehicle #4606) at the Aqua? Besides its swirling, undulating physique, the Aqua is a green building from its green roof (pending come spring, we hear) to the dedicated charging stations in its parking garage. We plan to add a a plug-in hybrid electric car (or two) there this year, in addition to the Legacy, a luxe ride that boasts excellent fuel efficiency in its class.
An I-GO plug-in Prius served as the spotlit demo vehicle for a press conference with Mayor Daley when Magellan, the Aqua’s developer, debuted the charging station technology.
Amtrak is looking to make over…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Amtrak is looking to make over Chicago’s Union Station, asking seven architectural firms to propose “creative,… http://bit.ly/9UY0B0
Newest Chi-Town Rewards discount
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Check out Harmony Haus, our latest addition to I-GO’s Chi-Town Rewards business discount program!
Harmony Haus
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
www.harmonyhaus.com
(773) 677-6465
I-GO Member offer: 10% discount on labor when showing I-GO smart card. Must mention this upon scheduling an estimate. Estimates are complimentary. Discount accepted throughout Chicago and many suburbs. Phone to find out if service is available in your neighborhood.
Harmony Haus provides environmentally conscious painting services for commercial and residential interiors. Custom murals, faux finishing, and natural plaster applications are also specialties.
Something tells us you will me…
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Something tells us you will meet a tall, dark, and handsome car sharing company very, very soon. He may have pet… http://bit.ly/bOAsAj
Sign of the times
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Sign of the times. http://bit….
Friday, February 19th, 2010Sign of the times. http://bit.ly/bM5YrC
Monochromatic mobility http://…
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Monochromatic mobility http://bit.ly/a4a1ve
“Every time you update your Fa…
Thursday, February 18th, 2010“Every time you update your Facebook status a baby polar bear dies” http://bit.ly/aU48Qr
We didn’t much of a buzz from …
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010We didn’t much of a buzz from this year’s Chicago Auto Show. http://bit.ly/anlmO2
Chicago Auto Show not so electric
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Yes, it’s that time once again, when the annual gearhead juggernaut known as the Chicago Auto Show parks its latest toys at McCormick Place. We checked it out last night. General impression? Despite all the current buzz about green tech, it was pretty much business as usual. Lots of moderate to low fuel-efficient models. Utilitarian ho-hum design. Slick brochures, slicker salesman, and eye-candy models trying to give the status quo a sugar buzz. If this is any indication of middle America’s attitude toward green mobility, seems we’ve got our work cut out for us in playing matchmaker between the mainstream and EVs.
Unlike Detroit’s sprawling “Electric Avenue,” there’s no concentrated effort here to spotlight electric vehicles as the bright, hopeful future of a reenergized auto industry, the cornerstone of a domestic economy built on clean, green tech, and a remedy to curbing our carbon footprint.
But there were a few intriguing concept cars that got our attention: Hyundai’s Blue-Will plug-in hybrid and Toyota’s FT-CH compact hybrid:
Hyundai’s Blue-Will, the automaker’s first plug-in, looks pretty James Bond 2.0 and can run solely on its lithium polymer battery for a range up to 40 miles. The FT-CH takes the Prius notion a step further for youthful urbanites who grew up on a steady diet of video gaming and anime and are more willing to spend less on a smaller, even more fuel-efficient set of wheels. We’re assuming they won’t all be so in-your-face Kermit-the-frog green, but hey, if you want to be a mobile advertisement for environmental progress, we’ll honk when we see you rolling down Michigan Ave.
Twelve days to do on our curre…
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Twelve days to do on our current referral contest…with tickets to the new House Theatre play and a $50 gift… http://bit.ly/9MKHAa
San Fran charges ahead
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Good impartial article in the New York Times over the weekend assessing the first cautious steps toward mainstream adoption of electric vehicle technology in the U.S. We’ve all been talking about the design and pricing challenges of the vehicle tech (mainly the batteries), but the bigger picture encompasses so much more if this is going to work. And San Francisco is certainly in the vanguard on this one. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the Bay Area, that’s for sure.
Did we mention I-GO has two plug-in hybrid electric cars? We’re planning to add a whole lot more in the months to come, too.
Good impartial article in the …
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Good impartial article in the NY Times this weekend assessing the electric car’s cautious first steps toward… http://bit.ly/aY9OxD
And here’s the Feb newsletter …
Thursday, February 11th, 2010And here’s the Feb newsletter if you haven’t seen it yet: http://bit.ly/cH9XTq
Here are a few new I-GO car lo…
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Here are a few new I-GO car locations. We’ll try to be vigilant about posting these on FB regularly from now on…. http://bit.ly/cLesrb
New car locations
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Here are the latest:
- Humboldt Park: 1511 N. Artesian Ave., 2006 blue Scion xB, vehicle ID# 4459
- Streeterville: 535 N. St. Clair St., 2007 blue Toyota Matrix, vehicle ID# 4536
- Lincoln Park: 2800 N. Lake Shore Dr., orange Honda Fit, vehicle ID# 4518
- River North: 60 W. Kinzie St. (Greenway Self Park garage), gold Toyota Matrix, vehicle ID# 4589
Safety first
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
You may be wondering how Toyota’s highly publicized recalls affect us. Only six I-GO cars were included in two recalls: four Toyota Matrix hatchbacks, which were immediately serviced for accelerator pedal repairs and returned to our fleet, and two 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid hatchbacks, which we removed from service as soon as Toyota issued a safety recall to address possible brake problems. They are being repaired and will be returned to to our fleet today. The safety of our members is I-GO’s number-one responsibility. Our fleet management staff monitors every car in our fleet 365 days a year — not just those involved in recalls — and I-GO takes maintenance and safety concerns very seriously. We will continue to notify members with any future updates on how Toyota’s recalls impact our service.
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Only five more days until Vale…
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Only five more days until Valentine’s Day! Are you a “green” valentine? Take this quiz and find out! http://bit.ly/bVFpe0
What were your favorite (and l…
Monday, February 8th, 2010What were your favorite (and least favorite) Super Bowl commercials? http://bit.ly/9gGXmd
From America 2050: “Sometime i…
Monday, February 8th, 2010From America 2050: “Sometime in the not too distant future, John wakes
up in suburban Chicago on a Saturday morning… http://bit.ly/dt9nDb
The Chicago Pizza Debate conti…
Friday, February 5th, 2010The Chicago Pizza Debate continues… What’s your favorite place to grab pizza in the city? http://bit.ly/avIWdo
Check out these creative ideas…
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Check out these creative ideas for bike lanes around the world and vote for your favorite! http://bit.ly/cABNCl
Did you know the Art Institute…
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Did you know the Art Institute is FREE all of February? That’s right- totally free! Did you also know that, as… http://bit.ly/b71DU9
Dry as toast, but here’s an in…
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Dry as toast, but here’s an informative analysis of car sharing’s upward economic trend and how much it can save… http://bit.ly/cDMkSQ
Double whammy
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Are you a fan of the House Theatre, purveyors of pop-culture-infused, kinetic, comic-book stage craft? Does upscale Irish cuisine at Mrs. Murphy & Son’s Irish Bistro sound like the perfect cold-weather comfort food? Rack up the most member referrals in February and win our appetizing dinner-and-a-show package pairing two tickets to the House’s new production, Wilson Wants It All, and a $50 gift certificate for Emerald Isle comfort food in Mrs. Murphy’s cozy, elegant confines.
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Are you a fan of the House The…
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