Alan and Roberta Glickman

October 21, 2002

To whom it may concern,

The idea of having bells and whistles at every single corner is ludicrous and would never work under any circumstances. As a disabled person myself, I do ride both mainline and paratransit for a number of reasons. I am assigned to the Chicago Transit Authority paratransit division. While it is not part of my job to ride mainline, I do it occasionally so I can answer questions intelligently in the office. I think in my mind that, from what I have heard, it will cost over $1 million to set this system up in Portland, Oregon alone. In New York or Chicago it would cost billions to set this up. Again, gentlemen, it would not work.

Respectfully,

Alan and Roberta Glickman