The scene

Ship happens Where Marilyn Miller’s going, she doesn’t need roads. Now that the Chicago Water Taxi service has returned from its annual winter hiatus, Miller (pictured left in a red coat) spends part of her commute to and from her job at WGN Radio the same way she has for eight years: on the Chicago River. In the morning, Miller, a Glenview resident, hops off the Metra at Union Station and climbs aboard a yellow, checkered vessel at a dock below Madison Street. The boat shuttles Miller and other CTA-weary commuters east to the Michigan Avenue dock at the base of the Wrigley Building across the street from her office. With a quick stop at the LaSalle/Clark dock, the trip is 10 minutes—half the time it takes by bus. “You’re not packed into a cramped bus, you always have a spot to sit and you don’t get to work grumpy,” Miller says. “And when they say they’re going to be there, they are there.” Hear that, Ron Huberman? For fare and schedule information, call 312-337-1446 or visit chicagowatertaxi.com.