Metro’s blog, The Source, was launched in 2009 to give you the inside scoop on what’s happening at Metro, the second busiest transit agency in the nation. We’ve always been pleasantly surprised at the number of eyeballs on the blog over the years and now it’s time to give The Source a makeover.
First, some history. In 2009, voters had recently approved Measure R, the half-cent sales tax increase that delivered funding for a number of transit projects, including the D Line Extension, K Line, Regional Connector and the A Line Extension to Azusa, among others. The goal was to make information about our projects and policies as accessible as possible while connecting you with the resources to learn more. Hence our name, The Source.
A lot has happened in the past 15 years. A lot!
Measure M, the 2016 transportation sales tax supported by 71% of voters, gave us the additional financial backing to keep expanding our system to provide better service and more alternatives to driving. In recent years, we’ve completed some major projects, with more nearing completion as we look ahead to 2028, when Los Angeles will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We’ve faced challenges, too. The pandemic –– and the deep-rooted social issues that it magnified –– have compelled us to update our policies with a focus on equity and to build new relationships with the communities that we serve. As crime has increased in cities throughout the country and impacted transit systems – including ours — we’ve been working to implement new policies designed to improve your safety on the system.
The Source launched in 2009 — here’s what it looked like!
Now, we have news! Very soon, The Source will be getting a makeover, with a new look and interface. The goal is to make our information more accessible and easier to find. Here’s what you can expect to see:
- New content categories so you can easily find the news that matters most to you
- Enhanced search, so you can find older content without a hitch
- New bells and whistles, such as photo and video display optimized for web and mobile
- Better translation — articles can be translated into 14 languages with a click
Our goal, of course, remains the same: to ensure that you — our riders, residents, and visitors to Los Angeles County — are better informed about your government and the services and projects that your fares, tolls, and taxpayer dollars are funding.
We know that you might have some questions about the upcoming change. We’ve tried to answer for them here:
I subscribe to The Source. What will happen to my subscription?
If you are currently subscribed to The Source, you will remain a subscriber.
What will happen to old articles from The Source? Will I still be able to find old articles?
Starting on September 3, you’ll be able to visit the old site at legacy.thesource.metro.net. In addition, the Metro library is going to store the old site, with all files and docs attached, on Preservica, an asset management system with a web preserving function. As The Source is part of our historical record, it’s very important that these articles don’t disappear.
Will El Pasajero change too?
Yes. We believe it’s important to have a standalone Spanish language site with original content. That’s why we’re planning a refresh of the El Pasajero site very soon, too. Stay tuned for updates.
As always, thank you for reading The Source. Got a question or comment? Let us know!
Categories: Transportation News
I’m curious as to the technical reasons for preserving old articles in the “old site” rather than migrating them over. Is such a migration infeasible or is the old site just being preserved to make sure the content doesn’t get damaged?
Why is the orange line in SFV short of those silver electric buses and now running the short orange ones?
Hopefully your articles become more frequent.
Please ask your Metro Ambassadors, every time when they board a bus, to please take a seat.
Every time, when the Ambassadors board a bus, especially if as a group, they are always standing and blocking the aisle when they are doing their work of chatting and playing with their phones.
Our Ambassadors yield the seats to the riders, they’re not allowed to sit. They’re also not playing on their phones, those are Metro-issued devices they use for doing their work. Perhaps the Ambassadors can stand in other portions of the bus, but none of them are allowed to sit on the trains or buses, so that they remain visible to riders that might need them for questions and comments.
Was on bus 217 last evening when this miscreant guy got on screaming in Spanish and cursing everyone out. Saying to hell with America. Guess his AMERICAN dream didn’t work out.. lol
This nut was went to the back and carried on loudly that passengers there got up to move toward the front. To make matters worse he wandered up and down the aisle and had something in his mouth he spit out and it went in my face. TOTALLY DISGUSTING.. After a long time ranting and screaming he got off.
NOT ONCE through out the trip did the driver address his behavior. When I was near my stop asked him why he didn’t say anything. It would have helped if he intervened.
And in typical fashion said “he didn’t hear anything as he was focused on the road” type nonsense. That I/we should have informed him of what was going on. And he would have called the dispatcher for assistance.
I told him to stop the lying. He heard what WE ALL HEARD. Then said he’s not supposed to get involved.
That PASSENGERS should call 911 and that PASSENGERS should be handling this. And my last words were:
WE are paying customers. Drivers are not just moving a vehicle. They ARE and so is METRO responsible for the safety of passengers.
drivers have learned to tune out/ignore these type of people due to the potential for a violent response. Even if you call it in police take forever, people get mad at the driver for stopping etc. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. why put myself in harms way if I can hurry up and get that person where they are going and off the bus.