By popular demand, the docents that lead the free tours to learn about art in the Metro system have added a tour at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday night of each month. That’s in addition to the regular tours at 10 a.m. on the first Saturday and Sunday of [continue reading]
County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s website just posted a good story on Metro’s lost-and-found operation, which tries to reunite thousands of missing items with their owners each year. In fact, the operation has just gone digital — it’s possible now for Metro customers to file a claim form online. As ZevWeb [continue reading]
With great sadness, Metro Art shares the news of the passing of artist Gilbert “Magu” Luján. Magu’s 1999 installation Hooray for Hollywood at the Hollywood/Vine Metro Rail Station was a collaboration with the architect Miralles Associates, and is on view for all to enjoy. A benefit and exhibition of his work [continue reading]
Metro’s Transportation Library & Archive has announced that it is a Global Launch Partner for Historypin. Historypin is an exciting new tool that brings together people, their communities and their shared history through mapping photographs alongside the stories behind them and an interactive timeline. This project has partnered with Google [continue reading]
Observant readers will notice a few subtle changes around The Source today thanks to a little update courtesy of Metro’s web team. Here are a few of the things we added that we hope will improve the reading experience: Featured posts: the most obvious addition is the box at the [continue reading]
Los Angeles’ transit history often reveals something brand new: a map we never knew existed, an angle to a story that helps us connect the dots, or new information from the past that informs planning our future. A closer look at competing transportation studies in 1948 turned up this hidden [continue reading]
Porcelain mosaic murals by Sonia Romero depicting urban life around MacArthur Park have been named one of best public art projects in the United States by the organization Americans [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q80ahYgn2e4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Above is the latest Metro Motion video, which runs about 30 minutes. And below is the news release about the contents of this summer’s edition: Want to Visit L.A.’s Hot Spots This Summer? Metro Motion Will Tell You How If your summer forecast calls for baseball, the beach, concerts [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Next Live Chat Wednesday, June 29 at Noon Have Questions About I-405 Construction or July 16-17 Closure for Mulholland Bridge Demolition? Ask the Experts During Metro’s Live Internet Chat Los Angeles, Calif. (June 20, 2011) — As L.A. prepares for the 53-hour closure of [continue reading]
Below is the good news from Metro’s government relations team. This may not be the most glamorous issue, but Metro CEO Art Leahy and others of his ilk have noted that many transit agencies will face a lack of expertise in the future if something isn’t done to reverse course. [continue reading]
