‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Dennis Lytton Position: Train Controller, Rail Operations Control Center (aka the ROC) How often do you take transit? About four days a week. If so, what lines/routes? I take [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: David Gutel Position: Operations Instructor How often do you take transit? Five days a week, except for an occasional day when my wife lets me have the car (every [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Paula Faust Position: TAP Adminstrator How often do you take transit? Five days a week. On rare occasions I do have to drive my car. Not very happy about [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Priscilla Jimenez Position: Graphic Design How often do you take transit? Five days a week. If so, what lines/routes? The Silver Line. Are you car-free? If so, why? If [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Dave Sotero Position: Public Relations How often do you take transit? Five days per week If so, what lines/routes? Antelope Valley Line [Metrolink], Metro Rapid 734. I also regularly [continue reading]
Inspired by feedback from my post earlier this month on how to go car-free in L.A. I’ve taken it upon myself to find Metro employees who take transit regularly and find out why they do it and how it plays into the job they do for the agency. The goal [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”362″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrBZcWY_TE8[/youtube] On Friday, July 23 Metro officials convened near the Blue Line Pico Station to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Metro Rail – and to look towards the future. Check out the above video for highlights from the speeches.
The 2010 California Design Biennial exhibition opened this week at the Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) and features Metro’s Neighborhood Poster series alongside other innovative and high-profile designs like the Apple iPad and Michael Schmidt’s chain-mail fashions adorned by the likes of Lady Gaga and Madonna. For those of [continue reading]
Metro adjusts bus service every six months in order to increase efficiency and better allocate limited financial resources. The most recent service changes went into effect just last month, but Metro’s already preparing for December’s shake-up with a series of public hearings on the proposed changes. At these hearings, the [continue reading]
Some good news to close the week: Metro’s rail ridership in June was up significantly over June 2009 — 326,663 average weekday boardings versus 303,712, an increase of 7.5 percent. The Gold Line did well, with 37,270 average weekday boardings in June 2010 compared to 24,219 in June 2009. Much [continue reading]
