The art of transit
THE ART UNDERGROUND – NYC SUBWAY from Tim Sessler on Vimeo. Nice video shot by Brandon Bloch and Tim Sessler for the New York MTA, highlighting some of the art work in the New York subway.
Art of transit, take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-on-transit edition
In the morning headlines today, we linked to an L.A. Times article bemoaning the bad traffic at Dodger Stadium. With that in mind, here’s a look at four ballparks in the U.S. that are easy to reach via regional transit systems. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, [continue reading]
Come meet me at Metro
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY0HsXm2S08&feature=plcp[/youtube] Instead of riding Metro to see a show, let the journey itself be the spectacle! Watts Village Theater Company is putting on their third annual Meet Me @Metro, a traveling theatre event that will be held along the Gold Line on the next two weekends. Audience members will [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by Gilderic Photography, via Flickr creative commons In my role as chief Metro blogger, I see an awful lot of escalator photos — and Metro certainly has some big ones — and most of them aren’t very interesting. But every so often I come across one on Flickr that’s [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, Aug 17 – 19
This Friday, get your hula on at the East L.A. Civic Center amphitheatre. The Kilohana Performing Arts Company will be there to teach the art of hula during this week’s J.A.M. Session. The free dance lesson starts at 6 p.m. and is open to all ages. A free outdoor movie [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by the U.K. Department of Culture, Media and Sport, via Flickr creative commons Nice photo of a slice of the record crowds that used public transit in London during the recent Olympic Games. And here’s our recent post about how an expanded transit system could serve a future Olympics [continue reading]
Silver Line late-night service starts Friday, Aug. 17
When Metro rolled out expanded late-night service on Metro Rail and the Orange Line last month, many of you wondered “what about the Silver Line?” Well wonder no more good readers, late-night weekend service for the Silver Line begins this Friday. On Friday and Saturday nights, the Silver Line will [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by Simon Plestenjak, via Flickr creative commons The Metro in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival last year. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. Many of the photos we’ve featured can be seen [continue reading]
If you didn’t Go Metro to Jack White at Mariachi Plaza this afternoon, here are a few pics
[UPDATED Aug 13, 4:00pm] Two videos added after the jump. Enjoy! Much to everyone’s surprise, Jack White played an impromptu 20-minute show at Mariachi Plaza — above the Gold Line station — on this sweltering Friday afternoon. Here are some pics, courtesy of Mark Clifford:
Go Metro to live music: Fun.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQkBeOisNM0[/youtube] Fun – “Some Nights” Go Metro to see one of the summer’s hottest bands, Fun., performing live at the historic Wiltern Theatre on three consecutive nights beginning Friday, August 17th! It’s the perfect event to use Metro — the Wiltern is across the street from the Wilshire/Western Purple Line station and [continue reading]