photo by Steve Hymon/Metro I shot of the Union Station platforms on Friday from the 13th floor of Metro’s headquarters adjacent to Union Station. I used my iPhone 3Gs and the Hipstamatic app and then adjusted the color using the Camera+ app. I’m still waiting for some iPhone 4s transit [continue reading]
photo by David S. Wilson, via Flickr Nice shot of the King’s Cross train station in London taken with the Hipstamatic app on an iPhone 4. Speaking of iPhones, I’m still waiting to see some reader submissions of transit pics taken with the snazzy new camera on the iPhone 4s. [continue reading]
photo by Jorge de Sena, via submission I did a double take when I first opened this photo. It’s the real thing: Jorge writes that the transit agency in San Luis Obispo decided that to increase capacity it would go with a double-decker bus instead of longer, articulated buses which [continue reading]
Don’t let this October heat wave stop you from enjoying the weekend. Let our Go Metro Weekend roundup be your guide to the best Metro accessible things to do this weekend. For art lovers ArtNight Pasadena (Gold Line) offers the best of Pasadena’s many galleries and 10% off merchandise for [continue reading]
photo by Raphael Dupertuis, via Flickr Wow. What a lovely photograph of bikes, taken in Amsterdam. The light on the brick sidewalk and buildings is perfect and I like the rather shallow depth-of-field. Raphael used a Nikon D700 and exposed the image with a shutter speed of 1/2500 at [continue reading]
photo by Matthew Harang, via submission Oh Hollywood Freeway, how I dislike thee. But it’s a nice photo, taken by Matthew with a Nikon D60. 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 [continue reading]
photo by Eric Gonzalez, via Flickr Here is Eric’s description of the image from Flickr: Taking a walk towards Pershing Square one night while out for drinks and dining, i spotted these two bikers riding late at night. It fascinated my how quickly the colors of the buildings changed with [continue reading]
The 2011 Transit Flicks Contest finalists have been chosen and now it’s your turn to decide which transit oriented filmmaker wins the grand prize (a free EZ transit for one year). Last year’s entries were great (the charming Heartbeat of L.A. took the prize), and I have to say, this [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
The California Science Center in Exposition Park this morning welcomed Space Shuttle Endeavor Commander Mark Kelly (husband of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords) and three other mission astronauts at a private ceremony for Endeavor’s title transfer from NASA to the Science Center. Also on hand to celebrate were L.A. Mayor and [continue reading]
