[youtube width=”600″ height=”437″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ekiTrnYW0[/youtube] This June Metro riders were treated to a week of moving art thanks to the Out The Window project – a collaboration between Freewaves, Echo Park Film Center, Public Matters and UCLA REMAP. The videos shown in June were produced by local high school students under the [continue reading]
The weekend is here, it’s time to leave the driving to Metro and explore L.A. without a car. Like movies? Check out the Shriekfest Horror/SciFi Film Festival in Hollywood (Lines 10/48, 210) and the SINGAFEST Asian Film Festival in Westwood ( Lines20, 233, 720, 761). Saturday marks the start of [continue reading]
photo by Kevin Hair, via submission Nice shot of the Orange Line taken with an iPhone 4 and the Leme Cam Pro app. I’ve never tried that one, but am adding to the list. Here’s the free version and here’s the Pro version (for 99 cents). It’s always also refreshing [continue reading]
photo via Metro Library and Transportation Archive’s Flickr photostream Cool photo of the old Pacific Electric passing Echo Park while southbound on Glendale Boulevard. It will be interesting to see if Glendale Boulevard ever sees rail transit again — there’s nothing solid on the books for now. To submit [continue reading]
Looking for an L.A. neighborhood where you can live without a car? The blog NoHoFoSho – which dubs itself “the Valley’s urban lifestyle blog” – wants to convince you that its namesake, North Hollywood, is L.A.’s premiere transit hood. We’ve always been big NoHo boosters here at The Source. The [continue reading]
photo by Zach Ellerbrook, via Flickr Nice photo taken at the Addison stop on the Chicago El with a Retro Camera Android Hipsteroku. I found the photo in the Chicago Transit Authority Flickr group, which always boasts great photography from Chicago residents. To submit a photo for the Art of [continue reading]
photo by Mike Cattell, via Flickr A different kind of bus stop in rural Martyr Worthy, England. The dining room chair is a nice touch. 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 [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 weekend is here, it’s time to leave the driving to Metro and explore L.A. without a car. Foodies might be interested in checking out the Precious Italian Fest of San Gennaro (Red Line Hollywood/Highland), the NoHo Taco Cook-Off (Red Line North Hollywood) and the Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon [continue reading]
Photo via Metro Transportation Library and Archive’s Flickr page Great photo taken in 1950 of the old downtown Los Angeles PE terminal. Here’s the home page for the Metro Library’s Flickr photostream — you can kill a lot of time cruising the archive. Good stuff. To submit a photo for [continue reading]
