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]
photo by Brian S, via his Flickr photostream Brian captured this image of a big empty street with his iPhone, using the Hipstamatic app. Go ahead and take a guess where this one was taken — the city’s name is after the jump. Hint: mull on that word ’empty.’ To [continue reading]
photo by Michael Andrade, via Flickr Nice photo taken with an iPhone on the Washington Metro. Michael took the photo with the Hipstamatic app and then used some other apps to add texture and lighting. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, [continue reading]
Soccer fans crowded onto Gold Line platforms and trains on Saturday as they headed to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to watch U.S. versus Mexico at the 2011 Gold Cup Championship. Metro transportation planner Andres Di Zitti was working that night making sure crowds made it safely to and from [continue reading]
Photo by Mark Willis, via Flickr Very nice capture by Mark of a bus and a bar in Somerville, Mass. The photo was taken with an iPhone and processed using the clarity and HDR functions on the Camera+ app, as well as Photoshop. Here’s Mark’s photo and design blog if [continue reading]
Wow. It’s a huge June weekend for Metro accessible events – this list goes on and on. But that’s a good thing! There’s tons of great discounts available for Metro riders this weekend as well, so make sure to flash your TAP card and Destination Discount events. Here’s a sample [continue reading]
photo by Davide Ianigro, via Flickr I found this photo on Flickr. It’s a few years old, but it’s a great image — it’s moody, has movement in the background but is sharp and in focus in the foreground and has nice reflections off the wet pavement. Go ahead and [continue reading]
The U.S. and Mexico are facing off this Saturday in the Gold Cup Championship game, and Metro’s got you covered with Gold Line service and shuttles to the Rose Bowl. Check out the details in the press release below: Take Metro Gold Line to the Gold Cup Championship this Saturday, [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”371″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6f2U6JLKJo[/youtube] Faye Kingslee’s “Heartbeat of L.A.” (above) took grand prize in last year’s Transit Flicks Video Contest with its pristine production, easy-on-the-eyes actors and charming story about finding love on the Metro subway. Transit Flicks is back for another year and transit savvy auteurs are invited to get [continue reading]
photo by Tetsuya Ishiyama, via Flickr Nice photo of a train along the Keihin Electric Express Railway Company, taken in Kawasaki, Japan, with an iPhone, using the HDR function to better capture the different ranges of light in the scene. The train connects the Haneda Airport to nearby cities. To [continue reading]
