photo by Betty Rube, via Twitter This is one of my favorite “art of transits” yet: Betty took this photo Monday at the Artesia Transit Center, tweeting “Is there an additional fare for huge stuffed animals? Poor bear. I think he was abandoned.” For the record, I’m unaware of the [continue reading]
Well it worked: To get some media attention for Dump the Pump day, Metro put CEO Art Leahy behind the wheel of a bus — he’s a former bus operator — and had him drive through a banner this morning. (UPDATE: here’s video). Here’s the news release about Dump the [continue reading]
photo by Zach Behrens, via Twitter Nice shot of folks boarding a Metro bus processed with the Instagram app for iPhones. Zach, of course, was the long-time editor at LAist and is now overseeing KCET’s web efforts, including their SoCal Focus blog. To submit a photo for the Art of [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”480″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68k0so0mthQ[/youtube] Bus riders: whatever your feelings are about Transit TV, you might want make sure to pay attention to the programming on those bus bound televisions this week. “Out The Window” is a project that brings local youth and artists together to create video art that will be [continue reading]
photo by Matthew Harang, via submission Great colors, a provocative electronic display and the silhouette of a palm tree are key ingredients in this very nice photo by Matthew. He took it with a Nikon D60. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr [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 to [continue reading]
photo by Anelly Vazquez, via Flickr Very nice night-time photo from an overpass over the El in Chicago by Anelly. The photo was taken with a Nikon D3000 with a shutter speed of 2.5 seconds, f/8.0 aperture, 18mm focal length and a 100 ISO. No flash was used. To submit [continue reading]
The weekend is here, Go Metro for maximum fun! Tonight, head out to Eagle Rock for the Futura independent music event featuring piano and vocals from Baths. On Saturday you’ve got a wide range of options: the LA PRIDE Festival in WeHo, KCRW/One Colorado Summer Nights in Old Town Pasadena [continue reading]
photos by Chris Valle, via his Flickr page and photography website The top photo is of the 105-405 interchange, the photo below of the 105-110 junction. From a transportation standpoint, they are two of the busier interchanges in the region — the Green Line passes through both — and [continue reading]
photo by Garry Schlatter, via Flickr Pretty amazing photo of the old train depot in Wallancarra, Australia — which now serves as a museum. Garry’s a professional photographer and I encourage you to check out his work on his Flickr page and his photography website. The photo was taken with [continue reading]
