Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is cool and easy to get to. To plan your trip and to check [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6f2U6JLKJo[/youtube] One of the joys of editing The Source is that I get to read vast amounts of transportation-related stories on the Internet each week. While I think transpo is obviously an important topic, it can be a little…what’s the word…dry. Thusly, my fave story of the week comes from [continue reading]
photo by Joe Dsilva, via Flickr As I’ve written before, I’m a sucker for Golden Gate Bridge photos. This isn’t the first to run as part of our “art of transit” posts and I guarantee it’s not the last. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II [continue reading]
photo by Stephane Paye, via Flickr creative commons How can you not like this photo? It’s seasonal, earnest, funny and was taken in Brussels. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve featured can be seen [continue reading]
photo from Metro Transportation Library and Archive’s Flickr page I thought we’d get historical for today’s photo. This is a view north of Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, taken from Olympic Boulevard. The photo was taken in 1940 and there are a couple of things interesting to me: the first [continue reading]
As a one-time attendee of the National Gumbo Cooking Contest in Bayou Pigeon, La., I admit to a seasonal madness where Mardi Gras is concerned. Here in L.A. we might not think about zydeco and gumbo all year long but when Mardi Gras rolls around next week, many of us [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]
photo by Brigham Yen, via submission With Metro announcing its purchase of Union Station, I thought the timing was right to post this colorful photo of the Red/Purple Line subway station at Union. I like how the colors are very crisp but the photo also conveys the movement that comes [continue reading]
photo by Mark Englert, via submission This photo has a nice futuristic tinge to it. Go ahead and see if you can guess where it was taken. The answer is after the jump. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email [continue reading]
Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is cool and easy to get to. To plan your trip and to check [continue reading]
