‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Joe Simpson Position: Metro.net Webmaster How often do you take transit? Every weekday for the last 19 years I’ve worked for Metro. What lines/routes? I’ve used multiple modes to [continue reading]
Copyright 2008 Christopher Chen This is the Washington Metro, as many of you probably already guessed. A lot of the photos published online tend to focus on the station architecture with the arcing concrete. I liked how Christopher captured a hint of that in the photo but also got a [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]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Jody Litvak Position: Community Relations Manager How often do you take transit? It depends. My job requires me to be out in the community and sometimes I just have [continue reading]
photos by Ken Szok, via Flickr Ken posted this nice pair of photos on Metro’s Flickr group. The top photo is Metrolink train 707 departing Fullerton in March on the last day of winter. The photo at right was taken at the San Bernardino station. The photos were taken with [continue reading]
Another summer weekend filled with Metro accessible events. Lots of great music and cultural events, plan your weekend now! 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 [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Doug Goodwin Position: Web Developer How often do you take transit? 5.5 days per week. What lines/routes? Gold line, Red line and Rapid 704 (express to the beach). Are [continue reading]
Photo by dbessam, via Flickr Very nice manipulation of buildings at the Wilshire/Vermont subway station. The answer is no — there are not multi-colored pyramids there. If you would like to a submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to [continue reading]
On Thursday The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes were in L.A. to promote the 2010 Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Nokia Theatre. They dropped by the Metro Pico/Chick Hearn Station – just a five-minute walk from the Nokia at L.A. Live – to publicize the 20% ticket discount available to [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Elizabeth Bain Position: Senior Designer, Creative Services How often do you take transit? Almost daily. What lines/routes? Metrolink – Ventura, Antelope Valley, Burbank Airport and sometimes Amtrak. When I’m [continue reading]
