photo by Marciana Verquist, via Flickr It may be a freight train and not transit, but it’s still an awesome photo taken last month in the West Bottoms part of Kansas City. The vibrancy of the colors and the light on the brick buildings really caught my eye, along with [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Steve Jaffe Position: Finance Manager, Office of Management and Budget How often do you take transit? Five days a week to and from work. What lines/routes? Most days I [continue reading]
Photo by Ann Fisher, via Flickr We could probably run a great photo every day of the Chicago elevated lines. I liked this one because it’s an interesting angle and is a great photo even without an actual train in it. The photo was taken with a Panasonic DMC-FZ28, one [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Timothy Porter Position: Gold Line Maintenance Supervisor How often do you take transit? Tuesday through Saturday. What lines/routes? I ride Metrolink from Rialto to Union Station and ride a [continue reading]
Photo by Meena Kadri, via Flicker The ‘art of transit’ makes its first visit to India in today’s photo of bus operator Jitendra Patel pulling into Kankaria Terminus. The bus is part of a new bus rapid transit system in the city of Ahmedabad. Meena Kadri, the photographer, has 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: Marc Littman Position: Public Relations Manager How often do you take transit? Every weekday I ride the bus and subway to work and back. I often take my special [continue reading]
Photo by Will Shieh, via Flickr That’s I-25 and the Denver skyline in this 2008 photo I found while trolling on Flickr. As one commenter said, a lot of people try long-exposure shots of traffic but few execute it this well. I’d love to see more So Cal-centric traffic shots [continue reading]
This summer weekend is absolutely PACKED with great Metro accessible events – it’s going to be hard to make a decision on what exactly to do. If money is tight, there’s lots of FREE events including the Summer ArtsFest in East L.A., Chinatown Summer Nights, a Korean BBQ Cook Off [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Nathan Baird Position: Bike Program Intern How often do you take transit? Six to seven days a week. What lines/routes? The Gold Line the most often, but also the [continue reading]
