Independence Day Weekend has arrived – stay safe, save money and have fun by going Metro to all the festivities. 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 [continue reading]
I stumbled over this photo titled “Elevador” by Nádia Monteiro on Flickr a few weeks ago and immediately put it on my favorites list. I like everything about it: the subject, composition, the low-angle perspective, the pedestrians in the background and the glimpse of the man — presumably driving the [continue reading]
As I’ve posted twice this week, we’re trying to amp up the visual element of The Source and we’re hoping to run more photos from the L.A. area and around the world that shows transit in all its glories. A great way to get your shots to us is to [continue reading]
Metro Rapid Line 733 along Venice Boulevard, between downtown L.A. and Santa Monica, debuted Sunday as a way to get to the beach faster. Or to work faster, if you must. Who knew come Tuesday, Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl — who represents Venice and other Westside communities — [continue reading]
I posted yesterday that we’d like to feature more photos of mass transit in action, both from the local area and around the world. It makes The Source more visual and, besides, it beats watching the value of your retirement funds tumble thanks to the stock market. The above photo [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]
One of the goals that we have for The Source is to make it more visual. Nothing against words — it’s just that we’d like to have more photos, maps and graphics to go with them. Toward that end, we’re going to be highlighting more photos from the Internet of [continue reading]
Metro’s new bus schedules went into effect yesterday, and I have to ask – Monday commuters, how is the shake-up affecting the start of your work week? Is anyone out there riding the new Rapid 733? Does it live up to its moniker? Are the other changes subtle enough that [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kNj34U93o[/youtube] Catch a preview of Metro Rail’s 20th birthday in Summer Metro Motion — Metro’s quarterly cable TV show featuring stories about transportation issues and achievements across Los Angeles County. Through old footage and new, Summer Metro Motion celebrates the 20th birthday of Metro Rail — the first line in Metro’s modern [continue reading]
It’s the last weekend of the L.A. Film Festival held in Metro-friendly Downtown L.A. – make sure to take advantage of the $2 off Destination Discount for taking Metro to a screening. The Electric Daisy Carnival is the weekend as well – hop on a Metro bus and forget about [continue reading]
