The perks of living in Los Angeles: it’s always beach weather
A little chilly weather has never stopped me from spending a day at the beach. Sure, I might not be swimming, but a sunny, wind-swept day by the sea has its [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 29: 405 contract, policing contract, next transpo secretary
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: Art of Transit 3: Things to look at whilst transiting: fun photo essay at the New Yorker Photo Booth blog on cars [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 28: Measure M and local bus service, local smog, police contract
Election update: The L.A. County Registrar is still counting votes but is nearing the finish line. Here is the latest update on Measure M, which continues to be well over [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 23: let’s name some rail stations!
Dept. of Station Naming: The Regional Connector team is asking community input for the names of the three new underground stations in DTLA. If you don’t like what is proposed [continue reading]
Off Peak podcast: First woman everything
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/episode-6-first-woman-everything?in=metrolosangeles/sets/off-peak On our season finale episode of Off Peak, we interview a singular woman in transit history. In 1971 Leilia Bailey-Leahy was the first woman hired as a bus operator [continue reading]
Metrolink operating special train service from Union Station to Festival of Lights
Metrolink will be offering special train service from Union Station on select dates to the Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn in Riverside. The Festival of Lights opens Thanksgiving weekend and runs through the first week of January. On Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 2, 2, 9, 10, 16 and 17, you can [continue reading]
Taking the Expo Line to Downtown Santa Monica farmer’s market and The Misfit
It is finally, finally cooling down and we’re well on our way into the holiday season. You know, that time of year when every meal can easily become a festive gathering. Make [continue reading]
Transit oriented shopping: 9 holiday markets and fairs you should check out
The holidays are right around the corner, which means gift-giving time is about to commence. Instead of buying that super popular thing everyone wants — what is that thing this [continue reading]
Reminder: Metro to run Sunday/Holiday service on Thanksgiving Day
All Metro Bus and Rail service will operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. This means all buses without Sunday service will not run. For routes and service information [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 21: dumb phones, infrastructure spending, rail-to-trails, SaMo vs the sea
Things to listen to whilst transiting: This American Life’s recent episode on the variety of reactions to the presidential election earlier this month. Always good to hear different points of [continue reading]