How We Roll, July 15: clearing the docket on a lazy Friday
The first six months of this year were crazy busy with two rail extension openings and the ballot measure. And now it’s a summer Friday and kind of quiet transpo-wise. [continue reading]
After a whole week of Pokémon GO Metro, here’s what I’ve learned
On the bus, on the train, while waiting at stations and roaming in packs down city streets…I’ve spent the week watching others play Pokémon GO while doing a fair bit [continue reading]
How We Roll, July 14: can things ever really change?
Things to listen to on transit: The New Yorker offers high praise for the second season of NPR’s Invisibilia podcast. I heard some of season one (and liked it) and season two — about how norms can eventually change — sounds intriguing. Seems to me that one of the things [continue reading]
How We Roll, July 13: what do transit riders most care about? Hint: it’s not wifi
ICYMI: Expo Line and Metro ridership numbers for June. Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Art [continue reading]
This Thursday night: bus shuttles replace Green Line between Douglas-Redondo Beach due to LASD training exercise
For those planning to ride the Green Line the night of Thursday, July 14, please note there will be no train service between Redondo Beach and Douglas Station. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s [continue reading]
How We Roll, July 12: in praise of Artesia light rail and Paris trams
Things to read whilst transiting: Nice photo essay of the beach and pool scene in Gotham over the years on the New Yorker’s Photo Booth blog. Things to read 2: I just finished “Barbarian Days: a Surfing Life” by William Finnegan. The book won a Pulitzer this past spring and [continue reading]
Ridership numbers: Expo Line’s first full month
Hey readers: yeah, I know the graphics are small! We recently switched servers and are working the bugs out. Please click on the graphics to see larger version. Tx! We’ve [continue reading]
Pokémon GO: I wanna be the very best, that no one ever was…
Full disclosure: When I was a kid, I was more of a Digimon fan. But there was no escaping Pokémon. Simply by having friends, I absorbed all sorts of knowledge [continue reading]
How We Roll, July 11: bus vs train vs dragon
Good morning, Source readers. I’ve been out of town but am now ensconced back at Source World Headquarters in DTLA. When I moved to the L.A. area back in days [continue reading]
This week in Metro
A reminder that the three-month closure of Patsaouras Bus Plaza starts Monday, July 11. The plaza will be getting some much needed upgrades. Have a Metro 7-Day or 30-Day pass? You [continue reading]