Top performers who operate and maintain Metro’s bus fleet competed Saturday in the 36th annual Metro Bus Roadeo. The event was staged in the massive parking area of the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Division Bus Operator Mark Holland, and the downtown L.A. Division 10 mechanics team of [continue reading]
photo by svenwerk, via Flickr I like the shapes in this photo — the geometry is pleasing to the eye. Go ahead and take a guess where the photo was taken — answer is after the jump. Hint: it’s within 15 degrees of latitude of the equator. Second hint: it’s [continue reading]
photo by Mikael F, via Flickr A striking self portrait taken with an iPhone on a bus in Vasterbotten, Sweden. Mikael used the Hipstamatic app with the John S lens and Ida’s 1969 film, the same two filters I’ve found that often deliver good results. On a somewhat related note, [continue reading]
[youtube width=”560″ height=”349″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pchZgDuzOCo&feature=player_embedded#at=27[/youtube] Sidelined this year but still want a piece of the action? Make Metro Rail your curbside ticket to the Los Angeles Marathon. Check out the L.A. Marathon’s animated video of the route this year and pick a good spot close to a Metro Rail station. Eight Metro [continue reading]
Here are the renderings of the Metro project that was awarded funding by the FTA’s “State of Good Repair” bus initiative yesterday. (See previous post) Metro plans to use the funding to construct a new three-story bus operations and maintenance facility in downtown Los Angeles to meet the agency’s demand [continue reading]
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today that as part of the State of Good Repair Bus Initiative, Metro has been awarded $47.75 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation. “Today’s announcement is welcome news for the region and the funding provided will go a long way toward maintaining Metro’s transportation [continue reading]
I recently took a tour of Metro’s Bus Operations Control Center, simply known as the BOC, and discovered a small collection of dedicated men and women who work 24/7 to keep Metro’s massive bus system running as smoothly as possible. Seriously, these guys are like the Spartans from the film [continue reading]
