In June of this year Metro officially released transit route and schedule data to the public via the Metro developer site (http://developer.metro.net). The announcement brought about some excited chatter on local blogs, mostly in anticipation for Google Transit, but after the Google launch in July it seemed like the Metro [continue reading]
Flying Pigeon LA is a local Highland Park bike shop (located two-blocks from the Heritage Square Gold Line station) run by two brothers who also happen to be car-free bicycle activists and Metro riders. In honor the new Gold Line Eastside extension the brothers have decided to throw a sale [continue reading]
Outdoor ice skating in Los Angeles? Without a car? Just because it’s 78° outside and Los Angeles is the car capital of the world doesn’t mean you can’t find yourself skating on a sheet of ice in an outdoor skating rink that you got to by train. In L.A. anything [continue reading]
View Metro Access: Los Angeles Shopping Malls/Districts in a larger map Love it or hate it, the day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year. Consumers typically pack into their cars and battle traffic and crowded parking lots to get their holiday deals. Why not avoid the [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by Metro bus and rail lines, and we make sure any night time events listed are served by Metro’s owl service (unless [continue reading]
Yesterday, The Source and Blue Line passengers were both surprised to discover that planned weekend service disruptions had spilled over into the work week. The Blue Line had been closed over the weekend between the Washington station and Metro Center in order for track work to be done to tie [continue reading]
Regular Blue Line service was supposed to resume today after planned disruptions this weekend due to Expo Line construction. But the bus bridge continues this morning as work is being done tying Expo Line tracks into the Blue Line. Metro provided buses to transport Blue Line passengers between the 7th [continue reading]
Just found this event last minute from Metblogs Los Angeles and it seemed just cool enough, and Metro accessible enough, to post. It’s in Pasadena, a few steps away from two Gold Line Stations, and after 3:00 p.m. it’s FREE. DesignerCon 2009 Convention covering all aspects of “design”. Vinyl toys, [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by Metro bus and rail lines, and we make sure any night time events listed are served by Metro’s owl service (unless [continue reading]
The pranksters at the L.A. Eastside blog attempted to do a little Onion-esque satire for their readers and created some fake Gold Line safety signs using “local lingo”. The mock-ups, which prominently display the official Metro logo, feature potentially offensive phrases like “heads up, fool!” and “whacha for el tren, [continue reading]
