The eight new stations on Metro’s growing rail system will lead Angelenos to some fantastic options for munching. The internet is buzzing about the possibilities and even the Mayor has chimed in with his two cents about where to eat. Metro has put out a map of restaurants (PDF) along [continue reading]
Marc Littman’s recent post about taking his son to a car museum by Metro got me thinking: can one be car-free without being anti-car? I think there’s an assumption that if someone is car-free by choice, they must just hate cars. While this may be true in some cases, I [continue reading]
Los Angeles Metro riders packed the Red Line on Saturday night to head out to Hollywood for Halloween. I took part in the madness and took some video of the experience. Crowds, costumes and high spirits best describe the ride. Nice job L.A.!
When it comes to Halloween, Hollywood knows how to have a good time. Last week we prepped you for a car-free Halloween, listing the various Metro accessible festivities happening around the city. My goal this year was to end up at the West Hollywood Carnaval since I missed it last [continue reading]
You still have a chance to join the discussion with Metro on the proposed subway stations for the Westside Subway Extension. These meetings are a chance to discuss station locations, entrances, connections, and other issues. Each meeting focuses on select stations, so make sure to go to meeting that reflects [continue reading]
Welcome to November readers, here are today’s transportation headlines to get your month started with lots of tasty transportation tidbits to chew on, courtesy of the Metro library. Not surprisingly, there’s plenty of coverage on the Gold Line Eastside Extension after last Friday’s media preview ride. The LA Eastside Blog [continue reading]
Movie lovers and Metro riders can rejoice. The new Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 at L.A. Live is served by three rail lines (soon to be four) and over 30 bus lines, making it far and away the most transit accessible place to catch a movie in the city. No other [continue reading]
Here are today’s transportation headlines, courtesy of the Metro library. Recommending reading: Mayor Villaraigosa seems to be committed to transit, but what about bicycling? Stephen Box over at City Watch ponders whether things would be different in Los Angeles if the Mayor actually rode a bike to City Hall and [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]
Steve and I had the chance to ride the Gold Line Eastside Extension on Wednesday and boy did we have fun. The news media gets their chance to ride today, so look out for news coverage this weekend. The general public can experience the fun on opening day, November 15th. [continue reading]
