Some bloggers and media are reporting that only a small fraction of Metro employees ride public transit to work. This claim is taken out of context and overlooks the fact that about 90 percent of Metro employees spend their days or nights either driving buses and trains that transport hundreds [continue reading]
While many people enjoy taking Metro to discover ethnic enclaves in Los Angeles, for my special needs son and I, culture is secondary. Food and bookstores drive us. Still, after taking the Metro Gold Line umpteen times to Pasadena and trekking down Colorado Boulevard to Vroman’s Bookstore, SoCal’s oldest and [continue reading]
“It doesn’t go fast, does it?” We had just boarded the Metro Red Line in North Hollywood and my teenage autistic son already started fretting even though he has often been on the subway. “It’s not a roller coaster,” I calmed him for the umpteenth time. “No dips?” “I hope [continue reading]
It’s ironic that I head the PR department at a major public transit agency and my autistic teenage son is obsessed with car museums. But I look at his latest obsession as an opportunity to teach him about getting around via Metro while indulging his interests. And one of my [continue reading]
