One of the seldom seen aspects of Metro’s work is how closely the agency works with all of the cities in Los Angeles County. The coordination covers a broad range of activities such as local permits for work on major transit and highway projects, project planning, providing funding to cities [continue reading]
With students heading back to school, it seemed like a good time to let you know about some great high school students I met this last year who focused on Metro. Four of them did so for school projects and one is just really interested in transit. I thought they [continue reading]
Here’s something you don’t see everyday. It’s from the recent wedding of Juan Matute and Sirinya Tritipeskul. They met while graduate students at UCLA where they were also part of the leadership of Bruins for Transit during the Measure R campaign in 2008. They’re transit geeks in the best sense of [continue reading]
In the part one of this series, I discussed why I think kids should take public transit to school and I shared some of my own experiences as a parent. In part two I discussed some things to help you make the decision for you and your family. So you’ve [continue reading]
In my first entry on this topic, I discussed why I think it’s important for kids to learn to use transit and a little bit of my own experience with my kids. Is transit an option for your kids? Here are some things to help you figure that out – [continue reading]
Have you noticed all the commercials for backpacks and other school supplies? That means the kids are heading back to school. I know there are many families in greater Los Angeles that rely on public transit to get their kids to and from school. I also know that there are [continue reading]
We Want to Hear From You. Really! Whether you are a bus or rail passenger, frequent or occasional rider, veteran or newcomer, we value you as a customer. Your input matters and we want you to tell us when things go well, when they don’t, or your ideas about our [continue reading]
I was in Boston about six weeks ago for the 2009 Rail~Volution Conference. The conference focuses on a wide range of topics related to “building livable communities with transit.” I was there as a panelist for the session on “New Media, New Tools” talking about my role in utilizing social [continue reading]
