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Below is the news release from Metro on how to get to Ciclavia. Please note that normal fares apply on Sunday. 12 Metro Rail Stations provide service on/near CicLAvia event route. Metro bus lines impacted by street closures. Go Metro and continue your car-free experience to and from CicLAvia in [continue reading]
Looking for an L.A. neighborhood where you can live without a car? The blog NoHoFoSho – which dubs itself “the Valley’s urban lifestyle blog” – wants to convince you that its namesake, North Hollywood, is L.A.’s premiere transit hood. We’ve always been big NoHo boosters here at The Source. The [continue reading]
To celebrate September and the redesign of our Go Metro Dining Map – which is now tipping the scales with 93 restaurant suggestions from Metro riders – we’re asking readers a tough question: what are your favorite Metro accessible BBQ spots? We’re talking traditional American BBQ here, not the awesome [continue reading]
The Nutty Nomads are a pair of urban explorers who happen to be sisters that love to document their adventures in L.A. Last week they tweeted @MetroLosAngeles to let us know about their latest video: Metro Challenge. The challenge? Visiting some of L.A.’s best sites without a car! The Nomads [continue reading]
Beyond the world of Starbucks, it is amazing the number of independent coffee bars that have popped up during the past couple of years. On Spring Street alone, in downtown L.A.’s Old Bank District, there are several within a couple block radius. Among the best is the tiny Spring for [continue reading]
Here’s all the info from Metrolink, the commuter rail agency partially funded by Metro: Metrolink makes going to the L.A. County Fair easy and affordable Admission and train tickets for only $10 each LOS ANGELES – Southern Californians can save money and reduce hassle by taking a Metrolink train to [continue reading]
On Saturday, September 3, Metro is once again partnering with a summer music festival to provide extended late night rail service so that concert goes can leave their cars at home. This time it’s the FYF Fest – featuring acts such as Descendents, Broken Social Scene, Explosions In The Sky, [continue reading]
Despite the heat wave, summer is just about over for many Los Angeles students. Major bummer, I know. As students begrudgingly prep for the early morning wake-up calls and the endless homework, there’s one school supply that should be on every student’s list: a Student TAP Card. A Student TAP [continue reading]
County of Los Angeles Supervisor Gloria Molina and County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation invite Angelenos to Go Metro to free cultural events in South L.A. and East L.A. – part of the ArtsFest 2011. The fun starts tonight at 6pm at Roosevelt Park, steps away from [continue reading]
Curbed LA got the scoop yesterday and the news has spread across the tech blogs: it looks like Apple is planning on building a fancy new retail store on the Third Street Promenade – just one block away from the future Colorado/4th Expo Line Station. It’s not confirmed, but an [continue reading]
