What it takes to get a bus shelter installed
It’s hot or it’s raining and you’re waiting for a bus. The stop is on a barren sidewalk devoid of shade or any protection from the elements. You decide to [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by DennisM2, via Flickr creative commons Another in our occasional series of rural bus stops. This one’s pretty nice. Guess where? Answer is after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by Aguinaldo Rocca, via Flickr creative commons Interesting middle-of-the-road bus stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I’m guessing the photo was taken from the overpass leading to the bus platform. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by Edinho Souto, via Flickr creative commons Nice iPhone bus photo from London taken with the Instagram app. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. Many of the [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by The Hamster Factor, via Flickr creative commons Take a guess where the photo of this bus stop was taken. There is one pretty good clue in the image. Here’s another one: the city is nine years shy of its 400th anniversary. Answer after the jump. To submit a [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by DennisM2, via Flickr creative commons Here’s the description of this photo from Holland in the Netherlands on Flickr: Bus stop Rietwijkeroordweg, which is situated on the northeastern side of Bosrandweg (road, N231), right on the border between Aalsmeer and Amstelveen municipalities. The poster advertises the state lottery’s 30 [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by Mike Cattell, via Flickr A different kind of bus stop in rural Martyr Worthy, England. The dining room chair is a nice touch. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with [continue reading]
More on those new Nextrip bus stop signs
Included in last week’s official Nextrip launch was an informational video that included a sneak peak at some eye catching new bus stop signage This new signage – the first part of a larger initiative to update all bus stop signs – brings Nextrip information to each and every bus [continue reading]
The art of transit
Photo by Falk Meinhardt, via Flickr Looks like it was a busy day in East London, South Africa, when Falk took this photo in 2008. This is also “art of transit’s” first visit to Africa. Among the continents, that means we still need to hit South America, Australia and Antarctica [continue reading]
The art of transit
Photo by Jimi Glide, via Flickr There’s a nice backstory to this photo of a man at an Atlanta bus stop — go to the link at Flickr above and give it a read. If you would like to a submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them [continue reading]