In early July we thought one of L.A.’s best news sources (and one of our favorite blogs) for local alternative transportation stories was logging off. But Damien Newton over at Streetsblog Los Angeles managed to save the blog and is throwing a party and fundraiser to celebrate. I checked the [continue reading]
Another Metro weekend packed with events. Here’s a suggested itinerary: on Friday night take the Red Line to check out a film at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (take advantage of the $1 off Destination Discount), on Saturday take the Blue Line to Long Beach for the FREE [continue reading]
A team of alternative transport and environmental groups – including GOOD, railLA, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Coalition for Clean Air and de LAB – are joining forces to throw a car-free celebration in downtown L.A. tonight called Moving Beyond Cars. From the promoters: Board a bus, take the train, [continue reading]
As we mentioned last week, on May 2nd Metro and the Watts Village Theater Company are mashing up transit and theater in a first-of-its-kind event in Los Angeles called Meet Me @ Metro. Tickets to the event are free, but going fast. The 11:00 a.m. time slot is already sold [continue reading]
Now I feel I see my fair share of “performance art” on Metro’s rail lines, but let’s just say it tends to err on the side of amateur rather than professional. As much as I love hearing a guy playing a kazoo and banging random notes on a mini Casio [continue reading]
Metro is providing extra service on the Gold Line tomorrow to make it easier and cheaper for college football fans to get to the 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl on January 7th. Before and after the game (which starts at 5:00 p.m.), Gold Line service will [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. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and [continue reading]
Even though I visit the Experience LA website every week to help compile our Go Metro Weekends guide, I didn’t find out about their awesome new Google maps mashup until last week when LAist had a post about it. Granted, the map has only been around for a few weeks, [continue reading]
Metro is really getting into the holiday spirit. We already mentioned you can ride free on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, but Metro has also announced that trains will run all night on New Year’s Eve. Here’s the skinny: trains will run every 20 minutes from 9 p.m. on [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. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and [continue reading]
