How We Roll, Aug. 31: tough commutes, Golden State vs greenhouse gases
Yes, I know it was a tough commute on the Blue Line and Expo Line for yesterday’s p.m. commute and on the Gold Line this a.m. due to a pair [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 29: Silver Streak, Expo schedules & reminder to fish to TAP before boarding
From the Dept. of Welcome to My Chocolate Factory: RIP, Gene Wilder. I think “Willy Wonka” was one of the first movies I ever saw in a movie theater. And “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Silver Streak” and “Stir Crazy” were all fun movies back in my more youthful days of [continue reading]
How We Roll: is downtown Santa Monica the new all-time epicenter of gridlock?
From the Department of Tweets About Traffic Signal Priority: For those still wondering about Expo Line signal priority, I'm told @metrolosangeles's "Office of Extraordinary Innovation" is studying it. — Laura [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 22: a few Olympics thoughts
Art of Transit today is from our friends at the National Park Service: View this post on Instagram #tbt @DevilsTowerNPS, 1947 NPS📷 / George A. Grant #throwbackthursday #DevilsTower #nationalmonument #Wyoming #nofilter #FindYourPark #NPS100 A post shared by National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) on Jul 7, 2016 at 11:38am PDT If you’re [continue reading]
Go Metro and meet Olympic swimming legend Mark Spitz today at DT Santa Monica Station!
With the Rio Games in full swing, Metro’s and LA2024’s efforts to bring the Games closer to home continues today when Mark Spitz — yes, the Mark Spitz, the nine-time Gold Medalist in [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 16: ride hailing vs transit, pigs in Sweden, random interestingness
Dept. of Funding: I’ve been meaning to post this as it’s a good project. Metro has done pretty well with the federal TIGER grants over the years. One reason: L.A. County has local money via our three existing sales taxes. Those dollars attract federal dollars. Art of Transit: The NFL [continue reading]
Go Metro to see Rams defeat Cowboys!
Let’s face it: the Rams are long overdue avenging their losses to the Cowboys in the NFC title games following the ’75 and ’78 seasons. So what if most and/or none [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 9: train crowding in Seattle, Trader Joe’s parking lots
Love this @NewYorker cartoon from 1925. pic.twitter.com/mXzh49OlYD — Laura J. Nelson (@laura_nelson) August 9, 2016 For those of you who, like me, think our species’ paths will still diverge… 2day is IntlDay of the World's Indigenous Peoples', a @UN focus on #humanrights | #WeAreIndigenous @UN4Indigenous pic.twitter.com/H6ETST8mxo — Day'sEdgeProductions (@DaysEdge) August [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 8: the curious case of the courteous bus operator who apologized for not saying ‘good night’
From the Dept. of Coming Very Very Soon: A brief glimpse at new NoHo pedestrian underpass. More info on opening date to come later this week! pic.twitter.com/90MMIeeiSG — Metro (@metrolosangeles) August 8, 2016 Things to read whilst transiting: I’ve moved on from the unfunny Seinfeldia to “Underground Airlines,” a new [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 4: Expo Line news, transit and the Olympics
Expo Line and Gold Line update: We’re well aware of some of the crowding that riders have experienced in recent weeks on the Expo Line and Gold Line. Some good news [continue reading]