Customer survey of Expo Line riders
As the report concludes and I think the takaway: •Overall, 70 percent of those surveyed stated that they were new riders, with 44 previously driving and another 23 percent changing [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 8: the non-issue of Expo Line parking (so far)
The next round of Metro Board staff reports will include a survey of Expo Line riders done in June. LAT transpo reporter Laura Nelson shares some findings: 44% of new [continue reading]
What ticks you off more: freeway delays or transit delays?; How We Roll, Sept. 2
Reminder: buses and trains run on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday. Reminder 2: have a great Labor Day weekend! If you can, step away from the internet slowly. Reminder 3: here’s how to get to the L.A. County Fair using transit. If you’re going, have a fried salad with dressing [continue reading]
Kicking off Rail Safety Month with two of the friendliest faces on the Expo Line
As many of you may know, I’m part of the team that monitors Metro’s Twitter, and I’d recently noticed there were quite a few tweets expressing appreciation for some of our [continue reading]
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 A post shared by National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) If you’re looking at this photo and you not hearing the same five musical notes repeatedly rattling around your imagination, then you are in dire [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: https://twitter.com/ShelleyESPN/status/764557407066271744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Metro [continue reading]