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On Earth Day, take transit & fight climate change
Sure, that headline is a self-serving message. But hey, I work in PR for a major transit agency. Here’s the thing: it’s actually a message that a lot of people [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, February 11
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Today’s Metro rider profile from [continue reading]
New Metro video: how to slay Nextrip, sings Rusty Eye
And here is the third of the new videos from Metro’s marketing team, this one featuring Hollywood-based Rusty Eye promoting Nextrip, which allows users to get real-time bus and train arrival information on GPS-enabled smart phones or computers. The new videos are intended as a fun way to help folks learn to ride [continue reading]
New Metro video: TAP the target, sings Steps of Doe
And here is the second of the trio of new videos from Metro’s marketing team, this one featuring the L.A.-based folk duo Steps of Doe with instructions for reloading your TAP card at ticket machines. The new videos are intended as a fun way to help folks learn to ride the Metro [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, September 19
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Metro removes “Red Band Society” ad over offensive language (The Wrap) Metro staff announced they were pulling the ad on Wednesday after receiving numerous complaints [continue reading]
The trains are always faster on the other side – other cities look to Metro for inspiration
A regular contributor at my previous blog, MetroRiderLA, has a saying that I think holds a lot of truth: “The worst transit agency in the world is the one you ride every day.” No mater where I am and how great I think a particular system or service may seem, [continue reading]
New Gold Line billboard at Sierra Madre Station attempts to lure motorists off the 210 freeway
Yesterday Metro installed a Gold Line “Now Boarding” billboard on the parking garage of the Sierra Madre Villa Station at the northern terminus of the light rail line. The parking garage is on the northern side of the 210 freeway and the large billboard faces the thousands of motorists who [continue reading]