Off Peak podcast: First woman everything
On our season finale episode of Off Peak, we interview a singular woman in transit history. In 1971 Leilia Bailey-Leahy was the first woman hired as a bus operator in [continue reading]
Off Peak: the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat at the Bus Roadeo
Every year, a handful out of the city’s thousands bus operators compete to choose the best of the best. That’s right, bus operators have their very own Olympics, or World [continue reading]
Off Peak podcast: the Pink Line rolls (and rocks)
Only in the 1970s could two teenagers, sick of being the last to get picked up while hitchhiking to the beach, start their very own bus line. In 1971, La [continue reading]
Off Peak Episode 3: Riding the Night Owl
Every night, Metro runs 24-hour service on 29 lines from roughly midnight to 5 a.m. It’s called The Owl, and the service is a lifeline for restaurant workers, security guards, [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 12ish: I’m using my smartypants phone to call a cheap taxi!
Things to listen to whilst transiting 1: A new podcast by Metro and The Glue called Off Peak. The introductory episode: “True Tales from Metro Bus Operators.” To put it another [continue reading]
Podcast: True Tales from Metro Bus Operators
Here’s the podcast description from Metro: Did you know that bus operators occasionally get lost? Also, that they are all freaked out beyond belief on their first day? And sooner [continue reading]
Listen: Telephone Town Halls — South L.A. and L.A.’s Westside
Above and below is the audio from Monday night’s Telephone Town Halls (TTH) on Metro’s potential ballot measure. There are two more remaining: Wednesday, May 18, 6:15 p.m.: Sheila Kuehl, L.A County Supervisor representing the Third Supervisorial district, will talk to residents of the cities of Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, [continue reading]
Podcast: four key numbers in Metro’s proposed $5.6-billion budget
In part three of our podcast trilogy looking at Metro’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, Steve and Drew look at four key numbers in the agency’s proposed $5.66-billion budget. In part one of the budget podcast, we provided a quick overview of the agency’s spending and revenues. In part [continue reading]
Podcast: the $2.2-billion capital spending slice of Metro’s budget
In part two of our podcast trilogy looking at the Metro’s budget for the coming fiscal year, Steve and Drew look at some of the construction projects and programs that consume 40 percent of Metro’s $5.6-billion budget. Here’s last week’s podcast providing a budget overview. Need something to read? The [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 30: is complaining to a transit agency a form of abuse?
Really nice Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram It's Friday I'm in love || photo 📷 @_jacquelinefuller #LoveMetroLA #GoMetro A post shared by Metro (@metrolosangeles) on Mar 25, [continue reading]