This is 30: On my introduction to Los Angeles
Los Angeles might be known as the epicenter of car culture, but to think of the region exclusively that way is merely to scratch its surface. In this piece, the [continue reading]
This is 30: On my journey from bus operator to senior executive
Diane Frazier started her career in transportation 44 years ago as a bus operator at Metro’s predecessor, the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD), working out of Division 7 in [continue reading]
This is 30: On the genesis of Metro
In early 1993, two transit agencies –– the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC) –– merged, forming a new agency called the [continue reading]
This is 30: On the family business
By Guillermo “Gil” Goytia Eight years ago, Metro began a tradition of recognizing one of its eleven bus divisions as “Division of the Year.” Most recently, Division 3 in Cypress [continue reading]
This is 30: On living multimodally
Avital Barnea is Metro’s Senior Executive Officer of Multimodal Integrated Planning, a new division responsible for bringing together experts in everything from highways to parking to biking and walking in [continue reading]
This is 30: On the unbearable lightness of LA Metro
Frances Anderton is an author and architecture critic who has been telling stories about LA’s changing cityscape through print, broadcast media, and public events for over 30 years. In this [continue reading]
This is 30: On the power of ‘where’
What do you think of when you hear the acronym GIS? Maps? Computers? Massive quantities of data? That can be intimidating for many people, but Anika-Aduesa Smart, Metro’s Director of [continue reading]
This is 30: On how the Red Line revived my business
Earlier this year, Metro celebrated the Red (B) Line’s 30th birthday, prompting memories of its early days. The debut of LA’s first modern subway had a huge impact on Angelenos [continue reading]
This is 30: On growing up transit dependent
Lakshmi Jimenez is a senior at STEM Academy of Hollywood and a member of the Metro Youth Council’s second cohort. Read on to learn how growing up without a car [continue reading]
This is 30: On the watershed rail-enabling 1970s ballot measure that you’ve probably never heard of
We tend to think of Prop A (1980) and Prop C (1990) as the big guns that made LA’s public transportation system thinkable – the first two half cent tax [continue reading]