Archive for Metro

Big Blue Bus Rates Dramatically Increase

Aug 31, 2010 by Lisa Newton

Monday, the beginning of the work and school week grind and if you regularly ride the Big Blue Bus to get to your destination, you were greeted with a huge surprise.
That’s right; the price [...]

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The Metro Red Line of the Future

Aug 05, 2010 by Lisa Newton

Have you ever traveled on the subway, only to have forgotten something like a book that would have made your trip more enhoyable?
Maybe you forgot to charge your cell-phone, which disables your ability to [...]

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This Saturday see and learn how the CRA of Los Angeles has changed our City

Jul 08, 2010 by Lisa Newton

Now in its 35th year of existence, we’re finally formally celebrating the CRA’s dedication, contribution, and role in the redevelopment of the Central Business District Redevelopment Project Area, (CBD), in downtown Los Angeles.
Therefore, the [...]

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How to use Google Maps and the Los Angeles Metro

Apr 19, 2010

Do you use Google maps to get from where you are to where you’re going? Whenever I’m going to a new location for a Travelin’ Local article, I always use Google Maps, and I’ll tell [...]

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Sittin’ Back and Takin’ the Amtrak from LA to San Diego

Feb 18, 2010

The snow-capped mountains are at your left. The crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean are at your right. You’re zipping along the coast at a comfortable speed and the only thing on your mind is [...]

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How the LA Metro is part of the “Green” Mass Transportation Movement

Jan 26, 2010

It’s no mystery that Los Angeles has some of the worst air quality in the nation. Doubly worse is the heavy traffic that clogs up the freeways on a daily basis. And if you decide [...]

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Metro’s Gold Line Foothill Extension: “If you Build it, we will Use it.”

Nov 22, 2009

The Metro Gold Line is moving eastward, all the way to the Ontario Airport.
This is great news especially in light of last week’s very successful opening of the Edward R. Roybal Gold Line Eastside Extension. [...]

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The Metro and Poetry in Motion

Nov 01, 2009

Poetry in Motion® is a program that was developed by the Poetry Society of America and the MTA New York City Transit in 1992 to make bus and subway riding a more pleasurable and enlightening [...]

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Chinatown’s Metro Station

Oct 29, 2009

Artist Chusien Chang packed a punch with her amazing design aesthetic, as you can see from the photo above. The Chinatown Metro station– set in an open-air ambiance–creates a compelling effect; it’s amazing visually and [...]

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5 Ways to use your Bike while riding Metro

Aug 30, 2009

We already know biking to work—and bicycling in general– is good for you, your health, your environment, and your pocketbook, but what if you live too far to bike to work?
Here are 5 ways [...]

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What’s the most efficient way to transport 300 passengers?

Aug 23, 2009

It’s a thought-provoking question. Here in Los Angeles, the car capital of the world, the average car on the freeway carries 1.1 passengers, and we spend an average of 100 hours per year commuting to [...]

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The Metro, Neighborhoods, and Maintenance Yards

Aug 05, 2009

Would you want to have a Metro Maintenance Yard in your community or on your street? Most people want the “status quo” and prefer that any new municipal, civic, cultural, and private development occur somewhere [...]

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The Metro Gold Line Extension is coming to East Los Angeles

Aug 03, 2009

With the upcoming opening of the Gold Line Extension soon approaching, I wanted to provide a quick preview of the route and its proposed stops.
The Metro’s Gold Line Extension features include:

Six miles of new rail, [...]

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