LA Little Known Facts Examiner

Coastal Cleanup Day is not just at the beach

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:39:25 -0700

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 19th, is California Coastal Cleanup Day. However, not all the clean up locations are at the beach.Did you know that several of the locations are along the Los Angeles River or at various parks throughout Los Angele...

Experience LA: Your official Los Angeles Cultural Calendar

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:47:09 -0700

Find out more about the Hollywood Bowl at Experience LA.The City of Los Angeles has its very own official cultural calendar and trip planner: Experience LA.Experience LA is a partnership between public and private sponsors, and features contribution...

Measure R sales tax effective today in Los Angeles County

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:56:29 -0700

In case you were wondering why your bill was a little bit higher, the transit half-cent sales tax Los Angeles County voted for last November went into effect today. The County's sales-tax rate is now 9.75%.The first Measure R revenue is sched...

Gold Line Eastside Extension naming official: La Linea de Oro, Edward R. Roybal

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:52:31 -0700

The Gold Line Eastside Extension name change motion passed--so it will be called La Linea de Oro, Edward R. Roybal on Spanish language materials and on station signs.

See the earlier link to the proposal here.

Gold Line Extension name change proposed: La Linea de Oro

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:44:26 -0700

The Gold Line Extension is fast approaching and today, they will vote on whether to call it "La Linea de Oro" when it travels through East LA.

NYC Transit celebrates subway love stories

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:11:14 -0700

I'm not going to lie, I'm a little bit jealous about this story. The New York Transit Museum is looking for subway love stories.What I want to know is how many people in Los Angeles have found love on the subway.If anyone out there has found lo...

Transit success stories: Los Angeles has a subway?

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:42:30 -0700

Every once in a while, a friend will exclaim to me that they did not know Los Angeles had a subway, or that they decided to take a bus and it was not terrible. I have decided I'd like to relate some of these fun or silly anecdotes as examp...

Disneyland Railroad trains running on french fries

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:02:48 -0700

french fries by stu_spivackvia Creative CommonsThis isn't Los Angeles, but it's too amazing to ignore. Have you ever been on the freeway and smelled the unmistakable smell of french fries? Then, you realized it wasn't an In-N-Out, but the car in...

It's Raining, Again!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:25:05 -0700

When it rains, in Los Angeles, it pours. (Well, it doesn't pour, but we're so used to the sunshine that even a little drizzle is a big inconvenience.)Here is a handy guide to all of my posts about fighting the rain on public transit.Rain Gear for Tra...

Red Line Eats as Envisioned by LAist

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:20:15 -0700

LAist just posted a story about dining along the Metro Red Line. It remined me of another story from the LA Times from way back in July about dining along all of Metro Rail.Some of the highlights are the aforementioned Philippe's.One restaurant...

Safety Tips for Riding Public Transportation

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:15:51 -0700

If you are a woman (or a man) riding public transportation, alone, or at night, you run a certain degree of risk. It's just the nature of the world. But there are certain precautions you can take to try and minimize risk to yourself.Carry peppe...

Metro Art

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:42:20 -0700

There has been a lot of buzz lately about the little-known Metro Art tours of the Metro Rail stations.First Curbed LA wrote about the tours--where you can get a free docent-led tour of the Metro Rail stations in Los Angeles. The LA Times culture blog...

My New Year Transit Resolutions

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:41:57 -0700

Ride a Stearns and be content, bicycle advertising poster, 1896 by trialsanderrorsvia Creative Commons Here are some of the things I personally wish to do in the New Year regarding transit.Convince more of my friends to take the train...

Koreatown is in the finals of the Curbed LA Cup!

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:33:35 -0700

Koreatown beat out Silver Lake.

Now all it has to do is defeat Culver City to become Curbed's Neighborhood of the Year.

For more info: See my previous posting on the Curbed Cup here and here.

Vote for Koreatown!

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:28:27 -0700

IQuick, visit Curbed LA and vote for Koreatown over Silver Lake in the Curbed Cup. After all, Koreatown is more transit accessible. (Silver Lake may have the 2 but it does not have rail.) For more info: See my previous article about th...

Rain Gear for Transit Takers

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:35:40 -0700

Downtown in the rain by jonesazvia Creative CommonsIt's raining again and so I've decided to list a few essential items any transit rider could wish for when it's raining. Some of these would even make great holiday gifts!This umbrella claims to...

Metro in the Movies

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:22:18 -0700

Los Angeles is a movie town. One of the MetroRiderLA forum threads is all about the movies/TV shows/commercials that feature LA's public transit. It's actually one of my favorite threads because of all the times I've watched a show "set&qu...

Curbed LA's Curbed Cup

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:38:44 -0700

You can nominate your favorite Los Angeles neighborhood for the 2009 "Curbed Cup" over at Curbed LA.I passionately nominated Koreatown for its fantastic walkability and transit accessibility. Koreatown is served both by the Red and Pu...

Gifts for the Transit Enthusiast

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:54:31 -0700

This umbrella is perfect for weather like today.What are you going to get for your friend who loves to commute by train or bus?Here are some handy ideas!A Metro System map umbrella, for rainy days like today.This is the perfect thing to hold your Tap...

More Tips for Taking Public Transit in the Rain

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:19:54 -0700

My friend who lives in Chicago deals with wind and rain on the train and buses far more often than we here in Southern California, do. So I consulted him on some more tips for how to successfully take transit when the weather is cold, wet and g...