A couple weeks ago, I wrote about an experience at Union Station where a Metro Sheriff made a sexually harassing comment towards me. I was blown away by the responses I received from that post. My blog quickly made its way to Paul Gonzales, Senior Public Communications Officer for Metro. Paul has been spearheading Metro’s […]
You may not remember me, Officer, but I remember you. I was the tall blond woman heading to the Gold Line platform at Union Station during the evening rush hour on Monday. I was dressed appropriately for the office, in business slacks and a button down shirt. You were the Metro sheriff in his late […]
This Sunday I joined the Los Angeles Explorers Club with my friend, Mary, on an intense bike ride through the Arroyo Seco. I’ve been wanting to check out one of their curated rides since I heard about the group earlier this year. Their rides explore the history and culture of the city, and delve into […]
Last Saturday, I joined the Ovarian Psycos and dozens of other women for the fourth annual Clitoral Mass ride. This is LA’s largest bike ride organized by and for women. It was a great afternoon of camaraderie and promoting social justice through bicycling. I arrived early at Olvera Street, where the ride was meeting. Bike […]
Any metro rider has had this experience. A mom and her child board the bus, and the little one is restless and squirmy. He starts to babble loudly, and then begins to scream. Despite the mom’s best efforts, her child breaks into a full blown tantrum. The cries echo through the bus and thoroughly disrupt […]
A few nights ago, I was meeting some friends in downtown for dinner. I made sure to check the Metro app before leaving the house in order to plan my trip accordingly. We were meeting up at 8:30, and that’s a rather crucial time to catch a bus. After peak hours, buses come much less […]
On most Fridays, I do a quick happy hour with my co-worker and her boyfriend to kick off our weekends. Afterwards, I will head over to another local spot to meet friends, or take the subway straight home. As I queue up my iPod when we part ways, her boyfriend always calls out the same […]
Are you a film maker exploring topics of bicycling, architecture, or some other aspect of the current urban renaissance? The New Urbanism Film Festival is now taking submissions for the 2015 festival through June 30th. For three years now, NUFF has been showcasing films that feature the city as a cultural hub. If you’ve got […]
Last Sunday, I made the difficult decision to pass on CicLAvia, one of my favorite LA institutions, to bask in a piece of local history while it’s still around: the 6th Street Bridge. The historic 6th Street Bridge, which goes over the LA River, was opened in 1933. It’s iconic concrete pillars and steel arches […]
If you are in LA, get your butt to Union Station for Bike Night, going on now! Stop by booths from serveral LA-area bike organizations for free swag (you too could get a button from the LADOT bike program!). You can also get more info on upcoming rides like CicLAvia and the LA River Ride. […]
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