Tag Archives: metro

Finding a Way Home After the Phone Battery Dies

December 15, 2014 · by · in Biking, Metro Adventures, Ride Sharing, The Far Corners of LA · 5 Comments

Smartphones are the Swiss Army knives of green commuting.  With a smartphone, a commuter can find out when the next bus comes using the Metro app.  Google Maps will generate the best route for bikers, walkers or metro riders.  Ride sharing apps like Lyft and Uber will bring a driver to your location to give […]

CicLAvia – South LA – 12/7/2014

December 4, 2014 · by · in Biking, Events Around Town, The Far Corners of LA · Leave a comment

This Sunday is the next CicLAvia event, and the first in South LA.  The route will connect Leimert Park to Central Ave. via Martin Luther King Blvd., and will be open only to bike, skate and pedestrian traffic.  Hubs will be located along the route that include various events celebrating the neighborhood culture and will […]

BUSted! Storytelling Wins Emerging Ideas Award at the New Urbanism Film Festival

November 18, 2014 · by · in Events Around Town, The People of Metro · Leave a comment

Wow, great news!  The storytelling show and Hoff the Beaten Path favorite, BUSted!, has won the Emerging Ideas Award at the New Urbanism Film Festival. The Festival featured four days of film, interactive events and workshops that aimed to encourage a dialogue about making Los Angeles a more walkable, sustainable, and thriving community.  BUSted! was […]

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos Weekend: Part one

November 4, 2014 · by · in Events Around Town, Metro Adventures, Ride Sharing · Leave a comment

Halloween weekend is great.  I love putting on costumes or face paint and having fun.  This year, Halloween landed on a Friday with Dia de Los Muertos celebrations throughout the weekend.  Los Angeles does it right. This week, I will be posting three blogs about each day of the weekend I had filled with celebration.  […]

Car Free Day, totally eating it on the escalator, and other Monday night musings

September 23, 2014 · by · in Beauty in Strange Places, Funny, Metro Adventures, The People of Metro · Leave a comment

Thanks to Katya Duft at the Tales from the Bus blog, I’m learning that today was Car-Free Day.  Boy, am I a little late to the game! Of course, I celebrated without even realizing the occasion, but every day is a car-free day for me.  I wonder if word got around, and if others got […]

Army of Smells

September 17, 2014 · by · in Beauty in Strange Places, Funny, Metro Adventures, The People of Metro · 2 Comments

I’ve been getting migraine headaches for over 20 years, and man do they suck.  For me, strong scents will trigger and exacerbate them.  I felt one beginning to creep up this afternoon.  I cut out of work early to seal myself in a dark room with some medicine. Before today, I never noticed each individual […]

BUSted! June Edition

June 21, 2014 · by · in Events Around Town, Metro Adventures · 1 Comment

It’s that time of month again.  No, not that, you sicko!  Tomorrow is the monthly storytelling event, BUSted! True Stories About Getting Around LA by People Who Don’t Drive.  As always, BUSted! is hosted and produced by Scott Schultz, who is an incredible story teller.  The line up is really great, which makes me honored to be included as a featured storyteller.  The event is free […]

Stanley Cup Parade and Road Closures – Monday, 6/16/2014

June 16, 2014 · by · in Events Around Town, Metro Adventures · Leave a comment

Good news: the Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup!  Not only is an LA team the best in all the land, but we can finally stop seeing our Facebook news feeds littered with hockey posts (oh wait, the NBA finals are still going on, along with the World Cup?). On Monday, LA welcomes […]

No More Butts

June 13, 2014 · by · in Beauty in Strange Places, Events Around Town, Metro Adventures · Leave a comment

There are several good reasons why people shouldn’t smoke cigarettes.  They are bad for your health, they smell gross, and they cause premature aging.  We all know this.  But what about environmental impact? Every year, billions of trees are cut down in order to manufacture cigarettes.  To bring awareness to this surprising fact, artist Cristo […]

BUSted! May Edition

May 23, 2014 · by · in Events Around Town, The People of Metro · Leave a comment

If you’re a frequent visitor here at Hoff the Beaten Path (you really oughta be!), you know I’m a big fan of Scott Schultz’s storytelling series BUSted! True Stories About Getting Around LA by People Who Don’t Drive. Scott features some of the most incredible storytellers in LA sharing stories of their experiences with transit […]

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