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2014 Year in Review for LA’s Car-Free Commuter
Hello dear readers! I’ve been on a brief break for the holidays, but I’m back! I was in Milwaukee for a week over Christmas and received quite the surprise to see temperatures some days were warmer there than in Los Angeles. I’m glad to be back in LA-LA Land and ready for more Metro adventures in […]
Car Free Day, totally eating it on the escalator, and other Monday night musings
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 […]
Stanley Cup Parade and Road Closures – Monday, 6/16/2014
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 […]
This Weekend: Giving the Streets Back to Foot and Bike Traffic
If you live or play anywhere near Mid City, do yourself a solid and abandon your car this weekend. Giant portions of major throughways throughout Los Angeles will be shut down for special events. This means massive headaches for drivers. Expect delays that make you with the President was in town. Saturday, the Hollywood Half […]
I nearly missed my train this morning.
In fact, I ought to have missed it. The purple line was already at the platform by the time I got to the escalator. I ran down, taking the steps two at a time. As soon as I got to the platform, the subway doors shut. I stood there looking in at the crowd of […]
Punishable By Fine
While waiting for the subway after work this evening, I heard a version of the following announcement being called through the station’s PA system: Attention riders: Smoking, drinking and eating on Metro buses and trains is punishable by a $250 fine. Wait, what? Smoking is being put into the same category of punishment as eating […]
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