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Want to improve transportation in Los Angeles County? Have $125 that you don’t know what to do with? Consider going to the Mobility 21 Coalition’s 5th Annual Transportation Summit.

Metro, along with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Automobile Club of Southern California, is working to bring billions of dollars to improve roads, transit and freight movement. It tries to unify the interests of the various agencies, elected officials, businesses and nonprofit groups, which should help L.A. get a good seat at the trough.

The summit is well-attended by local, state and federal elected officials and other persons of influence. Archives of previous summits are available on the site.

Thought your favorite band was the coolest and most socially correct? Well check this out: Not only are the Secret Machines playing a show in San Diego this week to benefit the hardest hit regions in Dafur, but early next week they will be playing a show at Union Station to raise awareness of public transportation here in LA. There will also be a special DJ set by Shepard Fairley and a photography exhibit by Mark The Coberasnake featuring people riding public transportation. Here’s the catch - you can’t come by car. The 8:00pm show requires a valid incoming Metro to get in. And they’ll apparently be checking to make sure you didn’t park at Union Station and buy a Red Line ticket once there. Ok, so when we said free, we really meant $1.25. But hey, a cool band in a cool building.

Secret Machines
Tuesday, October 24^th
7:30pm @ Union Station
Valid Metro Ticket required for admission

http://www.thetransitcoalition.us/newspdf/ttc20061017c.pdf
www.myspace.com/secretmachines

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Southern California Transit Advocates meets the second Saturday of every month at Angelus Plaza, 255 S. Hill Street in downtown Los Angeles.

Connecting transit service:

Metro: Red Line and a short walk from every bus line serving downtown Los Angeles

Foothill Transit: Line 480

Montebello Bus Lines: Lines 40 (east and west) and 50

Torrance Transit: Line 2

Ahh Los Angeles… the smog-ridden cultural and transit wasteland. At least that’s what they’d like us to believe. But MetroRiders know better, and we’ve found that one of the best ways to experience the “cultural” side of Los Angeles is by never setting foot in a personal automoblie… those just lead us to parking lots and pricey valets. Why not hop on LA’s most scenic rail line, the Gold Line, and experience some of LA County’s finest art in one of its finest (and transit centered) cities: Pasadena.

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