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Fred Camino on June 9th, 2006 at 3:49 pm
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Matt Walsh on June 9th, 2006 at 1:43 pm
I ride the red line to Koreatown every morning, changing at Wilshire/Vermont for the final leg. Any of the thousands of people who do this daily know that it involves a madcap dash down a long flight of stairs, all too often to find your train pulling away just as you reach the bottom.
Well the other day, I was only a 1/4 of the way down and saw the train there. I knew i wouldn’t make it. It was clearly impossible. But thats when I saw the hero of the day, a crazy bearded smiling dirty dude standing in front of the doors, wildly waving us in.
I felt such joy as I ran down those steps. But as I got closer, I began to question his motives. Was this hirsute man helping us out of a sense of altruism? Or did he have an ulterior motive? DID HE WANT MY POCKET CHANGE?!!?!
I made sure to get onto the train a few cars away from him.
Contributed by
tykejohnson on June 9th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Here at MetroRiderLA we believe that to truly participate and support a public transit lifestyle we must have a forum for things other than news and events about LACTMA. That’s why we’ve created the MetroLit category. MetroLit is a place to post your personal experiences with metro through more literary means including, but not limited to: short stories, essays, poetry and images. A press release and news conference can only tell so much, but it’s from the rider that we can learn so much more.
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tykejohnson on June 9th, 2006 at 11:57 am
Please move to the back of the bus sir. Please keep movin’ on back. I don’t care how many, Presidential Fitness Award looking pins you have on your lapel. You’re blocking the aisle and there are a lot of people that need to get on, how many pull ups you can do is of no consequence to us. Plus, it’s not the 60’s anymore and the back of the bus is no longer reserved for blacks. In fact, if Metro buses are anything like my middle school bus, the back is where the party’s at. The back is where all the making out is going on buddy. The back is where you can put your hat on sideways and give ol’ Jenn Gonzales a wet one on the mouth before you get off at your stop. Colonial Dr. and Rt. 111 or Wilshire and Santa Monica, I see no difference because her breasts are still the biggest in the school and you know she’s going to figure that out sooner or later. So why don’t you do yourself a favor, do the rest of your fellow riders a favor, and move on to the back of the bus to get yourself some kisses because I’m tired of trying squeeze by.
Contributed by
Fred Camino on June 9th, 2006 at 4:33 am
According to a recent press release on the MTA website, LA’s metro has won the “America’s Best Tranist Award 2006″ given by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Metro CEO Roger Snoble says of the award,
“We see it as a national recognition of our goal which was, and remains, building the best possible transportation network for Los Angeles County. This isn’t the time, however, to rest on our laurels. We have big challenges ahead but we’re up to it.”
Personally, I think they are a long way from the stated goal, but hopefully this recognition will give the MTA the opportunity to truly make their system worthy of such an award.
Continue Reading…
Contributed by
Fred Camino on June 8th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
Today I came across the website of the Southern California Transit Advocates (SO.CA.TA), an organization dedicated to the future of public transit in the Southern California region. They support a number of ideals that I agree with (although I also support underground rail, something they are against due to the expense) and overall seem like a very well informed group. Admitedly the website design is somewhat lacking, but this seems to be something of a trend among transit websites in general. But the content is there, which automatically makes it 100 times better than MTA’s aesthetically pleasing but functionally challenged website. I plan on joining and attending some of the meetings, and you should to!
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