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Via CurbedLA I discovered this now ancient video (from 1991) provided on YouTube by the Metro Librarian.

Metro continues to move into Web 2.0 with this new video posted on Metro’s very own YouTube Channel.

Blogger Ubrayj02, of the bicycle activist blog Brayj Against the Machine, attended Thursday night’s Community Workshop put on by Metro to discuss the Draft 2008 Long Range Plan. At the workshop, DVD presentations were given out, the contents of which are presented above. You can also view the presentation directly by visiting Google Video. Ubrayj also has a detailed recap on the workshop on his blog, and his conclusion is that the long range plane continues to orient Los Angeles around the automobile.

I know that as MetroRider’s you’ve been waiting with bated breath to find out who your new Miss Traffic is going to be. Well, today Metro proudly announced the finalists in the much mocked loved Miss Traffic Contest. The finalists are featured on a page on Metro’s new Interactive website. Rather unfortunately, no men made the final cut, and it’s down to three lovely ladies who are fighting for your vote to crown them the next Miss Traffic. Let’s take a closer look at our contestants:

• Roz Brown: She’s been going Metro for over 20 years and raised a child on Metro. She’s also got a rad side ponytail.
• Sharon Butler: She likes the peace and quiet the Metro offers. The zen candidate. Sassy.
• Stefanie Perez: Looks 10 years younger thanks to Metro. Her voice makes her sound even younger than that.

I voted for my girl Miss Sharon Butler, I like her style and she’s not afraid to sass if need be. Unfortunately, it seems that the internet has pretty much chosen baby-faced Stefanie, because with 513 votes so far, she’s burying the other contestants. But the results aren’t written in stone, and there’s still six more days to vote! That is unless this contest is rigged. Diebold!!!!

Good luck girls, but remember, there can only be one winner. Budgetary constraints ($60 million going to fare gates) prevent Metro from providing each of these ladies with their own Metro t-shirt.