Winter Break

I’m now back on campus after a thoroughly relaxing winter break.  Highlights included spending time in the Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino National Forests, surfing and enjoying bonfires at the beach, and riding the new Silver Line and Gold Line Eastside Extension.

Pictures:

Time lapse video of fog rolling into the Tule River Valley (Windows Media Player required, go to full post, right click video, and select Play/Pause to start):

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Read Full Post | January 24 2010 | Anson and The Swat Fit |

Take NJ Transit to Los Angeles

Amtrak locomotive and NJ Transit rolling stock in front of Gateway Plaza at LA Union Station

Amtrak locomotive and NJ Transit rolling stock in front of Gateway Plaza at LA Union Station

I spotted some NJ Transit rolling stock at Los Angeles’ Union Station last Friday.  I should have taken that instead of flying back to the East Coast.

New Jersey Transit in Los Angeles

New Jersey Transit in Los Angeles

Read Full Post | August 27 2009 | The Swat Fit and Transportation |

Google Transit for LA Metro

The Los Angeles County MTA finally launched Google Transit, or at least a “data test” for it.  Too bad SEPTA beat them by a week.

Read Full Post | July 06 2009 | Transportation |

Picture of Mayor Villaraigosa

Photo I shot of Mayor Villaraigosa talking with members of the Bus Riders Union

Photo I shot of Mayor Villaraigosa talking with members of the Bus Riders Union

As part of my work for greenRELAY, I went to a special meeting of the MTA Board today.  Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came an hour late and seemed a bit out of it, but he took a couple of minutes after the meeting to chat with members of the Bus Riders Union.

Read Full Post | June 11 2009 | Anson and The Swat Fit |

Singing Bus Drivers

Los Angeles MTA Metro Local Bus

Los Angeles MTA Metro Local Bus

A few weeks ago, I moved up to Los Angeles to start work on greenRELAY, my Lang Opportunity Scholarship project.  On my rainy commute last week, my bus driver was singing “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring” incessantly.  It was amusing, but nowhere near as good as the New York MTA’s Christopher Dolan.

Read Full Post | June 08 2009 | Anson |

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