http://crazycommuter.com Redlining on the Green Line Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:07:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I sent a letter to Metrolink a while ago begging for (what else?) increased (any) service past 6:30 PM on the Orange County line. I'm going to post the letter I wrote because it's funny in part because I wrote this before LA Metro was on Google Transit and rant about ... http://crazycommuter.com/today-is-get-responses-to-angry-letters-i-wrote-like-two-weeks-ago-day/ I sent a letter to Culver CityBus a couple of weeks ago concerned about a quote in something I read (I have long forgot where) that indicated that being part of Google Transit wasn't a high priority. I wrote: Description: I'm really disappointed that Culver CityBus seems to have no immediate ... http://crazycommuter.com/culver-citybus-is-coming-to-google-transit-soon/ Apparently, they're still working out the kinks in the new bus sign at Wilshire/Western. Good luck, Metro developers! http://crazycommuter.com/i-am-going-to-feel-really-bad-about-posting-this-when-i-find-out-that-this-thing-runs-on-django/ I haven't been able to go check out the fare gates at the Union Station Red Line as I don't have much time to make my connection to the last Orange County Line Metrolink of the day and the damn things are (blissfully) on the complete opposite end of the ... http://crazycommuter.com/the-metro-cargo-cult/ I mean seriously most of the directors and operators and employees are some kind of minority and we will never get anywhere unless we can move past this issue and [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Oh, dear."][/caption] Oh my, this is never going to end, will it. :( http://crazycommuter.com/ok-guys-can-we-seriously-cut-it-out-with-all-the-accusations-of-racism-on-transit-and-furthermore/ The bus driver thought my Metrolink pass was only good on July 9. He gave in after I pointed out that it cost $116, so it had better be good for a whole month! http://crazycommuter.com/microblogging/ A couple of weeks ago, Metro uploaded the first version of their Google Maps data to Google Maps. Rejoice! This has already had some benefits on my commute. I have previously been driven insane by the tricky and often not-very-reliable route to the Metrolink via the Green Line, Culver City ... http://crazycommuter.com/google-transit-finally/ Today marks the end of the second week of commuting from Fullerton to Culver City and I still haven't figured this whole mess out. :) This morning something unusual happened. Norwalk 4 made it from Metrolink Station to the Green Line a couple minutes before 6:31AM, which means I caught an ... http://crazycommuter.com/a-smelly-life-raft/