Expo-Culver City
It was exciting, even for a jaded adult like myself, to ride the Metro Expo Line on the opening day of the Culver City station at Venice and Robertson, and the kids seemed to love it. The atmosphere was festive, with a music trio playing and cheerful ladies handing out bus route schedules and reusable canvas bags. I hopped on for free and rode to USC, my Alma Mater. The tracks sloped gently up and down to climb the overpasses crossing La Cienega and la Brea, otherwise the train rode at street level stopping at various intersections and stations, running at a leisurely pace. I got off at Expo Park and took in the lively scene of kids playing in the large round fountain in the middle of the Rose Garden. Waiting for the next train on the return, it was heart-warming to see so many habitual commuters, not just first-day joy-riders. This type of public transportation, a long time coming in Los Angeles, does really help get people where they need to go, without a car.
Please send us comments about your experiences riding the Expo Line, along Exposition Blvd. It travels all the way to downtown L.A., where you may connect to the Red Line to Hollywood and North Hollywood, the Gold Line to Pasadena and East L.A., the Blue line to Long Beach.
Text and photos by Elisa Leonelli
Expo Park-USC
I love our new Metro!!!!!!
Very exciting! I’m looking forward to exploring our city using our light
rails. It’s wonderful that many SoRo residents can simply walk to the
station. Oh, btw, here is Metro’s blog that has alot of good information on
our $3 billion transportation system.
http://thesource.metro.net/
Let’s get out of our cars once in a while and start riding to
Chinatown, Pasadena and Long Beach.
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