IWillRide.org is currently maintained by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority to provide public information and generate community support for the proposed extension. The blog gives the Authority a venue to initiate a discussion, as well as aggregate content from their YouTube channel and Twitter feed.
@IWillRide is the Twitter stream for I Will Ride. They use Twitter to provide live commentary of relevant public meetings and workshops, as well as update their followers about developments to the project.
I Will Ride uses their YouTube Channel to post testimonials and pledges from local politicians, community leaders, and citizens that they will ride the proposed Metro Gold Line extension. This not only provides a face to the campaign, but encourages participation.
@MetroLibrary updates followers with news from the Los Angeles Metro. They tweet about library happenings, transportation issues related to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and other interesting bits from the transportation world.
Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library shares their photo archives with the public through Flickr. You can see candid moments from the Los Angeles Metro offices, old lines, and other snapshots of Los Angeles past.
Los Angeles Metro Library uses their YouTube channel to share videos from their archives with the public. Putting them in a public space not only makes them more accessible to the public, but helps raise the profile of the library and Metro’s services and history.
Los Angeles Metro on MySpace is a marketing tool that not only lets Metro let their riders know about services and awards, but also allows riders to show how they feel about the system.
You can become a friend of theMetro Library on MySpace. The Metro Library uses their MySpace account to republish their news feeds and headlines to be accessible to their riders on MySpace. Acting as something of an extension of the physical library, and their website, Metro Library utilizes MySpace not only as a marketing tool, but also a way to provide service to users.
@metrolosangeles provides followers with service updates for Los Angeles Metroin English and Spanish.
