Transit Race Followup

SBLA has a great followup to the transit race they told us about a couple months ago.

I have to reiterate what a great experiment I think this is. The organizers and participants apparently all learned something new about LA's transit network. Mr. Newton at SBLA is already forwarding suggestions for the next race, which I hope is in the offing.

I'll hold off on my inate Norcal/Socal rivalry to advocate that this be an idea we appropriate from our quaint southern neighbors. Who's coming with me?

Transit Race!

What a wonderful idea! The Bay Area could certainly use an event like this.

Transit People, "an all-volunteer Los Angeles non-profit that conducts educational, one day trips for school groups using the public transit system," is organizing a race from a starting point to a secret location. The catch is that you need to rely on your encyclopedic knowledge of public transit to get there!

I freaking love this idea.

On race day: at 10:00 a.m. sharp (okay, maybe a few minutes later), your team leader will receive a phone call announcing the race destination. Your team then must figure out the best transit route to get there.

Imagine something like the MTC using an event like this to sign folks up for Translink, maybe with the prize being a Translink card pre-loaded with a couple hundred bucks.