Metro's Universal City Asphalt Heat Island is a little cooler now, thanks to a malfunctioning irrigation system that has resulted in days and days (at least five by our count) of continuous water flow.

In all fairness to the community who depend on the Metro to deliver a first class transportation system, how long does it take to turn off the water? How much fuel would be saved and how much cleaner would our air be if the buses were turned off on layover? 6 minutes layover on a 60 minutes means that this simple adjustment in behavior would have a 10% impact on fuel costs and air quality. Details on the Ecomoron Awards Ceremony to follow.




Last month while leaving a very rainy Dodgers game, the park sprinklers were at full blast at Elysian Park.
My apartment building in 90038 is leaking GALLONS of water every day from leaky pipes. I wonder should we start naming and shaming the various places around L.A. that is just throwing water away. GREAT post!
Hey! That last picture looks like Metro is providing a little mini wetlands for the pigeons!
Too bad seeing as they did a pretty good job using drought resistent landscaping for the Orange Line.
Someone needs to go turn off the water. Can we all say "WEST NILE VIRUS"