Missed hearing @metrolosangeles.bsky.social stop announcements, so I filed a public records request for audio files for 5 bus stops I used to wait at in my hometown neighborhood in Glendale, CA! 🥹🚌🚏 San Fernando/Western San Fernando/Sonora Glenoaks/Western Glenoaks/Justin Glenoaks/Sonora
A clip from 2019 when I rode LA Metro Line 94 home: “Approaching: San Fernando & Sonora.” Time flies!
Reminds me of when some guy filed an FOI with ScotRail and got an over two hour recording of every single automated announcement on the Scottish rail network publicly released to the world. Announcements range from the next station to a bomb on the tracks. simonwillison.net/2022/Aug/21/...
Wow!!!
Fun thing is with UK FOIs public agencies and FOI subjects release the data to the entire public not just the requesting person. So everyone can relish in the random data someone has requested (and filing requests is free of charge). @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social tracks most FOI requests & responses