Public Meetings For South Central Transit Study

March 6, 2013

Want to know if light rail has a snowballs chance in Phoenix for heading through South Central? It sounds like there will be a ton of good information available tonight and tomorrow for you to find out! Will funding be available? Have station locations been determined? What would the potential ridership numbers look like? Are [...]

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New Look For Sparky The Sun Devil

March 2, 2013

Coach Graham and his team comes in to this years football season with some pretty high expectations and with the attitude that their very tough 2013 schedule is an opportunity to show the nation that Sun Devil football is ready for the very bright spotlight that will be shining on Tempe. Creating a football culture [...]

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Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Coming Soon

February 24, 2013

So, the Phoenix Sky Train has been said to be opening in the “first quarter” of 2013. From some of the online chatter, it sounds like a lot of people are more than ready to check this thing out. Unfortunately, a date has not yet been set. #SkyTrain still being tested @phxskyharbor, opening date not [...]

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First ASU Football Game Changed To Thursday Night

February 19, 2013

Earlier this year, we were told that all ASU home football games in 2013 would be played on Saturday night. A recent update to the Pac-12 football schedule and the ASU football pages show that our first game will be at home on Thursday, September 5th.  We get the privilege of being the only Pac-12 [...]

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Congratulations To Steve Banta

February 11, 2013

A big Rail Life congratulations goes out to Valley Metro CEO Steve Banta and to the South West Transit Association today for the unanimous decision to have Mr. Banta be the 2013 secretary / treasurer of the SWTA. In an article dated today, Mass Transit Magazine says: “Valley Metro CEO Elected to South West Transit [...]

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Sun Devils To Play Ball In Phoenix

February 7, 2013

So, the deal with the Cubbies didn’t work out? No biggie. Instead of heading a little bit east to play ball, the Sun Devils will head a bit west to the Tempe / Phoenix border where they will begin playing baseball at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The lease with Phoenix is for 25 years and it [...]

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New Light Rail Fares Begin March 1

February 1, 2013

As a reminder, Phoenix Light Rail fares are rising as of March 1, 2013 – For most riders, not using a discounted fare, the changes are as follows: 1-Ride pass is currently $1.75  and rises to $2.00 as of March 1, 2013 All-day pass is currently $3.50 – $4.00 as of March 1, 2013 3 [...]

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Man Hit By Tempe Train

January 28, 2013

A Tempe man was hit by a train last week and is fighting one of the biggest battles of his life. The train, driven by Mark Mitchell of Tempe, apparently blindsided city manager Charlie Meyer. As reported late last week, Charlie Meyer expects to be fired by his current employers. The firing of a city [...]

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Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Hayden Butte

January 20, 2013

Last weekend we took another walk / hike up to the top of Hayden Butte / “A Mountain.” I love it up there. The views of Tempe, the light rail trains driving by. With tomorrow being a holiday, I’m thinking of going back for more. Join us! Let’s say 9:00 AM? Remember, Rail Life has [...]

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Getting Smashed With Four Peaks

January 17, 2013

Good burgers and good beer. Two things that make life worth living. Smashburger and Four Peaks Brewing Company. Two places I am pretty fond of. Did you know that Four Peaks and Smashburger have teamed up to offer new craft beer and burger pairings? Seriously. This evening, I got to hang with  some pretty cool [...]

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