Just about everyone loves a good Margarita now and then. Thankfully, the choices in Arizona are many when it comes to good spots to sample some pretty tasty tequila concoctions. Heck, day one of the light rail line running in Phoenix, the one and only Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers sang “Mexican Moonshine” as we […]
Public Invited To Talk Transit Changes With METRO
Public Asked for Input at Fare Change Public Meetings Valley Metro is hosting a series of public events beginning Oct. 22 to encourage feedback on potential transit fare changes that could take effect March 1, 2013. The proposal includes a $.25 increase for a 1-Ride fare on local bus/LINK/light rail and a $.50 increase for […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – How Soon For Loco?
Back in May, we began hearing about Loco Patron coming to Mill Avenue. The announced location at Mill avenue and 3rd Street is one of the most light rail friendly spots along the entire 20 mile line. At the time, we read that there was a projected opening of “early Fall 2012” for Loco Patron. […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – September 2012
The September 2012 METRO light rail ridership numbers are out and they are pretty darn impressive. This month, METRO is reporting 1,245,064 light rail boardings which is just slightly higher than September of 2011. September 2012 ridership numbers look like this: Total Boardings for September: 1,245,064 vs 1,166,156 in August: Avg. Weekday Boardings: 49,577 vs […]
Feds Ready to Fund Mesa Light Rail Extension
Back in 2009, METRO received local and regional approval to begin the process of building a 3.1-mile light rail extension in central Mesa. This extension along Main Street from Sycamore to just east of Mesa Drive was to include four new light rail stations and another park-and-ride lot. According to plan, the project was to […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Light Up The Night
The pic of the week is another cool shot from our friend, Edward Jensen. Check out the cool panorama shot of the Central and Encanto light rail station. Ed shot the pic with his iPhone using the Panorama function. While it can sometimes be a challenge to find the stations on a mobile device, it’s […]
Big Celebration at Hayden Flour Mill
It’s really no big secret that people in and around the city of Tempe know how to party. From the (in)famous college scene on Mill Avenue, the blowouts at Tempe Beach Park and so much more. In addition to great parties, people around here tend to love their community and the Local First attitude of […]
Tempe Tussle Over Transit Boards
Today, we started hearing more about Tempe mayor Mark Mitchell’s plans to take over a position that Tempe councilmember Shana Ellis has been working on for quite some time. According to an AZCentral article, Mark says that Shana can continue on the Regional Public Transportation Authority board but he would like to replace her on […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – August 2012
The August 2012 METRO light rail ridership numbers are out and they show that high temperatures don’t exactly keep all of us from leaving the house in August. While ASU students were away last month, we saw 982,776 boardings. This month, METRO is reporting 1,166,156 which is a 3.7% increase over August of 2011. August […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Sun Devils Looking Good
The 2012 Sun Devils are looking good and they are fun to watch. I know, I know, the competition hasn’t been top ten or anything like that. NAU isn’t exactly a powerhouse and Illinois was missing their starting quarterback, but I do know a few things. What. Ever. They have good players on offense, defense, […]