Valley Metro made a great move yesterday in announcing that Scott Smith has been named as their interim CEO . “The Boards of Directors took action today to direct the agency’s General Counsel to execute an employment agreement with Scott Smith, former Mayor of Mesa, with an effective date of February 1.” Smith is a […]
Metro and Coors Light Offer FREE Light Rail Rides New Year’s Eve
The Freeze the keys promotion is back again! Party goers get free light rail rides on New Year’s Eve again in 2015 while they welcome in 2016. You will find a LOT of things to do along the entire line this New Year’s Eve. Downtown Phoenix is going to be partying, the Tempe Block Party is […]
Northwest Light Rail Extension Opens March 19 2016
Woo Hoo! Here we grow again! The next extension of the Metro light rail extension opens March 19th! Get ready for a party! For immediate release December 10, 2015 Northwest Light Rail Extension in Phoenix Opens March 19, 2016 PHOENIX, AZ – On Saturday, March 19, 2016 Valley Metro Rail will open its second light […]
Valley Metro Boards of Directors Accept Banta Resignation
Well, well, well. I guess the Metro CEO story continues to unfold. First, we heard that Steve Banta was going to resign. After that, we heard that Banta was possibly going to rescind his resignation. Tonight, we hear a VERY brief press release that says Mr. Banta’s resignation has been accepted. Here’s the mountain of […]
New Remodel Pic From Sun Devil Stadium
So, a friend of mine works at ASU and he just sent me this cool pic from Sun Devil Stadium. I think it looks really cool! It looks like they are not wasting any time getting started on construction! The ASU Momentum Campaign is moving right along. In just a couple of years, we’ll have a […]
Steve Banta – Valley METRO CEO Resigns
Back in 2009, we were told that Steve Banta would replace Rick Simonetta as the CEO of Valley metro. We are extremely pleased to move forward with Mr. Banta,” said METRO Board Chairman and Phoenix Vice Mayor Tom Simplot. “The METRO light rail organization will benefit from his years of experience managing an operation that […]
Environmental Clearance for Tempe Streetcar
It seems like we have been talking about this on again / off again Tempe Streetcar project for a LONG time. The potential route has been analyzed over and over again, just like the funding mechanisms, the demographics, etc. Heck, the thing is applauded one day and scorned the next. For now, it seems like […]
Lou Malnati’s Will Soon Be Rockin The Rail Life
Pizza. It could be one of the most complete food groups on the planet. Right? One place that makes some of my favorite pizza on the planet is Lou Malnati’s. This past summer, I was pretty excited to hear that Lou Malnati’s Pizza is coming to Phoenix. .@The_SportsPaige We've got your back, Paige! If all goes […]
Light Rail Making Changes In Sin City
So, we’ve heard a lot of talk lately about how many new developments are popping up along the light rail line. Without a doubt, the entire light rail corridor continues to see many new projects. There’s a ton of new stuff in Phoenix, Tempe and in Mesa. Tempe’s “Sin City” area along the Apache Corridor, […]
Mesa Light Rail Opening A Fun Historic Day
When I was a little kid, we lived right by Pioneer Park in Mesa. That was a LONG time ago and times have certainly changed. The grand opening of the Mesa light rail line was a fun chance to take my kids to see what is happening in this part of town. We had a […]