A lot of people have been watching for new status updates concerning the South Central Light Rail Extension in Phoenix. It sounds like some first steps are being taken to make this a reality. Here’s a press release from Metro. For immediate release December 2, 2015 South Central Light Rail Extension Enters FTA Project Development […]
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Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Devils Having Fun And Lookin Good
Hopefully, you saw the ASU vs USC football game on Friday night. What a great way to finally beat a USC team that had been winning here for far too long. The game was won by an awesome team effort with several key players stepping up in big ways. While that stupid loss to Illinois […]
Walk The ( Urban Wine ) Walk
Phoenix area light rail riders are in for a great treat this weekend! We can all participate in the Downtown Phoenix Urban Wine Walk. Attendees of the Urban Wine Walk will choose from 17 participating restaurants / bars that are all located within walking distance from light rail stations. “You’ll make the jump from novice […]
Transit Geeks Go Car FREE
Tomorrow is World Carfree Day and people across the globe are asked to walk, bike, and ride public transportation instead of relying solely on their automobile. “Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighborhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – August 2011
The August 2011 METRO light rail ridership numbers are back in the $1 million + range that had been away for a couple of months. Total ridership according to METRO came in at 1,124,074. ( not too shabby ) It would make sense to say that ASU students have a lot to do with this […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – It’s Cool To Ride
I got a new bike about a year ago and I really enjoy riding it. I’m not a hard core bike dude but I like to ride it to the store, have taken it to my office a few times, dozens of trips to the park with my kids, etc. Often, I ride along the […]
Potential Tempe Streetcar On Display
We have been hearing a lot of talk about the Tempe Streetcar project lately and have even had a chance to take a ride on one example of what we could see cruising the Mill Avenue District in 2016. If you would like to get an up-close and personal look at what a “modern streetcar” […]
A First Look – Possible Tempe Modern Streetcar
METRO was kind enough to invite some people to their operations and maintenance facility today to take a look at what could be the new Tempe Streetcar vehicles. I’ll post some more info soon but wanted to show a couple of videos from today as well as a few pics. There will be a public […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – 9/11 Healing Field A Great Place To Reflect
While the media attention has been on overdrive ( as they should ) talking about this 10th anniversary of thousands of Americans killed by cowards, I wanted to share a photo from the Tempe Healing Field. I hope that we all take a moment to honor those lost and to honor the heroes from 9/11. […]
A Blackout Is Coming
This Friday, September 9th ASU welcomes the Missouri Tigers to Sun Devil Stadium for their first "Black Out" game of the year. All fans are encouraged instructed to wear black as ASU debuts its all black uniforms and helmets. I don’t want to hear any whining about black uniforms in AZ. The fact is the […]