New Fares Approved by Valley Metro Board One-ride fare increases by $.50 for local bus and METRO Phoenix, AZ (March 19, 2009) Ideally, no fare increase for the regional transit system is preferred, but not realistic with current economic conditions. Today, the Valley Metro Board of Directors approved an increase that would include offering a […]
Rail Life’s Blog has a New Look!
We are excited to announce that RailLife.com’s blog has a brand new look! If you are a frequent reader, you will notice the basic enhancements right away. We hope that you find the new layout much easier to follow and a lot more aesthetically pleasing. Other than taking on the look of the Rail Life […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers for February 09’
March 12, 2009 METRO ridership continues positive in February PHOENIX — For February 2009, METRO ridership totals 908,052 boardings, resulting in an average weekday ridership of 35,277, average Saturday ridership of 31,417 and average Sunday and holiday ridership of 19,212. In January, METRO ridership totaled 911,883 boardings, resulting in an average weekday ridership of 30,617, […]
Take a hike… Rail Life style
We are always up for fun things to do via light rail! Please join us Saturday, March 21st as we get together with you and with our friends from Take A Hike Arizona to meet at “A” Mountain in Tempe, for a fun morning hike, stroll or walk up Hayden Butte. The easiest way to […]
Phoenix to help during light rail construction of northwest extension
The first extension of our (current) 20 mile light rail system is projected to begin construction (approximately?) August of 2009. This 3.2 mile extension will continue North on 19th Avenue from the current end of the line station (at 19th Avenue and Montebello) to Dunlap Ave. This "phase 1" project is part of the Northwest […]
Light Rail Station – 19th Ave and Camelback
The light rail station at 19th Ave and Camelback is home to a large Park and Ride lot with over 400 parking spaces. This station is also close to several neighborhoods in an area where we will probably be seeing a lot of added interest for commuters and public transit fans to live close to […]
Metro ridership numbers strong, fare collection needs education
At yesterday's transportation committee meeting, I had an opportunity to talk light rail with a couple of people that really know their stuff when it comes to transportation in the valley. This months meeting was actually a joint meeting with a "government relations" committee so we spoke very little of transit as an "official" topic but […]
Phoenix Light Rail and an “Urban Heart”
There was an interesting article in the paper today talking about a new $160,000 campaign to help "shape the new brand" of downtown Phoenix. The name of the campaign is "Arizona's urban heart." The Downtown Phoenix Partnership paid SHR Perceptual Management to help with an image makeover and to raise the profile of Downtown Phoenix. The […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Climbing and Crawling, Rail Life style
Last week was about as busy as it gets around here with lots of fun things to work on. By Friday, I was looking forward to "EVFN" to end my week. I knew Saturday was going to be a long day of "Climbing and Crawling" but was really looking forward to it. (Saturday morning was the annual Climb […]
Light Rail Station – 19th Ave and Montebello
The light rail station at 19th Avenue and Montebello is the end of the line and home to a large Park and Ride lot with nearly 800 parking spaces. The Christown Mall and the fact that this is the end ( or beginning ) of the line made this light rail station the second busiest […]