Twestival Phoenix is happening tonight here in the valley and at other cool places all around the country. Twestival is a huge "Tweet Up" raising money and awareness for people in need of safe, drinkable water. Their study shows that 1 in 6 people in the world do not have safe water to drink. Nope, it is […]
Take a sweet Light Rail ride – Metro Valentine’s Day promotion
METRO encourages safe behavior with Valentine’s Day promotion: PHOENIX — In an effort keep safety top of mind, METRO will share its love for passengers and safety with the “Stay Safe for Your Sweetheart” Valentine’s Day promotion. On Friday, Feb. 13, morning commuters will receive chocolates and custom Valentines with clever tips for staying […]
D-backs Fan Fest Fun for Everyone
The 5th annual D-backs Fan Fest was pure fun and enjoyment. As advertised, there was plenty to do for everyone. We managed to stay pre-occupied for about six hours as we checked everything out. There were picture and autograph opportunities with the players and some of the other entertainers from the Diamondbacks Family including Baxter […]
Light rail cars wrapped and ready for 2009 NBA All Star Game
The 2009 NBA All Star game will be here in just over a week. In fact, many of the festivities begin next Friday! I have heard officials from the Suns and from the city of Phoenix and from Metro ask people to ride the light rail to get to the game as it will greatly […]
METRO service enhancement for NBA All-Star weekend
Hillary Foose, METRO Public Information Officer, sent us this email earlier this morning, letting us know of the light rail's extended hours during the NBA All-Star weekend. PHOENIX – METRO will extend its service hours Feb. 13 – 15 to better support patrons of the NBA All-Star 2009. "This is a rare opportunity for the […]
Light Rail Station – Dorsey and Apache
The Tempe light rail station is located just East of the main campus at ASU and is a popular station for people living near the school. The housing choices and number of small, locally owned businesses near by are many. The Dorsey and Apache station has two park and ride locations nearby with 190 spaces. […]
Light Rail ridership numbers expected to be strong – Will it last?
Yesterday's joint Government Relations and Transportation committees meeting at the Tempe Chamber of Commerce was very interesting and very informative. The main agenda item was commuter rail which was presented by Mayor Hugh Hallman. Mayor Hallman has an obvious grasp on this subject and there was a lot of interesting discussion, but, let's face it… he's a politician, […]
Take Light Rail to AZ Diamondbacks Fan Fest Saturday!
I have talked to many people who are excited to take the light rail line to see the D-backs play baseball this year. If you are anxious to try out the new system to get you to the ballpark, you might want to check out the 5th annual D-backs Fan Fest being held this Saturday, February 7th […]
Ted Talk Viewing Party Tonight
A good friend of Rail Life, Brian Shaler, let us know that there's a Ted Talk Viewing Party tonight at 6:30pm at the Cowden Family Resource Building (on the ASU campus and Very convenient location near light rail and a great selection of bars & restaurants for afterwards!). Before we go any further, it's important that […]
Metro responds to Sheriff Joe’s “Con Rail” use
Yesterday, on Twitter, I said… Arpaio's "Con Rail" trips make for an interesting media frenzy… You know he hates the attention, right? The responses were immediate and were opinionated. Today, I discussed the idea with a friend who use to work for a Colorado County Sherriff's department and had picked up prisoners from the airport. Never once did they pay […]