While searching for some ridership reports recently, I came across METRO’s 2012 Operating And Capital Budget. Yep, it’s 56 pages of goodness that would be awesome for reading material when you have been drinking Red Bull all night. Some pretty interesting nuggets can be found and are listed below. Please note, I just skimmed and […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Encore on Farmer Update
I was with some friends in Tempe on Friday night and we somehow brought up the Mill Avenue District. ( shocking, I’m sure ) When Encore on Farmer was brought up, there was a “I didn’t even know about that” statement. It reminded me that I had been sent a copy of the rendering for […]
METRO Numbers From MLB All Star Game
We hear a lot about the success of the Phoenix light rail system and about the ridership numbers being higher than expected. Ever since since opening day in 2008, people have looked to METRO as a very convenient way to get to many places along the 20 mile line. Sporting events along the line are […]
Can Public AND Private Money Be Used For Passenger Rail?
New Report Examines Whether Passenger Rail in Arizona and the U.S. Should Be Public, Private or Both A first-of-its-kind report released today examines whether high-speed rail should be public, private or both. The research report released by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund examines the experience with public-private partnerships for high-speed rail in the U.S. and […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Central Station
This past week, I got to hang out with some friends in downtown Phoenix. On my way home, I shot this pic at the newly designed Central Station. If you have not seen the multi-million dollar facelift, take a look the next time you are downtown by exiting at Central and Van Buren or at […]
Score Another For Phoenix
I’m a big fan of a company called Walk Score. I’ve mentioned them several times is the past, but basically a Walk Score is a way for people to score a property based on it’s walk-ability. Being somewhat of a transit geek, I find this tool very interesting and have shared it with a bunch […]
Mesa Light Rail Extension Gains Clearance
For immediate release July 14, 2011 Central Mesa light rail extension receives environmental clearance Another milestone in the project development process PHOENIX, AZ — METRO has received the Finding of No Significant Impact (or FONSI) from the Federal Transit Administration for the 3.1-mile Central Mesa light rail extension. This approval comes following the submittal of […]
More Mill Action Coming Soon
West 6th will be open before we know it, bringing hundreds of new residents to the Mill Avenue District. Local merchants seem to be pretty excited about the potential for so many new customers to converge upon the area. The only concern I am hearing is the lack of a nearby grocery store, but some […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – June 2011
The June 2011 METRO light rail ridership numbers came in at 924,547 which is the 4th declining month in a row. Average weekday, average Saturday and average Sunday / holiday were once again down from the month before. June 2011 ridership numbers look like this: Total Boardings for June: 924,547 vs 1,018,684 in May: Avg. […]
BIG Numbers – All Welcome Today For All Star Game
Here’s a reminder of a few tips for getting to the game as easy as possible. 1. Buy an all day pass. For just $3.50 ( other passes are available ) you can ride the METRO light rail trains all day. Yep, it’s a pretty good deal. Kids 5 and under ride FREE. 2. Follow […]