The 28th annual A Taste Of Greece festival is coming to Tempe Beach Park for three days this weekend! Thousands of people will enjoy Greek food, dancing, music and fun. The shores of Tempe Town Lake will be transformed into a Greek marketplace where people will enjoy live Greek music, see Greek dancers, taste Greek […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Helicopter Parents In The PHX
So, there has been quite a buzz about a blog post written in the Downtown Devil this past week about the great divide in downtown Phoenix. With thousands of students now attending class downtown, there still seems to be a large disconnect between ASU, students, and the surrounding community fabric that has struggled to wrap […]
ASU Spring Game – 2011
Are you ready for some Sun Devil football? You should be! The Devils have been looking good in spring practice, some key players are stepping up to take leadership roles and the team, community, fans and faculty are excited for this season. ASU football fans will have a chance to see the 2011 team in […]
ASU Doubles Price of U-Pass for Students
ASU students ride the METRO light rail system in BIG numbers. During the first year of METRO operations, students rode for “free” if they asked for a U-Pass. From free, the charge went up and was $80.00 for the academic year. Once again, times are changing as ASU announced that the price of a 2011-2012 […]
Naked Woman Proves Stupidity Exists On The Trains
We know that an occasional person will drop their drawers along the METRO light rail line every once in a while. Heck, you would really have to be a prude to worry too much about some innocent fun like that, right? Well, every once in a while, we hear about stupid people doing some really […]
More Light Rail Expansion Talks
The Phoenix West Alternatives Analysis Study is progressing and here is the latest update. METRO will be providing a project update to the Phoenix City Council on May 3. The meeting is on the agenda for information and discussion only. METRO plans to take the project back to the Council for action late this year. […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – How About Them Devils
This past week, ASU unveiled their new uniforms. So far, I have heard mostly positive remarks. Personally, I like them. The black uniforms seem to have had the most reaction but I like some of the other combinations, as well. The video below shows the new uniforms and the photo above is one I took […]
Take A Ride, Save Some Cash
So, Arizona probably just missed making the Top 13 Best U.S. Cities for Public Transit list for the year. After all, people are flocking to our transportation system like crazy! When reading articles about the successes of light rail and other transportation systems around the country, it’s always interesting to see what is happening in […]
It’s Time For New ASU Uniforms: Bye Bye Sparky
*Update: see pics of the new ASU uniforms at the bottom of this page.* I have been hearing talk of new ASU uniforms for a while now. At first I was hesitant, but my hesitation has turned to excitement for the upcoming changes. Apparently, there will be new color schemes for the Devils, along with […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – March 2011
Last month, we guessed that METRO’s ridership numbers would be greater than February but didn’t know it would be 133,455 more than the previous month. Weekends were a huge hit in March as many people enjoyed our awesome weather and took advantage of many of the cool events that took place along the line. While […]