It’s been a few years since we heard about the delay to the northwest light rail extension. This week the story changed, and we hear that the city of Phoenix has given the green light to accelerate the 3.2 mile extension up 19th Avenue to Dunlap. From the METRO web site we read: “UPDATE: With […]
Cancer Sucks – Help Out Have Fun
Pretty much every one of us thinks that cancer sucks. I guarantee you know someone that has been affected in one way or another. You know what else I can pretty much guarantee? I guarantee that you or someone you know likes to have fun, drink a good beer, and/or enjoy some really good grub. […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Not Exactly Politics As Usual
This week, I saw this video titled “Greg Stanton & Scott Smith: 2012 Best of the Capitol – Best Elected Officials”. I think it’s a great fit for the Rail Life pic / video of the week because both of these guys have been major supporters of “life along the line.” Obviously, their jobs have […]
ASU Predicts Less Cookie Cutters More Light Rail Projects
You all know the neighborhoods, the homes were built by the tens of thousands here in the Valley. Tile roof, stucco exterior with elevation A, B, and C differentiated by moving a window or maybe a slightly different pitch to the roof line. Either way, when you drive down the street, they all basically look […]
Public Transit Apple Falling From The Tree?
So, Apple announced details of iOS 6 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this week, and it has been pointed out that public transit directions are NOT included. Of course, there are some people that don’t think this is too cool… Our friends at WalkScore definitely agree with us that transit information matters. On the […]
METRO To Van Halen Concert For FREE
A little bit of Van Halen is pretty hard to resist. Sure, it has been about 20 years since they were one of the best shows on the planet, but their music is still good enough to bring some of us back to the good ol’ days… This Saturday, Diamond Dave and the Van Halen […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – May 2012
The May 2012 METRO light rail ridership numbers are out and there were 1,118,598 boardings which is 148,116 less than April’s total of 1,266,714. On the plus side, May of 2011 had 1,018,684 boardings which means there was nearly a 10% increase from the year before. May 2012 ridership numbers look like this: Total Boardings […]