Around here, we like to keep things a little social. In fact, I’ve met some seriously awesome people through social media over the past few years. While many have heard of the Twitter prowess that is Jeff Moriarty, and social media powerhouses like Pete Cashmore from Mashable, there is an even more constant roar in […]
METRO Announces Light Rail Service For P. F. Chang’s Marathon
You all know that taking the light rail to the P.F. Chang’s Marathon is a piece of cake, right? As with many things, “some restrictions will apply.” Check out today’s press release from METRO Light Rail. See our Phoenix light rail map for directions to the P.F. Changs Rock n Roll Marathon. For immediate release […]
Risser’s Ramblings – Sports Along the Line
ASU football dominates today’s column… The biggest story has to be Big Brock’s decision to leave ASU for the NFL. Personally, I think it’ s the right call. As Paula Boivin accurately stated in her Arizona Republic column this week, If he’s got to learn a new system next year, he might as well get […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Light Rail at the Speed of Light
My friend Edward Jensen is as cool as he is tall. – That’s pretty cool. I saw him post the pic below where part of the caption said “It’s light rail…at the speed of light!” and immediately thought, “pic of the week!” I love the colors, the reflection on the water and the lights from […]
Lakeside Living In Tempe
Lakeside living in Tempe AZ offers a unique opportunity to live an urban / active lifestyle where people have easy access to hiking, biking, boating, sand volleyball and so much more. Living in or near the Mill Avenue district, people also have the convenience of a lifestyle that is arguably Arizona’s most urban environment with […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – December 2011
The December 2011 METRO light rail ridership numbers finished with 998,991 boardings marking just the third time in 2011 that “ridership” fell below the one million mark. Overall, another pretty impressive year for growth with 4.3% gains over 2010 boardings. December’s averages show lower weekday and weekend traffic from the previous month. Of course, a […]
Mesa Looking At College Students To Rock The Rail Life
We know that ASU students are a huge part of the success of the Phoenix light rail system. They ride in big numbers, spend money at businesses along the line, and they seem to enjoy the convenience of taking the train to school as well as out to play. Recently, it was announced that Mesa […]