For years, we’ve heard some really “interesting” comments by people who are opposed to light rail in Scottsdale. Here’s a few of my favorites: light rail clearly kills businesses light rail is a crime infested cesspool and is a sure-fire way to kill off any chance of future economic development along a chosen train route. “I […]
Northwest Phoenix Light Rail Opening!
SO many people have been anxiously awaiting the Grand Opening of the Northwest Phoenix Light Rail extension and the time is finally here! March 19th, 2016 is the day we have been waiting for. Join us Saturday morning for this historic event! There will be free rides, free commemorative passes, free WiFi and freedom to […]
More Progress For South Central Light Rail Extension
A lot of people have been watching for new status updates concerning the South Central Light Rail Extension in Phoenix. It sounds like some first steps are being taken to make this a reality. Here’s a press release from Metro. For immediate release December 2, 2015 South Central Light Rail Extension Enters FTA Project Development […]
Mesa Light Rail Station Closing For The Weekend
The Mesa light rail station at Sycamore and Main is currently scheduled to be closed from late Friday night until early Monday morning. This is a busy station and passengers should know that a shuttle service will be set up to try and alleviate some of the issues with the temporary closure. Of course, the upside of […]
Irony And A Train Ride
Recently, crews made short work out of tearing down a 103 year old building in Mesa to help make way for a portion of the current light rail extension. After more than six decades as a grocery store, the old building on the north east corner of Main and Mesa Drive was the home of […]
Learn More About Northwest Extension
Public Meeting to Provide Updates on Northwest Phoenix Rail Extension Phoenix, AZ (November 19, 2012) Valley Metro invites the community to attend a public meeting that will provide updates on the Northwest Extension of light rail. Attendees will have the opportunity to view the final design, see the draft construction schedule and learn about business […]
More Talks Of Gilbert Road Extension
Mesa began talking about extending light rail in the city way before the light rail even went into Mesa… From day one, it seems as if they ( and many others ) saw the benefits of running tracks in their city. Shortly after the original 20 miles of light rail line opened in Phoenix, Tempe […]
Feds Ready to Fund Mesa Light Rail Extension
Back in 2009, METRO received local and regional approval to begin the process of building a 3.1-mile light rail extension in central Mesa. This extension along Main Street from Sycamore to just east of Mesa Drive was to include four new light rail stations and another park-and-ride lot. According to plan, the project was to […]
Creating A New Old College Town
There has been a lot of talk lately about the new downtown Mesa college hub being created in an area many had written off as dead, boring or past its time. The successful marketing campaign by Mesa’s leadership to attract colleges to their downtown core has landed them commitments from four colleges ( so far […]
Northwest Light Rail Extension Back On Track
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 […]