Last night’s meeting to discuss the Tempe South High Capacity Study had many interesting components. I’ll cover more in the future, for sure. One of the more interesting ( to me ) components had to do with the recommendation of a fairly recent idea of the Mill / Ash loop with a Modern Streetcar. A […]
METRO Close to Recommendation for Tempe South Expansion
Talk of the Tempe South expansion plans has been going on since before METRO light rail opened in December of 2008. Since then, we have seen a ton of changes and have seen transit ridership continue to evolve in the area. On September 23rd, METRO will present their “preliminary staff recommendations” for the Tempe South […]
Tempe Light Rail Extensions Still Up In Air
While the decision to take the South Tempe Light Rail extension program “off the table” was made a long time ago, there are still discussions going on about the best way to get people south from the current line. The two remaining light rail extension options are bus rapid transfer from Rural Road and a […]
Mesa Light Rail Design Review Coming Up!
For immediate release April 14, 2010 Open house to review design elements of Mesa light rail extension PHOENIX — Station locations, street configuration and other design recommendations for the Central Mesa Light Rail Extension will be shared with the community for their comment at an open house on Saturday, April 24, in downtown Mesa. The […]
Mesa Light Rail Extension – Check’s in the Mail
Mesa light rail fans should be pretty excited about yesterday’s news that crucial federal funds are likely coming soon. Even though our light rail system is just shy of one year old, we have been talking about expansion in Mesa for quite some time. Of course, funding is always a question, as is demand, economic […]
More economic delays hit Metro Light Rail
I enjoyed reading the Republic’s story this morning concerning the delays of the 19th Avenue light rail extension. I don’t mean to say that the delay part was enjoyable, but I was glad to see some more information come out about it. The extension is commonly referred to by Metro as the Northwest Extension and […]
More Metro expansion info. Costs and Parking in Mesa
This weeks Metro meeting to discuss the Mesa expansion was pretty interesting. I had a chance to speak with Kerry Fehr from the AZ Republic after the meeting and enjoyed her article in the paper yesterday explaining what was covered. I was glad she entered the following proposed cost and boarding information for the next extension as follows. daily […]
Metro Light Rail Expansion – Already?
For some, it might be hard to believe we are talking about the expansion of our Light Rail system before it even opens. Believe me, there is a LOT of work, planning and posturing that goes on prior to opening or expanding a system like this. Last night, I attended a public meeting with Metro […]
Light Rail working well in many cities..
Public transportation has been a pretty hot topic lately. With the price of gas and cost of living, people are flocking to bus and rail systems nationwide. This morning, I read stories about the growth of the Houston and Denver light rail systems. Our good friends at “The Overhead Wire” have some great information concerning […]