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Here’s A Shocker – Homes Near Transit Worth More

September 26, 2013 by Nick Bastian Leave a Comment

For years, we’ve been talking about life and neighborhoods along the Phoenix light rail line. While transit lovers know that we still have a LOT of room for improving, the popularity of homes near the light rail line seems to be reaching larger audiences each year. While location, location, location has always been important in […]

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Transit Riders Striking Out Again

July 31, 2013 by Nick Bastian Leave a Comment

Well, I think it’s been over a year since we had a bus strike. I guess it was time for another. Yeah, yeah, yeah… There’s two sides to every story. Unfortunately, people that rely on the bus to get to work rarely get to have a say in this crap. Light rail service not affected. […]

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Congratulations To Steve Banta

February 11, 2013 by Nick Bastian Leave a Comment

A big Rail Life congratulations goes out to Valley Metro CEO Steve Banta and to the South West Transit Association today for the unanimous decision to have Mr. Banta be the 2013 secretary / treasurer of the SWTA. In an article dated today, Mass Transit Magazine says: “Valley Metro CEO Elected to South West Transit […]

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Happy Light Rail New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2012 by Nick Bastian Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! New Year’s Eve is a LOT of fun for all and the light rail line is a great way for tens of thousands of people to go out and celebrate. Dozens of big parties are happening along the line and people can have METRO drive them all night long. The two biggest […]

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Call Me Crazy But I Can’t Wait For Loco

October 17, 2012 by Nick Bastian 1 Comment

Just about everyone loves a good Margarita now and then. Thankfully, the choices in Arizona are many when it comes to good spots to sample some pretty tasty tequila concoctions. Heck, day one of the light rail line running in Phoenix, the one and only Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers sang “Mexican Moonshine” as we […]

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Time To Celebrate AND Brew Some Beer!

March 30, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Ok, the beer part should have caught the attention of a few of you. Come have some fun at Dave’s Electric Brewpub this Friday as they celebrate the fact that they are now brewing on site! It has been a long time coming and a lot of people are pretty excited that they are finally […]

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Green Can Be CRAZY, Green Can Be Mellow

March 12, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

You probably know that St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. If you are one of the millions of crazed, green-beer drinking folks that love to get their leprechaun on one time per year, your time has come. Heck, maybe you are the real deal and this holiday really IS your favorite, that’s cool, too! One […]

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From LINK to Light Rail – Chandler to Phoenix live blog

March 3, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

(This is Tyler Hurst’s live blog about what it’s like to travel from downtown Chandler to downtown Phoenix using the Chandler BRT LINK and the Light Rail. He’s recently declared his candidacy to be Ashton Kutcher’s VP of Pop Culture with PopChips and he would love it if you voted for him here.) 3:03pm After […]

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The Lones Group – A Lesson In Brand Awareness

February 26, 2011 by Rail Life 17 Comments

Brand awareness. Companies pay big bucks for it or work very hard to get it. Often, they do both.  Anyone that says that a good brand is easy to come by is sadly mistaken. I happen to recall a situation where Chicago’s Horizon Realty damaged their reputation by suing someone over a tweet about mold. […]

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Governor’s Office of Highway Safety To Issue Award At Tempe City Council Meeting

February 9, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Today it was announced that Tempe Police Chief Tom Ryff is going to be receiving an award at the upcoming Tempe City Council Meeting on Thursday. From azcentral: Alberto Gutier, director of the AZ Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, said in a letter that he plans to present the award to Ryff at Thursday’s Tempe […]

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$460,000 420 W 1ST Street, 323
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