We get a lot of questions from people concerning bicycles on the light rail cars. Each of the light rail vehicles have bike racks that hold four bicycles. In fact, bicycles are very common on light rail. When taking your bike on the light rail, you might want to keep these things in mind… Bicycle […]
Light Rail Station – 12th and Washington
The light rail station at 12th street and Washington in Phoenix is a West bound station where the line has splits from the East Valley. There is an interesting mix of commercial and residential development near by but this station has been in the bottom third of boardings for the first year of operation for […]
Light Rail Station – 24th and Jefferson
The light rail station at 24th street and Jefferson in Phoenix is the last East bound station where the line “splits” heading to the East Valley. It is our opinion that this area along Washington will see a LOT of changes as people decide to develop and move closer to the light rail line. Many […]
Light Rail Station – 24th and Washington
The light rail station at 24th street and Washington in Phoenix is the first West bound station where the line “splits” heading from the East Valley as it becomes a one way track until joining the two way track at the Roosevelt Station. It is our opinion that this area along Washington will see a […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers for April 09′ top 1 million
For immediate release May 18, 2009 PHOENIX — METRO exceeded one million riders in April with 1,044,135 total boardings. “This is a significant milestone for a transit agency,” said METRO CEO Rick Simonetta. “We’re sincerely appreciative of our riders for making light rail a part of their lives.” To put the spotlight on the millions […]
Light Rail Station – 38th and Washington
The light rail station at 38th street and Washington is also known as the Gateway Community College station. Like ASU students, the students at Gateway Community College find light rail to be a great way to get to school. Other than the school, the area is mainly surrounded by commercial development, there is also a […]
Light Rail Station – 44th and Washington
The light rail station at 44th street and Washington is also known as the airport station. We will see a lot of changes to this are once the new Sky Train system to Sky Harbor opens. Near by, you will find a lot of commercial buildings, hotels and the Chinese Cultural Center with many unique […]
Weekend extension of light rail hours takes step forward
Today, members of the City of Phoenix Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee met to discuss (among other things) agenda item #7 which read: Extended Weekend Light Rail Service: This report provides the transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee with information, cost, and funding alternatives to provide extended light rail service on Friday and Saturday nights. Many options have been […]
Questions remain for East Valley Light Rail extensions
The subject of light rail extensions in East Valley cities of Mesa and Tempe have come up in several conversations that I have had with people recently. Mesa and Tempe both appear to be very interested in expanding their light rail system. I have long been of the opinion that Main Street is a great […]
Light Rail Station – 7th Ave and Camelback
The light rail station at 7th Ave and Camelback is between 19th Ave and Central. This station has more of a “neighborhood” feel than many of the light rail stations. All of the light rail stations in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa have different art work. Below, you will see a photo of Nubia, the artist […]