The Tempe light rail station at Center Parkway and Washington in Tempe is located just north of the Mill Avenue District. In 2009 this light rail station was one of the stations with the fewest boardings. The low number of boarding probably indicate that this station is not a large destination for students or recreational […]
Light Rail Station – Smith – Martin and Apache
The light rail station at Smith-Martin and Apache in Tempe is located between the very busy stations at McClintock and at Price roads. The neighborhood station should see some major changes as this area continues to develop. Just East of a lot of some new ASU housing and directly south of a post office, the […]
Light Rail Station – Price – 101 and Apache
The light rail station located just East of the Loop 101 freeway is very convenient for anyone traveling from the East valley and heading down town. Commuters, sports fans, ASU students and a wide variety of people use this easily accessible light rail station to get to thousands of destinations along the Phoenix light rail […]
Light Rail Station – Sycamore and Main
The Sycamore and Main Street light rail station is currently Mesa’s only light rail station and is home to the largest Park and Ride lot with over 800 parking spaces. This light rail station is also sometimes referred to as the Dobson Station as it is just East of Dobson Road in Mesa. Currently, the […]
Light Rail Station – Veterans Way and College
The light rail station at Veterans Way and College Avenue in Tempe is right in the heart of Sun Devil Country. In fact, this station is also known as Sun Devil Station and is just outside of the stadium. Popular with students, RailGater’s and people heading to and from the Tempe Transportation Center this area […]
The Train Tracks bringing music via light rail
The Train Tracks is another great addition to our growing arts and entertainment community. Each week, a different artist boards the light rail to perform a series of songs taped by the guys at Inside Creative Minds to take a shot at being voted as the best act of the quarter. I believe voting for the quarters is […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers for February 09’
March 12, 2009 METRO ridership continues positive in February PHOENIX — For February 2009, METRO ridership totals 908,052 boardings, resulting in an average weekday ridership of 35,277, average Saturday ridership of 31,417 and average Sunday and holiday ridership of 19,212. In January, METRO ridership totaled 911,883 boardings, resulting in an average weekday ridership of 30,617, […]
Light Rail Station – 19th Ave and Camelback
The light rail station at 19th Ave and Camelback is home to a large Park and Ride lot with over 400 parking spaces. This station is also close to several neighborhoods in an area where we will probably be seeing a lot of added interest for commuters and public transit fans to live close to […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Climbing and Crawling, Rail Life style
Last week was about as busy as it gets around here with lots of fun things to work on. By Friday, I was looking forward to "EVFN" to end my week. I knew Saturday was going to be a long day of "Climbing and Crawling" but was really looking forward to it. (Saturday morning was the annual Climb […]
Light Rail Station – 19th Ave and Montebello
The light rail station at 19th Avenue and Montebello is the end of the line and home to a large Park and Ride lot with nearly 800 parking spaces. The Christown Mall and the fact that this is the end ( or beginning ) of the line made this light rail station the second busiest […]