The City of Tempe and the Mill Avenue District welcomes Comerica Bank on Mill Avenue just south of the light rail station at 3rd and Mill. While the paper recently reported on some of the casualties of Mill Avenue, the city knows there is a new interest among certain types of business in the area. […]
Light Rail Station – Osborn and Central
The light rail station at Osborn and Central in Phoenix is also often called Park Central as it is neat the Park Central Mall. This light rail station is near many restaurants, shops and a ton of commercial space. Located just South of Osborn, there seems to be a lot more activity in this area […]
Light Rail Station – Rural and University
The light rail station at Rural and University is a very busy station. Tempe and ASU students have embraced light rail and are taking advantage of it’s many benefits. Students find light rail a great way to help with parking problems and costs. The ASU “U-Pass” is available at greatly discounted rates to ASU students. […]
Light Rail travel times – un-official numbers
We get calls and emails about the light rail schedules and travel times quite often. I believe the timing varies slightly depending on driver, passenger loads and even time of day. My last travel time update was pretty consistent with my most recent one. Today, I traveled the entire route, from the Sycamore and Main Street station to […]
Rail Life Site Changes
Here at Rail Life, we like to continue to make things better for the community. We have a lot of changes planned for the future to make the site easy and better for everyone. And we hope to continue to expand our services as Valley Metro continues to expand its services throughout the valley of […]
D-backs Fan Fest Fun for Everyone
The 5th annual D-backs Fan Fest was pure fun and enjoyment. As advertised, there was plenty to do for everyone. We managed to stay pre-occupied for about six hours as we checked everything out. There were picture and autograph opportunities with the players and some of the other entertainers from the Diamondbacks Family including Baxter […]
Light Rail Station – Dorsey and Apache
The Tempe light rail station is located just East of the main campus at ASU and is a popular station for people living near the school. The housing choices and number of small, locally owned businesses near by are many. The Dorsey and Apache station has two park and ride locations nearby with 190 spaces. […]
Light Rail ridership numbers expected to be strong – Will it last?
Yesterday's joint Government Relations and Transportation committees meeting at the Tempe Chamber of Commerce was very interesting and very informative. The main agenda item was commuter rail which was presented by Mayor Hugh Hallman. Mayor Hallman has an obvious grasp on this subject and there was a lot of interesting discussion, but, let's face it… he's a politician, […]
Light Rail Station – McClintock and Apache
The McClintock and Apache light rail station in Tempe is very popular with people that like the fact that it is a covered park and ride lot holding 300 cars. This light rail station has proven to be very popular with ASU students and recreational light rail riders alike. The park and ride lot is […]
Metro responds to Sheriff Joe’s “Con Rail” use
Yesterday, on Twitter, I said… Arpaio's "Con Rail" trips make for an interesting media frenzy… You know he hates the attention, right? The responses were immediate and were opinionated. Today, I discussed the idea with a friend who use to work for a Colorado County Sherriff's department and had picked up prisoners from the airport. Never once did they pay […]