Last night, I attended another Radiate Phoenix meeting held at Portland’s Wine Bar which is located directly across from the light rail stop at Roosevelt / Central Avenue. What I love about Radiate Phoenix is their passion for all that is downtown. This is a group of creative, entrepreneurial, care about how Phoenix develops, appreciate […]
Light Rail Business owners… Metro is having a celebration!
Metro's "Grand Opening" celebrations will be here before you know it! On December 27th, there will be a whole bunch of people riding the light rail line for the first time in our history. The crowds are expected to be huge and the fares for riding have been waived ( yep, FREE) until the first of the […]
Metro’s hours of service… Could a change be coming?
Metro's hours of service has been a pretty big topic of discussion around here, in the news papers and on line. Back in March, we were told that Metro would have a simple schedule, running until 1 am. The latest light rail schedule that we have available came to us from Metro's site which says […]
Metro to serve New Year’s Eve crowds…
Recently, I have had some interesting conversations with people concerning Metro's hours of service. The current plan is for the light rail cars to quit running at midnight. Not exactly everyone's first choice. (more on that soon!) At yesterdays "Valley Forward" lunch, we got to hear some really interesting stuff about Metro from CEO Rick Simonetta, Tempe Mayor […]
Downtown Phoenix Public Market – Great stuff goin’ on!
Located between the Roosevelt / Central Ave and the Van Buren / Central Ave light rail stations you will find the Downtown Phoenix Public Market. This past Saturday, I took my first trip to the Market to see what all of the fuss was about. You see, a couple of friends had mentioned it to me, […]
Metro’s Light Rail Bridge wins award
AZ Central reported this morning that "Roads and Bridges Magazine named the Tempe Town Lake Light Rail Bridge the tenth best bridge built in 2008." They go on to say that "The Light Rail Bridge was selected from a group of 70 other nominees for its superior design and construction. In order to be considered for […]
Metro extending FREE rides Dec 27 – 31!
New news for the grand opening celebrations!! METRO free-ride weekend has been extended!! PHOENIX – Your window to experience the new METRO light rail system for free has been extended through Dec. 31. Fares will be required beginning Jan. 1, 2009. The original plans for METRO's grand opening included a free-ride weekend on Saturday, […]
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 […]
More Metro Light Rail Grand Opening News
Comic book superstar Todd McFarlane to design Preview Pass commemorative ticket PHOENIX — One of the regions hottest tickets this year will also be one of the most collectible. Phoenix-based and internationally-renowned artist Todd McFarlane (Spawn, Spider-man) will create original artwork for the limited-edition METRO Preview Pass. McFarlane's design will serve as the golden ticket to get […]