Here is a link to the ASU Parking and Transit Services newsletter for August. This is a really busy week for incoming students! The newsletter has info on Zipcar, the Orbit shuttle service, parking permits, ASU light rail information, inter campus shuttles etc etc. Take a second to check it out… At Rail Life, we […]
An ASU StAR, Social Networking & Light Rail
A while back, I mentioned that I wanted to add "more life to Rail Life" by involving people from the community and hearing about life and experiences along the light rail line. Slowly, we are getting around to some of my ideas. 🙂 This past weekend, I had an opportunity to speak with Sam Richard. […]
The Dhaba – Tempe ribbon cutting celebration
Located just east of the McClintock Dr. / Apache Blvd. light rail station  is “The Dhaba” where members of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce along with Mayor Hugh Hallman met today for a ribbon cutting. This wasn’t a “grand opening,” just an opportunity to recognize this business which has endured the light rail construction and worked […]
Business owners – Taste of Downtown coming to Phoenix
Attention, business and restaurant owners between 7th Street and 7th Avenue, Buckeye to Camelback, and along the Phoenix portion of light rail line. You have a unique opportunity to advertise your business with the help of the City of Phoenix. Recently, Mayor Gordon's office sent a letter to downtown restaurants and business owners inviting them […]
New Bus Routes Connecting to Light Rail
In Tempe, there is still time to voice your opinion on the proposed changes to the bus lines due to the implementation of light rail. Comments are being reviewed through August 19th and will be presented to the Tempe Transportation Commission on Sept. 9 and the Tempe City Council Sept. 11. Your comments can be […]
Phoenix Light Rail info – Metro CEO, Rick Simonetta (video)
This morning the CEO of Metro, Rick Simonetta, spoke to a packed house at a Phoenix breakfast meeting. The enclosed video will give you a great understanding of the current and future plans for our light rail system. Some of the highlights from his talk (for me) were: We are just 142 days from the opening […]
Phoenix Light Rail – Park and Ride info
We have been getting a lot of questions concerning access to the light rail. If not taking the bus or a bike to the stations, the Park and Ride locations will be a very convenient way to utilize the system. There are 8 park and ride locations. All park and rides will be FREE of […]
Tons of testing ahead of the big party – ASU on notice
Everyone likes a party, right?!? Thankfully, METRO and the cities of Tempe and Mesa don’t appear to want any unforeseen problems during Mesa’s August 6th light rail celebration. Sounds like the Tempe and Mesa areas will be getting a ton of light rail traffic in the very near future. Here is part of an email […]
More Light Rail rules to be finalized soon
The AZ Republic had a brief story this morning talking about the fact that the city of Tempe will vote on new light rail rules Aug. 14, and Phoenix and Mesa are expected to review them soon after. Jyme Sue McLaren, Tempe's Deputy Public Works manager (fyi, she is REALLY nice ) was quoted as saying "We worked for a year and a half. […]
Valley Metro CEO to speak about light rail…
I hope you can join us for the next Mayor’s "business coffee" to hear Metro’s CEO Rick Simonetta, speak about light rail. I have had several opportunities to hear Rick speak and find him to be friendly, informative and obviously very knowledgeable about the vision of rail in our city. I believe there will be […]