Monday, I am “heading out to San Francisco” (reminds me of a great Jimmy Buffet song!) to join a bunch of bloggers, mainly from the RE.net community. Inman’s Real Estate Connect is July 23rd – 25th and is preceded by RE Bar Camp on the 22nd. Day one of Inman Connect has a nearly six hour […]
Metro Light Rail – A Few New Rules
For many Arizona residents, light rail is going to be a new experience. Metro has begun a pretty significant safety campaign and is looking for Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa to help spread the word. Other than safety and common sense, there will be some new rules and expectations that people will be asked to follow. […]
Busy week for Metro – video recap..
Wow.. This past week was action packed for Metro and for people wanting more information about the new light rail cars. Yesterday, the trains made their first trip up Central Avenue. We were lucky to have Joy get some video of this historic trip. I think the video does a great job in giving you a […]
Adding more Life to Rail Life
As we patiently wait for the Rail Life site to be up, we want to start a few new things with the blog and I bet some of you can help.. I am thinking about weekly or bi-weekly stories, maybe even video interviews, with people that live, work, study and or play along the upcoming light rail line. You know, […]
Stupid, ironic video of the day
Ok, so some of you might have to bear with me once in a while. This afternoon, my friend Michelle (the Rail Goddess) and I were taking some pics of a few of the rail stops for an upcoming project and saw this sign that said “Light Rail Sale.” It just so happens that they were doing some […]
Tempe Town Lake’s Light Rail Bridge
We took this short video of a Light Rail car crossing the Tempe Town Lake Bridge north bound on the 4th of July. The area is shown here in a pic from a little earlier in the day. Next year, I am sure the trains will be full of people heading to the 4th of July fireworks […]
More on the Light Rail Debate
I read another good post from my friend Edward yesterday where he mentioned this article about light rail in the ASU State Press. ("web devil") To me, the article was very interesting. I get the feeling that the author isn't a real big fan of the Phoenix Light Rail project. From what I can tell, a large […]
Tempe 4th of July Road closures
ok.. So many people want to go see the big party at Tempe Town Lake, the light rail cars in action and the cool lights on the new bridge. I have some road closure info courtesy of PTS News, the official e-newsletter of ASU Parking & Transit Services. Several downtown Tempe streets will be closed this […]
Tempe 4th of July Party – Light Rail Style
Tempe Beach Park is the place to be for the 4th of July. In addition to the spectacular fireworks, you have a great opportunity to see the Award Winning Tempe Town Lake Bridge in action! Did you know the bridge built for the light rail cars has a state-of-the-art fiber-optic lighting system? Did you know […]
Metro Light Rail Fares in Phoenix
A lot of people wonder how the fare system will work once the light rail trains begin to run in December. Basically, a ride (bus or light rail) is going to cost most people $1.25 and an all day pass is just $2.50. There will be other options available. For instance, you can purchase a 3, […]