Biking seems to be a growing way of life for many people. I have read a lot about several different organizations promoting bikes as a great form of transportation. And yes, I began reading about some of these places well before we hit $4 per gallon. A while back, my friend Sam wrote about the […]
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Light Rail Construction Update
Wow.. For all of the people that have endured the long construction process, we can finally begin to see a lot of real progress. According to Metro's site, for the areas of Tempe and Mesa "In-road work is complete. No restrictions." The testing of Mesa and Tempe appears to be going well. Soon, we will start […]
Light Rail working well in many cities..
Public transportation has been a pretty hot topic lately. With the price of gas and cost of living, people are flocking to bus and rail systems nationwide. This morning, I read stories about the growth of the Houston and Denver light rail systems. Our good friends at “The Overhead Wire” have some great information concerning […]
Some Light Rail FAQ’s & A Short Video
Last week was a really busy week for Light Rail meetings. As I get caught up, I’ll try to make some more stuff available. One of the more interesting meetings was held at ASU to discuss light rail safety near the campus. Gary Flunoy from Metro did a great job with his presentation and I was able […]
Public Transportation – One (funny) man’s opinion
How ironic that, last night, some of us from Rail Life were leaving a really cool place on Mill Avenue called La Bocca Urban Pizzeria and Wine Bar. As we left, we were stopped by “G-Money,” who asked our opinion of public transportation! 🙂 We chatted for a minute and then decided, as any blogger would, that we […]
ah, let’s try it again. lights, camera, action?
ok, so not everything went perfect today when the testing began.. Sounds like the trains are doing fine but some of the testing equipment had a bit of a problem.. Here is the story as reported by AZ Central.. “Tempe-Mesa light rail test put on hold.” Hopefully, everything will be running smoothly in the near future. […]
Light Rail Safety talk at ASU – More testing coming soon
At ASU, it is going to be very important to talk about “safety” along and near the lines. Metro is offering a seminar on Friday, June 13th in the ASU Biodesign Institute Auditorium. (click here for ASU Biodesing map) Heres the deal… Friday, June 13, 2008 Metro Light Rail Safety Brown Bag Seminar “Safety Around the Tracks” […]
Clean, “Green” Machines – More pics & Videos
We have written before about the light rail cars and the new light rail maintenance facility. One of the fun features of the facility is the “car wash.” You should see this thing. It is a huge drive-thru building at the south end of the test track where the cars will be cleaned every few […]
Tempe South Transit Study- Public Input Welcome
Recently, we talked about the public involvement meetings for the Northwest Extension. Soon, there be two more public meetings in Tempe to discuss the "Tempe South Study" where we will have an opportunity to learn more about future routes and transit modes to connect South Tempe and parts of Chandler to the upcoming 20 mile Light […]