Everyone knows the saying that “crime doesn’t pay.” In Phoenix, there has recently been an increased police presence near several of METRO’s light rail stations, and it sounds like there will be increased enforcement on cheapskates trying to ride for free. According to a recent report, roughly 1/3 of the people that don’t buy a […]
Sports Along The Line…
A quick bi-weekly look at the sports world along the line. Junior quarterback Steven Threet looks like the real deal… His 307 yds/game is 5th nationally, and take away a couple bad passes last week and Oregon might have 1 loss… The Dbacks made a move that should have happened a few years back by bringing […]
Thursday’s on Mill rockin’ again…
The Thursday Night Market is back after taking the lloooonng hot Summer off. Each Thursday night, head down to the Mill Avenue District to check out some of the cool stuff at the Market and take in some of the Music on Mill action. If you remember, the Market was set up near MADCap on […]
Life on the Light Rail
There’s been plenty of stories on how well-used the light rail is, how it’s become a convenient people mover for students, sport fans and a healthy amount of commuters, and even plenty of glamour shots of bands playing in cars, events at stations of the trains themselves. I’m here to tell you what it’s REALLY […]
REBlogWorld in Vegas– Where The Cool Kids Play
The buzz for the annual REBlogWorld and the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas is beginning to get pretty loud. This years events will be jam packed into three days of amazing material and out of this world fun. Yeah, I said fun. As in Las Vegas style fun and games with the […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – July 2010
As expected, the July of 2010 light rail ridership numbers took a bit of a dive in July as the temperatures heated up. Like many months, there are some interesting insights when looking at these totals. While the average daily boardings were down, the average Sunday / holiday number was the highest yet for the […]
What’s it like to live on the light rail?
Phoenix metro has been my home going on eight years now. During those seven years, I lived 14 months in Tempe and the rest in Phoenix. I’ve lived in two different locations during light rail construction, and another two after it was finished. My experience with public transportation is light, as my only experience in […]
Weekend light rail delays coming up
METRO has advised people to plan on delays if traveling to or from the East valley this weekend. In a news release sent this am, the following information was given: “Light rail service disruption due to track repair work in Tempe Friday, August 6 at 8 p.m. – Sunday, August 8 If traveling between University […]
Does Light Rail Help Destroy Or Build Communities?
The debate over what is right and what is wrong with development along our light rail line can get pretty intense. Recently there was an interesting article about the Mesa light rail extension titled “Mesa looks to save landmarks” touching on some of the coming changes that are sure to occur between now and when […]
Selling Drugs ( And More ) On The Light Rail
So, the big grand opening at the new CityScape CVS Pharmacy was this week and a whole slew of paparazzi, politicians and local folk gathered to celebrate the occasion. It was interesting to talk with some of the people that came to the opening. For the politicians and super-cool movers and shakers it seemed to […]