Downtown Mesa has a lot of stuff going on these days. Sure, the light rail line has only been running on downtown Main Street since August, but there have been significant changes in this growing area. Heck, there is even talk of new “market-rate housing” being built downtown which hasn’t happened for decades. Yep, they […]
Mesa Light Rail Opening A Fun Historic Day
When I was a little kid, we lived right by Pioneer Park in Mesa. That was a LONG time ago and times have certainly changed. The grand opening of the Mesa light rail line was a fun chance to take my kids to see what is happening in this part of town. We had a […]
METRO and City of Mesa Announce August 22 as Mesa Grand Opening
Woo Hoo! The trains will be running in Downtown Mesa before we know it! Announcement! Light rail service to downtown Mesa begins August 22nd, months early! pic.twitter.com/9L1giIz0v0 — RailLife (@RailLife) June 3, 2015 At a Central Mesa Milestone Event this morning, it was announced that the light rail trains will begin running into Downtown Mesa […]
Test Train Arrives In Mesa
We knew the day would come and the day happened to be May 27th, 2015 when the first light rail train headed into downtown Mesa. “The Valley Metro Light Rail Test Train was walked from Sycamore Street Station to Mesa Drive and back on the newly completed tracks down Main Street, Downtown Mesa, Arizona and […]
Top 10 Ethnic Restaurants Along the Mesa Light Rail
As we celebrate the coming light rail into Mesa, I thought about all the great international restaurants along the corridor in Mesa. I tried to come up with a list of just ten great ethnic restaurants that are, or will soon be, within walking distance of a light rail station. Right now, only Sycamore is […]
Mesa Combining Entertainment District With Light Rail Corridor
Recently, the Mesa City Council unanimously voted in favor of creating the Downtown Mesa Entertainment District. I read in an AZCentral article titled “Mesa to pursue nightlife district” that a downtown entertainment district is basically a tool created by a new law that says cities can designate up to 1 square mile as an entertainment […]
New And Old Taking Light Rail To Mesa
Over the past few years, we’ve seen college students ride the light rail line in huge numbers. It is a cheap and convenient way to get to and from the Tempe and downtown Phoenix campuses. The U-pass is a deal, for sure. Over the past few months, we have talked a LOT about the new […]
Downtown Mesa The Next Mill Avenue?
I read a really good article about downtown Mesa yesterday titled, “Our view: Arrival of colleges could transform downtown Mesa.” The article stated what I have been thinking / trying to say for a while now. It talked about how important these new colleges coming to Mesa could be for the transformation of the area. […]
Missouri College Joining Benedictine University in Downtown Mesa
It may sound like a broken record around here, but the positive news for downtown Mesa just keeps coming. Yesterday, we read that Westminster College is planning to open a campus in downtown Mesa. This significant announcement comes just a few months after the city announced plans for Benedictine University to open shop in downtown […]
METRO Announces Contractor For Mesa Light Rail Extension
Design-Build contractor selected for Central Mesa light rail extension The project timeline and community will benefit from a single team PHOENIX, AZ — Valley Transit Constructors (VTC), a Kiewit/Mass. Joint Venture, was selected today as the team who will continue designing and building the 3.1-mile Central Mesa light rail extension. Parsons Transportation Group, also part […]