For quite some time, I have talked about how impressed I have been with the Mesa light rail extension talks. Light rail will be a big move forward for downtown Mesa. More details to come soon but here is a video I shot of Mayor Smith prior to the light rail grand opening in 2008 […]
Mesa Light Rail Design Review Coming Up!
For immediate release April 14, 2010 Open house to review design elements of Mesa light rail extension PHOENIX — Station locations, street configuration and other design recommendations for the Central Mesa Light Rail Extension will be shared with the community for their comment at an open house on Saturday, April 24, in downtown Mesa. The […]
Advertising begins on Phoenix Light Rail
We have thought advertising should in place for a long time. The “trial” light rail wraps for the NBA All Star Game were well done and people seemed to like them. Given all of the talk about budget cuts, this press release from Metro makes a lot of sense… METRO is open for advertising with […]
Valley Metro asking people to leave the car at home.
Phoenix, AZ (Feb. 1, 2010) — Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority is making it easier to conquer the commute this February, as it visits workplaces to help workers find alternatives to commuting alone. Valley Metro and Governor Jan Brewer have declared February as “Try 1 in 5 Month” and challenge commuters to leave the […]
Metro first year milestones
PHOENIX — METRO light rail provided service to more than 11.3 million riders in 2009. Ridership has far exceeded first-year projections by 34 percent on weekdays, 33 percent on Saturdays and 61 percent on Sundays and holidays. Other notable figures achieved in 2009: The highest daily ridership occurred Dec. 31 with 53,216 riders. The highest […]
To cut or not to cut?
As Metro prepares to “possibly” cut transportation service here in the valley, many people are talking about the changes that lie ahead. It’s no big secret that participating cities and METRO alike are facing large budget deficits. How individuals, cities, and agencies react to these deficits seem to vary greatly. Changes, and the decision to […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – December 09’
Metro ended the year with respectable light rail ridership numbers for December of 2009. While the monthly totals did not reach the million plus boardings of the previous three months, it sounds like they were happy with the way this first year turned out. Decembers average Sunday/Holiday numbers were the lowest of the year. It […]
New Valley Metro Changes to Transit Service Effective January 25
Big service changes coming to bus routes January 25th. If you ride the bus to connect to light rail, you will want to take a look! Today we see the following press release from Valley Metro: New Transit Book Provides Details for January 25 Service Changes Phoenix, AZ (Jan. 5, 2010) Valley Metro passengers riding […]
Happy Birthday to METRO light rail
One year ago, METRO light rail arrived in the valley amid much fan fare, speculation, criticism, joy, fear and excitement. This past year has been mostly good news for light rail, but challenges have been many and will continue to face a new METRO CEO. Metro celebrated their birthday about a week early by working […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – November 09’
METRO just published year to date and monthly light rail ridership numbers showing total weekly boardings of 40,211 for this past month which is the second highest average weekday number of the year. Total boardings for November of 2009 came in at 1,003,503. METRO sounds pretty happy with the million plus number. A breakdown from […]