East valley park and ride lots continue to handle to bulk of the parking demand for light rail riders. It is estimated that 12% of ridership is coming from the Sycamore and Main street station and that many overall trips are considered "high turnover" trips. High turnover in that, you might be hard pressed to […]
Light Rail Station – 19th Ave and Camelback
The light rail station at 19th Ave and Camelback is home to a large Park and Ride lot with over 400 parking spaces. This station is also close to several neighborhoods in an area where we will probably be seeing a lot of added interest for commuters and public transit fans to live close to […]
Light Rail Station – 19th Ave and Montebello
The light rail station at 19th Avenue and Montebello is the end of the line and home to a large Park and Ride lot with nearly 800 parking spaces. The Christown Mall and the fact that this is the end ( or beginning ) of the line made this light rail station the second busiest […]
Light Rail and Classic Cars
According to our friends at the City of Tempe, they will be hosting a free classic car show with food, music and cars. The event is titled the "Tempe Parking Classic." and will feature the new parking garage east of Mill Avenue at 5th street which is conveniently located near the light rail stations at 5th Street and […]
Light Rail Station – Dorsey and Apache
The Tempe light rail station is located just East of the main campus at ASU and is a popular station for people living near the school. The housing choices and number of small, locally owned businesses near by are many. The Dorsey and Apache station has two park and ride locations nearby with 190 spaces. […]
Light Rail Parking – Not ideal for some business owners
When it comes to light rail parking, most people think of the Park and Ride lots and maybe the effect its had on different types of riders. But I recently received a call asking me to come see how a "parked" light rail car was blocking the view of a business on Main Street in Mesa. It turns out that […]
The first Light Rail New Year’s Eve – Mill Avenue Style
This coming New Year’s Eve will be a historic occasion in that, it will be the first time people will be able to take light rail to and from Mill Avenue. This year, there will be a slight change to the area near Third Street and Mill because of it’s proximity to the new light rail […]
Mesa to LINK up with Light Rail
Valley Metro LINK is a new state-of-the-art service that will carry East Valley passengers from as far East as the Superstition Springs park and ride lot near Power Road and the US60 freeway. A map of the LINK system shows the route running from Superstition Springs heading North on Power to Main Street where it will […]
Phoenix Light Rail info – Metro CEO, Rick Simonetta (video)
This morning the CEO of Metro, Rick Simonetta, spoke to a packed house at a Phoenix breakfast meeting. The enclosed video will give you a great understanding of the current and future plans for our light rail system. Some of the highlights from his talk (for me) were: We are just 142 days from the opening […]
Phoenix Light Rail – Park and Ride info
We have been getting a lot of questions concerning access to the light rail. If not taking the bus or a bike to the stations, the Park and Ride locations will be a very convenient way to utilize the system. There are 8 park and ride locations. All park and rides will be FREE of […]