The light rail station at Van Buren and Central in downtown Phoenix is also known as the ASU Phoenix Campus station at Grand Central Station. ASU students are able to take light rail to the Tempe campus from their Phoenix classes. Bus connections and a hub of activity are near by with Phoenix Civic Space […]
Metro Light Rail Ridership numbers for June 09’
PHOENIX — METRO ridership totaled 815,566 boardings in June 2009. The average weekday ridership was 29,469, average Saturday ridership was 24,372 and average Sunday and holiday ridership was 17,440. Below is a glance at METRO’s ridership over the course of the first six months of operation: Average Weekday ridership numbers: 30,617 January 35,277 February 34,376 […]
Use it or lose it – Time to pay attention
Without a doubt, the first weekend of our extended light rail hours was a huge success. But, that was easy. First Fridays and the fourth of July always expect to see large crowds of people utilizing the system. As we past our first non holiday weekend without any major events, many people are wondering how […]
Light Rail Station – Jefferson and 1st Ave
The light rail station at Jefferson and 1st Avenue in downtown Phoenix is one of the busier stations along the line and is near city and county buildings. Several business, housing and restaurant choices are also located near by. This is an east bound platform only, people heading North or West from downtown will want […]
Summer heat goin’ to your head?
it is apparently a huge story that it is 110 degrees in Phoenix Arizona. What in the world will we do? I mean, seriously… Riding the light rail in the summer time? You must be nuts! The articles in the papers and on the blogs make it sound like we will all dry up and […]
Light Rail Station – 3rd and Washington
The light rail station at 3rdstreet and Washington in Phoenix is a West bound station also known as the Convention Center Station. This is also the light rail station used by most people coming from the East Valley to see a concert, the Suns or a Diamondbacks game. This is a busy station as convention […]
It’s Friday! Stay out late with Metro’s new extended hours!
Metro light rail is extending the hours of operation for Friday and Saturday nights to help those that do not want to worry about missing the last train when dining out, attending a show or just having some fun. “Early” hours have been an issue for many people since light rail began running this past […]
Light Rail Station – 12th and Jefferson
The light rail station at 12th Street and Jefferson in Phoenix is an East bound station where the line has split from the West Valley. There is an interesting mix of commercial and residential development near by but this station has been in the bottom third of boardings for the first year of operation for […]
Diamondbacks serving up Singles Night at Chase
Anyone that reads this blog probably already knows that I like to watch for fun things to do along the light rail line. As far as fun is concerned, I am also a huge fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Yep, even when they are a few games behind in the standings. A few weeks ago, […]
More news for Phoenix and Tempe July 4th Fireworks celebrations
The 2009 4th of July Fireworks shows in Phoenix and Tempe are almost here. Enclosed is more information on what to expect this weekend! If riding light rail to these events, make sure you are aware of the enclosed information to make your day/night even more enjoyable. For immediate release: METRO July 4 service plan […]