So, you’re interested in transportation issues, right? Maybe you have heard about passenger rail and wondered how in the heck it could happen in Arizona. Maybe you want to have a say in choosing a location where most citizens benefit from the alignment and station locations. Maybe you want to hear about funding transportation in […]
Transit Geeks Go Car FREE
Tomorrow is World Carfree Day and people across the globe are asked to walk, bike, and ride public transportation instead of relying solely on their automobile. “Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighborhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated […]
Friends Of Transit, Foes Of Transit: Who Wins?
Last week’s Transit Means Business Conference in Phoenix was well attended by transit geeks, politicians and METRO staff. If you have an interest in transit, I would strongly recommend that you connect with Friends of Transit and get on their mailing list. Speaking at the conference were: Yvonne Hunter: Board Chair, Friends of Transit, addressed […]
Walgreens To Sell Valley METRO Passes
Valley Metro Transit Passes Now Available at Walgreens Stores 170 locations added to retail network Phoenix, AZ (Aug. 17, 2011) Now, there are 170 more reasons to buy your transit pass in advance of riding the bus and light rail. Walgreens, with 170 stores offering Valley Metro passes, has joined the transit agency network of […]
Finally A High-Tech Way To Find Your Train?
Without a doubt, there has been a big demand from transit riders to be able to get real time transit information in Phoenix. Apparently, many people can think of better things to do than wait for a train when it’s hotter than, hot. A couple of months ago, we saw a quote from METRO concerning […]
Platinum Pass Now Available To Small Business
The METRO platinum pass program can be used by a business as a way to subsidize all or part of their employees transportation costs. For light rail, the maximum monthly cost to the employer would be $55.00. I notice that they say “your company or organization must have a minimum of five current active transit […]
METRO Light Rail – Some Interesting Numbers
While searching for some ridership reports recently, I came across METRO’s 2012 Operating And Capital Budget. Yep, it’s 56 pages of goodness that would be awesome for reading material when you have been drinking Red Bull all night. Some pretty interesting nuggets can be found and are listed below. Please note, I just skimmed and […]
Can Public AND Private Money Be Used For Passenger Rail?
New Report Examines Whether Passenger Rail in Arizona and the U.S. Should Be Public, Private or Both A first-of-its-kind report released today examines whether high-speed rail should be public, private or both. The research report released by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund examines the experience with public-private partnerships for high-speed rail in the U.S. and […]
Score Another For Phoenix
I’m a big fan of a company called Walk Score. I’ve mentioned them several times is the past, but basically a Walk Score is a way for people to score a property based on it’s walk-ability. Being somewhat of a transit geek, I find this tool very interesting and have shared it with a bunch […]
Be Cool, Ride The METRO Light Rail This Summer
Ok, here’s a “cool” press release from METRO today… Beat the heat downtown, check it out… NRG Using the Sun to Make Phoenix Light Rail Riders “Cool” —Innovative Cooling System Ready in Time for July’s MLB All-Star Game— PHOENIX, AZ and PRINCETON, NJ; June 16, 2011—NRG Thermal LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: […]