As a reminder, the METRO holiday schedule has some changes that you might want to be aware of. During the holidays, METRO will add some additional service during peak times and will be cutting back some service, as well. Normal METRO light rail hours of operation are in effect most of the time. From METRO […]
METRO Serving Insight Bowl and New Year’s Eve Patrons With Added Service
For the tens of thousands of riders expected to ride the light rail to and from the Insight Bowl on December 28th or the big parties at CityScape, local hotels or the Tempe Block Party on New Year’s Eve, METRO will be running at a higher than normal capacity. That’s good news as the trains […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Insight Bowl Bringing Hawkeyes and Tigers
Well, the 2010 Insight Bowl matchup has been set. It will be the Missouri Tigers ( 10-2 ) against the Iowa Hawkeyes ( 7-5 ) on December 28th at Sun Devil Stadium. The annual Insight Bowl brings a bunch of new faces to the Mill Avenue District. I don’t know a whole lot about either […]
Insight Bowl and Tempe Block Party – Parking and Traffic Restrictions
Heading to the Insight Bowl or to the Tempe Block party? You know your best bet is to ride the light rail, right? The City of Tempe has published their list of street closures for the Insight Bowl and Tempe Block Party festivities. Following is PART of the information from the city. Many other restrictions […]
2009 Tempe Block Party and Insight Bowl to rock the Rail Life
The annual Tempe Block Party and the 2009 Insight Fiesta Bowl are the next BIG things to hit Mill Avenue and will help 2009 go out with a bang. The 25th Annual Fiesta Bowl Block Party will start just a short time after the beginning of the Insight Bowl. New Year’s Eve begins on Mill […]
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 […]
Kansas and Minnesota fans ride light rail to Insight Bowl for FREE
On Wednesday, December 31st the Insight Bowl will be played at Sun Devil Stadium. Fans of 7-5 Kansas and 7-5 Minnesota can take advantage of a free light rail ride to watch their favorite teams play. The closest light rail stop is right outside of Sun Devil Stadium which is just a short distance from Mill Avenue. This will […]