More information will soon be available concerning the Mesa Light Rail extension plans. Take a look at the following press release issued today: For immediate release April 9, 2009 Public meeting to review recommendation for Central Mesa extension PHOENIX — A public meeting is scheduled to share the preliminary recommendation for the preferred route and […]
Light Rail Station – Sycamore and Main
The Sycamore and Main Street light rail station is currently Mesa’s only light rail station and is home to the largest Park and Ride lot with over 800 parking spaces. This light rail station is also sometimes referred to as the Dobson Station as it is just East of Dobson Road in Mesa. Currently, the […]
Light Rail travel times – un-official numbers
We get calls and emails about the light rail schedules and travel times quite often. I believe the timing varies slightly depending on driver, passenger loads and even time of day. My last travel time update was pretty consistent with my most recent one. Today, I traveled the entire route, from the Sycamore and Main Street station to […]
Phoenix light rail creating city within cities
I recently had an opportunity to attend a meeting with several well respected “Urban Planning” experts in Tempe. The meeting’s main focus was centered on the Brickyard area of Tempe. We discussed design, function, location, future potentials etc and were introduced to a really cool program called Spaceshaper which can help developers get great feedback on their […]
Light Rail Travel Times – A work in progress
A 20 mile light rail trip should eventually take about an hour. A while back, we posted some information from Metro concerning travel times between a few destinations along the route. This morning, I was reading some "Twitter" updates and saw that my good friend Calie was going to take a "quick trip" via light […]
More Metro expansion info. Costs and Parking in Mesa
This weeks Metro meeting to discuss the Mesa expansion was pretty interesting. I had a chance to speak with Kerry Fehr from the AZ Republic after the meeting and enjoyed her article in the paper yesterday explaining what was covered. I was glad she entered the following proposed cost and boarding information for the next extension as follows. daily […]
Metro Light Rail Expansion – Already?
For some, it might be hard to believe we are talking about the expansion of our Light Rail system before it even opens. Believe me, there is a LOT of work, planning and posturing that goes on prior to opening or expanding a system like this. Last night, I attended a public meeting with Metro […]
End of the line… What’s there?
For quite some time, there has been a lot of discussion (and a lot of controversy) over the choice of where the light rail line should run. This past weekend, the newspaper had an article titled “Route choice aims to draw passengers” which covered the topic pretty well. Of course, you have the people that […]
Looking to extend Metro’s hours of operation
The Downtown Voices Coalition is asking the Mayor, City Council, and interested parties to find a solution for running light rail on a 24 hour schedule. A few of their reasons are as follows. Closing time for nightlife and entertainment is generally 2 a.m., with many other locations doing “after-hours” past the traditional bar closing times. Restaurant and […]
More Light Rail rules to be finalized soon
The AZ Republic had a brief story this morning talking about the fact that the city of Tempe will vote on new light rail rules Aug. 14, and Phoenix and Mesa are expected to review them soon after. Jyme Sue McLaren, Tempe's Deputy Public Works manager (fyi, she is REALLY nice ) was quoted as saying "We worked for a year and a half. […]