METRO was kind enough to invite some people to their operations and maintenance facility today to take a look at what could be the new Tempe Streetcar vehicles. I’ll post some more info soon but wanted to show a couple of videos from today as well as a few pics. There will be a public […]
More Streetcar Info – Some Things To Think About
Next Tuesday, METRO will have an open house to talk to the public about the Tempe Streetcar alignment, proposed station locations, system operations and more. While there have been talks about the Tempe South extension for quite some time, we have recently started hearing more on the dynamics of how the stations can effect our […]
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 […]
More Tempe Streetcar Info Available Soon
The Tempe Streetcar project is moving forward and METRO would like to invite you to an open house to learn more about the route, station locations and more. See the press release below to get the scoop! For immediate release August 24, 2011 Open house to review Tempe Streetcar track and stop locations PHOENIX, AZ […]
Striking Out: It Could Happen Tomorrow
After more than 14 months of negotiations, the threat of a strike that would disrupt bus service in the valley appears to be getting closer to reality. Today, the City of Tempe warned people to be ready for the possible strike. “Transit riders who use or transfer to the 31 bus routes operated by the […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – ASU Students Are Back
It was a busy week for a lot of people. ASU students were welcomed back to college life and thousands took advantage of the METRO system getting them around town. It was fun to see the spike in blog traffic this week while people looked for information on light rail maps, schedules, park and ride […]
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 […]
Welcome Back ASU Students – Stay Safe, Have Fun
Thousands of ASU students were welcomed back to school with open arms this weekend. AZCentral reported that “the university on Saturday began a three-day effort to move close to 13,000 students into housing on its four campuses in the Valley.” Many of these students living in downtown Phoenix and Tempe are also a welcome sight […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – July 2011
The July 2011 METRO light rail ridership numbers came in at 940,364. It’s a pretty big number but with the huge ridership days of the 4th of July and the MLB All Star Game, most expected the number to be big. Heck, METRO claims that 200,000 rode light rail during the 5 days of the […]
Join The Gang For Baseball And Brew
I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but there are at least three things I’m pretty sure of. 1. There are a LOT of people that ride the light rail to see the Diamondbacks play baseball at Chase Field. 2. They sell cold beer and tasty grub at Dave’s Electric Brewpub. 3. […]