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: […]
Dump The Pump
Check out this press release from Valley Metro. We are all being asked to Dump the Pump on June 16th. Check out this interesting transportation info from the APTA and then read the release below. Arizonans asked to Dump the Pump on June 16 Save Money. Ride Transit. Phoenix, AZ (June 9, 2011) If fuel […]
Luxurious Strokes For Luxurious Folks
What kind of home can a couple of million bucks buy? Well, around here, it’s usually pretty darn nice. Despite what some news outlets are reporting, not all of the news on the luxury home front is bad news. In fact, the rental market for luxury properties in the $10k per MONTH range is said […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – That’s A Wrap
This past week, METRO unveiled a new 2011 MLB All Star Game wrap on one of their trains. Justin Upton and Luis Gonzalez were on hand to introduce the new look for the upcoming All Star Game. The train is wrapped on the outside and is also the first train to have graphics on the […]
METRO To Provide Real-Time Information?
By and far, we are pretty darn positive around here when it comes to our friends at METRO light rail. The trains are nice, the service is reliable, and the benefits to our region have been many. If I were to pick a topic that seemed to annoy people about the Phoenix light rail system, […]
Boost For Affordable Living Near Light Rail
They say smart people know where to invest their money. In our current real estate market, people hear conflicting stories all the time. One article says we are stabilizing or even improving, the next says we have room to drop further. One thing that seems consistent is the old “location, location, location” saying that has […]
Mesa Light Rail Extension Info To Be Available To Public
The public is invited to come check out more information about the upcoming Mesa light rail extension. Here’s the scoop from METRO: Public meeting to review 30% design Design plans for the Central Mesa Light Rail Extension are 30% complete. The 3.1-mile extension will extend light rail on Main Street from Sycamore to Mesa Drive. […]
METRO Running Holiday Schedule For Memorial Day
Just a reminder for people heading out and about this Memorial Day. METRO will be running a holiday schedule where holiday “trains arrive every 20 minutes.” The weather should be awesome so it won’t be as bad as waiting for a Sunday train in August but you might want to plan for a little extra […]
Saving A Train – Will Old Meet New?
Before we know it, the METRO light rail line will extend further east into Mesa, stopping just short of Pioneer Park. Many people that ride the current system have probably never been to or even heard of Pioneer Park. When I was a little kid, a LONG time ago, I can recall going to Pioneer […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – April 2011
The April 2011 METRO light rail ridership numbers were VERY close to those of March 2011. Weekends continued to be very popular with over 35,000 boardings on Saturdays. Sunday / holiday boardings dropped from a little over 25,000 to just over 21,000. April 2011 ridership numbers look like this: Total Boardings for April: 1,208,710 vs […]