Looks like the Diamondbacks are going green for the current July 23-29 homestand against the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies. As reported in this article on 1800recycling.com, the team will turn Chase Field into a renewable energy-powered stadium by purchasing more than 1.8 million kilowatt-hours of wind energy to run the ballpark. According to the […]
Light Rail Station – Van Buren and Central
The light rail station at Van Buren and Central in downtown Phoenix is also known as the ASU Phoenix Campus station at Grand Central Station. ASU students are able to take light rail to the Tempe campus from their Phoenix classes. Bus connections and a hub of activity are near by with Phoenix Civic Space […]
Metro Light Rail Ridership numbers for June 09’
PHOENIX — METRO ridership totaled 815,566 boardings in June 2009. The average weekday ridership was 29,469, average Saturday ridership was 24,372 and average Sunday and holiday ridership was 17,440. Below is a glance at METRO’s ridership over the course of the first six months of operation: Average Weekday ridership numbers: 30,617 January 35,277 February 34,376 […]
Use it or lose it – Time to pay attention
Without a doubt, the first weekend of our extended light rail hours was a huge success. But, that was easy. First Fridays and the fourth of July always expect to see large crowds of people utilizing the system. As we past our first non holiday weekend without any major events, many people are wondering how […]
Light Rail Station – Jefferson and 1st Ave
The light rail station at Jefferson and 1st Avenue in downtown Phoenix is one of the busier stations along the line and is near city and county buildings. Several business, housing and restaurant choices are also located near by. This is an east bound platform only, people heading North or West from downtown will want […]
Light Rail Station – 3rd and Jefferson
The light rail station at 3rd Street and Jefferson in Phoenix is an East bound station also known as the Ball Park / Arena Station. Located between Chase Field and US Airways Center, this station is very popular for people taking light rail to see the Suns, Diamondbacks or an event downtown. The light rail […]
Summer heat goin’ to your head?
it is apparently a huge story that it is 110 degrees in Phoenix Arizona. What in the world will we do? I mean, seriously… Riding the light rail in the summer time? You must be nuts! The articles in the papers and on the blogs make it sound like we will all dry up and […]
Light Rail Station – 3rd and Washington
The light rail station at 3rdstreet and Washington in Phoenix is a West bound station also known as the Convention Center Station. This is also the light rail station used by most people coming from the East Valley to see a concert, the Suns or a Diamondbacks game. This is a busy station as convention […]
It’s Friday! Stay out late with Metro’s new extended hours!
Metro light rail is extending the hours of operation for Friday and Saturday nights to help those that do not want to worry about missing the last train when dining out, attending a show or just having some fun. “Early” hours have been an issue for many people since light rail began running this past […]
Light Rail Station – 12th and Jefferson
The light rail station at 12th Street and Jefferson in Phoenix is an East bound station where the line has split from the West Valley. There is an interesting mix of commercial and residential development near by but this station has been in the bottom third of boardings for the first year of operation for […]