It’s probably no big secret that I love, love, love what they are doing at the Phoenix Public market. The work, the love, the blood, sweat and tears that Cindy Gentry and so many other people have put into the market continues to impress and inspire MANY people. Last night, I got to meet with […]
Smart Money Leaving The Car Behind?
So, the price of oil recently dropped a bit, right? I don’t see a bunch of people ready to jump for joy over the current price of gas. What I have seen and heard is more and more people, from many walks of life, deciding to at least “try” to be less dependent on driving […]
Don’t Miss This 2011 Phoenix Mayoral Debate
So, you live in the PHX and you want to have a say in what’s going on? How about participating in the political process instead of just complaining about things when you don’t like the status quo? This coming week, you will have a chance to attend a debate to hear from 5 mayoral candidates […]
Naked Woman Proves Stupidity Exists On The Trains
We know that an occasional person will drop their drawers along the METRO light rail line every once in a while. Heck, you would really have to be a prude to worry too much about some innocent fun like that, right? Well, every once in a while, we hear about stupid people doing some really […]
More Light Rail Expansion Talks
The Phoenix West Alternatives Analysis Study is progressing and here is the latest update. METRO will be providing a project update to the Phoenix City Council on May 3. The meeting is on the agenda for information and discussion only. METRO plans to take the project back to the Council for action late this year. […]
Take A Ride, Save Some Cash
So, Arizona probably just missed making the Top 13 Best U.S. Cities for Public Transit list for the year. After all, people are flocking to our transportation system like crazy! When reading articles about the successes of light rail and other transportation systems around the country, it’s always interesting to see what is happening in […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – March 2011
Last month, we guessed that METRO’s ridership numbers would be greater than February but didn’t know it would be 133,455 more than the previous month. Weekends were a huge hit in March as many people enjoyed our awesome weather and took advantage of many of the cool events that took place along the line. While […]
Funds Available For METRO Improvements
** Update: Yes, this was an April Fools Day post. Thanks for playing along! 🙂 ** It’s been a long time coming but the latest news out of Washington indicates that METRO will finally be able to fast-track some of the highly anticipated improvements and line extensions to the very successful Phoenix light rail system. […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – February 2011
While January 2011 boardings were impressive once again, the February numbers improved by a little over 6,000 with a total of 1,080,821. I have a hunch that March numbers will be even more impressive as the Spring weather always brings people out to play. Beer festivals, the Aloha Festival, Arizona CityFest, sporting events, the Tempe […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Getting Pumped
There has been some chatter about rising gas prices for a while now. Some people are predicting $4.00 soon, some people say $5.00 per gallon is right around the corner. Are they right? I don’t know. One thing is for sure, prices are up dramatically and are once again well above three bucks a gallon. […]