(This is Tyler Hurst’s live blog about what it’s like to travel from downtown Chandler to downtown Phoenix using the Chandler BRT LINK and the Light Rail. He’s recently declared his candidacy to be Ashton Kutcher’s VP of Pop Culture with PopChips and he would love it if you voted for him here.) 3:03pm After […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Keep On Truckin’
Have you checked out food truck Friday’s yet? For the past few months, there have been food trucks gathering at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market bringing a bunch of good food at reasonable prices. The trucks set up in the parking lot at the Market and kind of surround an area where tables and chairs […]
Phoenix Blogger Speaks Out About I-10 West Extension: You Can Too
Recently, I read a blog post titled, “Light rail loses its way. “ In that post, we read about potential pitfalls of the extension as well as suggestions for alternatives. One thing that seems to resonate with just about everyone is the economic development opportunities that are available along certain routes. “Instead of moving through […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – January 2011
While December 2011 boardings were shy of the 1 million mark, the January numbers rebounded quite well with a total of 1,074,803. Daily, weekend / holiday numbers were all up over the previous month. Positive numbers and growing ridership is almost getting boring, will we see a slowdown soon? Not likely. Gas prices continue to […]
Strong Beer Festival Coming To Steele Indian School Park
The 2011 Arizona Strong Beer Festival is coming to Steele Indian School Park on Saturday, February 19th. The Strong Beer Festival is part of Arizona Beer Week, a statewide celebration of strong and craft beer that includes participants from Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott, Tucson, Bisbee and every brew-loving spot in between. One thing I have learned […]
First Friday Tequila Sipping With Roger Clyne
Want to sip tequila and listen to some great music during First Friday this month? Yeah, I thought so. Just head over to the Phoenix Art Museum to hang out and listen to the cool tunes of Roger Clyne. It’s the second opportunity we’ve had for such a celebration recently. Roger’s Mexican Moonshine set at […]
WordCamp to Rock the Rail Life
WordCamp Phoenix is in full swing. People are flocking from far and wide to get their geek on with some of the best of the best. Billed as “A five day festival celebrating all things WordPress in Greater Phoenix”, this major cramming down your throat of more information that a person could possibly handle is […]
Bodyworlds and the Brain Comes to Arizona Science Center
Looking for something fun, educational and super cool to do along the Phoenix light rail line? How about checking out the Bodyworlds & the Brain exhibition at the Arizona Science Center? The Bodyworlds and the Brain exhibit will open to the public Friday, January 21 in the Sybil B. Harrington Galleries. The exhibition runs through […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – December 2010
While November 2010 boardings were over the 1 million mark, December came in at 959,340 boardings to end the year. For the month of December 2010, light rail ridership numbers prove once again that ASU students are a big part of the numbers. The boardings are down when school is out. Even the large number […]
METRO Releases 2010 List Of Milestones
METRO 2010 milestones PHOENIX, AZ — METRO light rail served more than 12.6 million riders in 2010, 11percent more than in 2009. On average, 39,335 riders traveled using light rail on weekdays, 29,329 on Saturdays and 19,170 on Sundays/holidays. “It’s been another incredible year for METRO,” said CEO Steve Banta. “Riders continue to use our […]