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A First Look – Possible Tempe Modern Streetcar

September 13, 2011 by Rail Life 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Tempe Streetcar Tagged With: Metro Light Rail, Rail Life, Tempe Streetcar, urban living

A Blackout Is Coming

September 8, 2011 by Rail Life 2 Comments

This Friday, September 9th ASU welcomes the Missouri Tigers to Sun Devil Stadium for their first "Black Out" game of the year. All fans are encouraged instructed to wear black as ASU debuts its all black uniforms and helmets. I don’t want to hear any whining about black uniforms in AZ. The fact is the […]

Filed Under: Rail Gating Tagged With: asu football, Black Out, Rail Life, Sports Near Light Rail

Potential Tempe Streetcar Stations Identified

September 7, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Last night, Metro held a public meeting to share information on the latest recommendations for the Tempe Streetcar project along Mill and Ash Avenues. While I found much of the information interesting and enjoyed talking with people about the alignment, the construction process and economic impacts, it was the station locations that seemed most interesting […]

Filed Under: Tempe Streetcar Tagged With: Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail, Tempe real estate, Tempe Streetcar, urban living

Game. Time.

September 1, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Tonight’s the night. The Devils open up their season against UC Davis at 7pm in Sun Devil Stadium. Many people are looking forward to see the team in action as Brock Osweiler takes the helm for the 2011 season. Just a friendly reminder for people heading to the ASU game tonight. If you plan to […]

Filed Under: ASU Tagged With: asu football, Rail Gating, Rail Life, Sports Near Light Rail, sun devils, Tempe Light Rail

More Streetcar Info – Some Things To Think About

August 31, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Tempe Streetcar Tagged With: Metro Light Rail, Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail, Tempe Streetcar, urban living

Rail Life Pic Of The Week – The Hot Seat

August 28, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

So the ASU football season hasn’t even started yet, and we’ve already heard what seems like thousands of know it alls tell us that Dennis Erickson is on the hot seat. The season opener is this Thursday, September 1st at Sun Devil Stadium. Game time is 7pm. You want to talk about a hot seat? […]

Filed Under: ASU Tagged With: asu football, Rail Life, Sports Near Light Rail, sun devils, Tempe Light Rail

Friends Of Transit, Foes Of Transit: Who Wins?

August 25, 2011 by Rail Life 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Phoenix Light Rail Tagged With: Friends of Transit, Metro Light Rail, Phoenix Light Rail, Rail Life, Transportation, urban living

More Tempe Streetcar Info Available Soon

August 24, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Tempe Streetcar Tagged With: Metro Light Rail, Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail, Tempe Streetcar

Striking Out: It Could Happen Tomorrow

August 23, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Phoenix Light Rail Events Tagged With: Metro Light Rail, Rail Life, strike, Veolia

Rail Life Pic Of The Week – ASU Students Are Back

August 21, 2011 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Pic of the Week Tagged With: ASU, Metro Light Rail, Phoenix Light Rail, Rail Life

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