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 […]
A Blackout Is Coming
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 […]
Potential Tempe Streetcar Stations Identified
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 […]
Game. Time.
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 […]
More Streetcar Info – Some Things To Think About
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 […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – The Hot Seat
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? […]
Friends Of Transit, Foes Of Transit: Who Wins?
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 […]
More Tempe Streetcar Info Available Soon
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 […]
Striking Out: It Could Happen Tomorrow
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 […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – ASU Students Are Back
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 […]