For immediate release April 14, 2010 Open house to review design elements of Mesa light rail extension PHOENIX — Station locations, street configuration and other design recommendations for the Central Mesa Light Rail Extension will be shared with the community for their comment at an open house on Saturday, April 24, in downtown Mesa. The […]
The Business of Light Rail – A PIRG Study
Today, the Arizona PIRG released a comprehensive study of economic and other benefits that light rail has provided local businesses along the 20 mile light rail line in Arizona. The study, called The Business of Light Rail shows a very interesting insight to development and ridership along the Phoenix light rail line. 14 business owners […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – March 2010
In March, METRO had highest light rail ridership since opening with 1,161,733 boardings with the first week averaging 40,000+ EACH day. One interesting thing to note is the fact that ridership from Jan-Mar 2010 was over 10% greater than Jan-Mar of 09. In fact, March of 2010 was 19% higher than March of 2009. Back […]
Station Domination – It’s Here
The topic of advertising on the light rail and the lack thereof, has been discussed since before the line ever opened. Many people remember the initial discussions of leaving the trains and stations free from all advertising. In early 2009, we saw the first “test run” of light rail cars being wrapped for the NBA […]
Vyllij People Rockin’ The Rail Life
Vyllij people? What the heck is Vyllij? This Thursday a whole bunch of real estate agents locally and from across the country will be flocking to Tempe to find out. As one of the Platinum sponsors for Friday’s Real Estate Bar Camp, Vyllij has graciously decided to help us out in throwing a warm up […]
Diamondbacks Rollin’ in to Chase Field
Opening day is just about here for the Arizona Diamondbacks and baseball fans will be rolling into the arena in big numbers. The success of the spring games brings renewed excitement to a club that had a somewhat forgettable year last season. I hope you have tickets for opening day, because this sold out game […]
No Joke, Tempe Still in the Google Chase
Some April fools jokes are funny, some have a way of creating a lot of buzz. At Google, they definitely know how to create a buzz about their services. With their announcement that Google Fiber is coming, their PR machine has masterfully played up a HUGE awareness campaign the world over. Yesterday, Google changed their […]
With Light Rail, Misconceptions Abound
Whenever you have large public projects, information can get cloudy. For METRO Light Rail, there has long been a challenge of providing service AND information. Over the past few years, I have been to a LOT of public meetings at the Metro offices, city council chambers, schools, our Chamber of Commerce, etc. and I have […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Radiate Phoenix Coming to One Lexington
Our friends at Radiate Phoenix are coming to One Lexington this week for a celebration of sorts. From the Radiate Phoenix invite we hear. “We’re radiating PHX with a view that will take your breath away. Join us at One Lexington and check out Midtown’s newest residential address.” Most of you know that I think […]
Tempe Festival of the Arts is Back!
The Tempe Festival of the arts is back for it’s annual spring Festival on Mill Avenue this weekend, March 26-28, 2010. The 33rd annual arts festival features a LOT of fun for all. Join hundreds of thousands of your closest friends in checking out the FREE event at Tempe’s Mill Avenue District while the weather […]