GAIN nights in Arizona are pretty cool. If you are not familiar with the term, it stands for Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods and is an opportunity for communities to come together to fight crime and create awareness for safer places to live. The past couple of years, my wife and I have enjoyed our […]
Metro Light Rail Ridership Numbers – September 09’
METRO September ridership – highest month on record PHOENIX — An average of 40,000 riders per weekday used METRO light rail in September, contributing to the highest monthly ridership in METRO history. More than one million boardings occurred in September for a total of 1,054,286 riders, creating an average weekday ridership of 40,772, average Saturday […]
Smashburger Opens Today At Tempe ASU Campus
Yep, I love a good burger. When I got the invite to come check out the new Smashburger on College Avenue the day before the “official grand opening”, I just about had to go. The place sounded pretty cool and is located on the Tempe ASU campus just a short walk from the Veterans Way/ […]
Moving LOTS of people still a challenge
As we know, a LOT of people use our light rail system for recreational purposes. According to a recent light rail ridership survey: “Forty percent use light rail to travel between home and a destination other than work, such as attending special events, enjoying a night out with friends or running errands.” This topic came […]
Light Rail brings RailGating to Tempe
ASU Football games are always a good time and tailgating is never a bad idea. Now that we have light rail available to drop people off right in front of Sun Devil Stadium, many people are using it to get to the games and a new term has been introduced to light rail riding Sun […]
Dinner and a Play night – Rail Life style
Last night, I happened to run into my friend Tyler Hurst at PastaBAR in Phoenix. As I interrupted his evening with a nice young lady, he told me about a fun night he has planned for October. Since it is something fun to do along the light rail, I asked Tyler to “write it up.” […]
Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake is Gonna Rock
It probably isn’t a big shock to hear that I am pretty pumped that the Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake is coming up! With the weather looking good and the huge list of fun things being offered, who could say no? Tempe Oktoberfest is going to be held Friday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 4th […]
No Excuses – Flurry of Light Rail Activities
Without a doubt, people are riding the light rail after a Summer slow down. Yes, it’s still hot but, as we know, the recreational riders are rockin’ the Rail Life like crazy. If you are “bored” and looking for stuff to do, I’ll try to help with a few ideas: Thursday, you should join me […]
Walkable Urban Communities in Phoenix?
It wasn’t long ago that the terms Urban and Walkable were unheard of in the “sprawling” Valley of the Sun. Most people would chuckle upon hearing mention of an “urban” lifestyle and Arizona in the same sentence. While strides are being made with infill development and some cool urban awareness campaigns, Manhattan, we are not. […]
Light Rail “Off The Table” In Tempe
Recently, I attended a transportation committee meeting with the Tempe Chamber of Commerce where Wulf Grote, Metro’s Director of Project Development, gave us an overview of the Tempe South Alternatives Analysis. During the meeting, Mr. Grote mentioned that light rail is no longer an option as part of the analysis of the Tempe South Extension. […]