It has been a pretty exciting around here in the short time since the shiny new 1.4 billion dollar light rail system rolled into town on December 27th. It was the first grand opening of it's kind in the valley; we have had the first Light Rail New Year's Eve, the first Light Rail crash, and […]
Phoenix light rail creating city within cities
I recently had an opportunity to attend a meeting with several well respected “Urban Planning” experts in Tempe. The meeting’s main focus was centered on the Brickyard area of Tempe. We discussed design, function, location, future potentials etc and were introduced to a really cool program called Spaceshaper which can help developers get great feedback on their […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Old and new
This past week, I got to enjoy the very first “Light Rail New Year’s Eve” in Tempe. The Fiesta Bowl Block Party was a huge success and a ton of people were able to ride light rail to Mill Avenue for the very first time. The headlining band for the evening was the long time […]
Light Rail Travel Times – A work in progress
A 20 mile light rail trip should eventually take about an hour. A while back, we posted some information from Metro concerning travel times between a few destinations along the route. This morning, I was reading some "Twitter" updates and saw that my good friend Calie was going to take a "quick trip" via light […]
A Light Rail New Year’s Eve – Part 2
Riding light rail should be a great way to get to some fun places this evening. My choice, is hanging out in Tempe for the “First Light Rail New Year’s Eve” although I might try to hit the ultra exclusive Team Reynolds-Fruscetta party for a bit. Sorry if you didn’t get the invite to that […]
The first Light Rail New Year’s Eve – Mill Avenue Style
This coming New Year’s Eve will be a historic occasion in that, it will be the first time people will be able to take light rail to and from Mill Avenue. This year, there will be a slight change to the area near Third Street and Mill because of it’s proximity to the new light rail […]
Kansas and Minnesota fans ride light rail to Insight Bowl for FREE
On Wednesday, December 31st the Insight Bowl will be played at Sun Devil Stadium. Fans of 7-5 Kansas and 7-5 Minnesota can take advantage of a free light rail ride to watch their favorite teams play. The closest light rail stop is right outside of Sun Devil Stadium which is just a short distance from Mill Avenue. This will […]
Walkable Neighborhoods & Phoenix Light Rail
It’s probably no big secret that I am excited for Metro’s Light Rail system to begin service here in the valley. You could say that I have been looking forward to this for a really long time. Having grown up in Arizona, I have seen many changes. While I love this state and all it […]
Metro’s Light Rail Bridge wins award
AZ Central reported this morning that "Roads and Bridges Magazine named the Tempe Town Lake Light Rail Bridge the tenth best bridge built in 2008." They go on to say that "The Light Rail Bridge was selected from a group of 70 other nominees for its superior design and construction. In order to be considered for […]
End of the line… What’s there?
For quite some time, there has been a lot of discussion (and a lot of controversy) over the choice of where the light rail line should run. This past weekend, the newspaper had an article titled “Route choice aims to draw passengers” which covered the topic pretty well. Of course, you have the people that […]