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 […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Top of the World
I happen to think the Hayden Ferry buildings in Tempe are pretty cool. The views from the top are spectacular with the Phoenix Skyline, Downtown Tempe on one side and the great views of Four Peaks and so much more to the East. This past week, I was in a conference room on the 11th […]
Rail Life Throws A Curve Ball
In this world, you try to learn to roll with the punches. Last night, I got a punch / text from Chuck saying, “why does asu site say baseball game is at 630p? didn’t you say 1p?” Uh, yeah, I did… It’s good to see one of us paying attention to these minor details. For […]
Light Rail Delays Can Be Good
We get caught up in our own little worlds and sometimes forget to check things before making assumptions. I learned this lesson the hard way recently. ( probably not for the first time ) As I was heading from Tempe to the Phoenix Public Market with friends the other day, the train stopped at the […]
Let’s turn this thing GREEN
Green, it means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. To the Gordon Gekko’s of the world, it’s all about the cash, to many “transportation geeks,” it’s about a lifestyle and to millions of others, it’s about corned beef hash and a frosty mug on St Paddy’s Day! No matter what […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Monti’s Google Fiber Video
I have been talking a lot lately about Tempe’s Google Fiber project. Basically, I think it sounds pretty cool for the city get higher speed internet. This weekend, I met with my friend Michael Monti to add a video to the group of other videos being collected by the city. They are also asking people […]
In Tempe, Man Proves That Alcohol And Light Rail Don’t Mix
OK, I have been biting my tongue this week over the news stories about light rail crashes but this bonehead move just kind of set me off… Don’t drink and drive. We have heard it tens of thousands of times. In fact, many people really like taking light rail to and from fun festivals, sporting […]
Arizona Aloha Festival Back in Tempe!
It is a new year! See current Arizona Aloha Festival information<— The Arizona Aloha Festival will be here before you know it! In fact, it is this coming weekend, March 13th and 14th, 2010. Somehow, this one snuck up on me. I try to follow this festival, because it is a lot of fun and […]
Time For ASU Baseball With Valley Metro and Friends
What is more fun than a spring baseball game at ASU’s Packard Stadium? How about a FREE spring baseball game at ASU’s Packard Stadium? Rail Life is teaming up with Dave’s Electric Brewpub and Valley Metro so that a bunch of us can enjoy an ASU baseball game on Saturday, March 20th 2010. The tickets […]
Can Night Rail Survive Cuts?
The squeaky wheel… You know the ones, they get out and make themselves heard. It was a bunch of squeaky wheels that introduced the Night Rail concept last year and it “could” be the ones to help save late night light rail ridership now. There was a lot of great stuff coming out of the […]