Take a hike, a walk, a stroll or what ever you want to call it but the very first Rail Life hike at Hayden Butte ( “A” Mountain ) in Tempe was a LOT of fun. Many of our good friends came out to enjoy a really nice Saturday morning get together with the common goal […]
Politics, posturing and proposals continue with light rail discussions
The politics of light rail and transit development can create some pretty heated discussions and bring out some very strong opinions. I am often reminded of this as I attend planning meetings for extensions, listen to city officials talk of “their” projects, and read papers and blogs about the process, etc. This morning’s story in […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Big crowds rockin’ the Rail Life
Metro has reported pretty strong ridership numbers since the December opening of our new light rail system. Judging from the response people had to this weekend's Arizona Aloha Festival, March should continue to be another strong month for the Metro. I spoke to some of the organizers of the Aloha Festival today and was told that […]
Stand and Serve – Light Rail Style
The Stand and Serve Central Corridor Initiative (SSCCI) is one of those things that makes communities stronger and makes people want to get involved. Peer Solutions is an Arizona-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization helping to bring awareness to this campaign. “This is a youth-led and youth-facilitated coalition of organizations, schools, students, families and community members committed […]
Arizona Aloha Festival coming to Tempe Town Lake
See current Arizona Aloha Festival information<— Light rail is becoming a very popular way to enjoy a LOT of fun stuff! This coming weekend is no exception as it is jam-packed with all kinds of great activities. The Arizona Aloha Festival at Tempe Beach Park will be held March 14th and 15th from 10am – […]
Metro parking and Pass updates
East valley park and ride lots continue to handle to bulk of the parking demand for light rail riders. It is estimated that 12% of ridership is coming from the Sycamore and Main street station and that many overall trips are considered "high turnover" trips. High turnover in that, you might be hard pressed to […]
Light Rail Station – Rural and University
The light rail station at Rural and University is a very busy station. Tempe and ASU students have embraced light rail and are taking advantage of it’s many benefits. Students find light rail a great way to help with parking problems and costs. The ASU “U-Pass” is available at greatly discounted rates to ASU students. […]
Phoenix holding most of the light rail cards
Mike Branom of the East Valley Tribune wrote a very interesting article recently titled; What next for light rail? Let arguing start – (yes, I was extremely grateful for the mention but, that's not really the subject of this post) In the article Mike points out the power that the City of Phoenix has in making […]
Light Rail and Classic Cars
According to our friends at the City of Tempe, they will be hosting a free classic car show with food, music and cars. The event is titled the "Tempe Parking Classic." and will feature the new parking garage east of Mill Avenue at 5th street which is conveniently located near the light rail stations at 5th Street and […]
My light rail test with Channel 15
Back on January 26th, Lori Jane Gliha from channel 15 news came to our house with a camera man to talk to me about our new light rail system. Once there, she met my wife and two of our children and was quickly run circles around by our twin 3 year old boys who thought it was […]