Located just east of the McClintock Dr. / Apache Blvd. light rail station is “The Dhaba” where members of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce along with Mayor Hugh Hallman met today for a ribbon cutting. This wasn’t a “grand opening,” just an opportunity to recognize this business which has endured the light rail construction and worked […]
New Bus Routes Connecting to Light Rail
In Tempe, there is still time to voice your opinion on the proposed changes to the bus lines due to the implementation of light rail. Comments are being reviewed through August 19th and will be presented to the Tempe Transportation Commission on Sept. 9 and the Tempe City Council Sept. 11. Your comments can be […]
Tons of testing ahead of the big party – ASU on notice
Everyone likes a party, right?!? Thankfully, METRO and the cities of Tempe and Mesa don’t appear to want any unforeseen problems during Mesa’s August 6th light rail celebration. Sounds like the Tempe and Mesa areas will be getting a ton of light rail traffic in the very near future. Here is part of an email […]
Light Rail Construction Accident
Ouch, this one might leave a mark… It was reported recently that a man fell 24 feet from a ladder in Tempe while working at a Light Rail parking structure. Thankfully, it sounds like he is going to be fine. The man was working at the light rail construction site near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive. According to […]
Metro Light Rail – A Few New Rules
For many Arizona residents, light rail is going to be a new experience. Metro has begun a pretty significant safety campaign and is looking for Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa to help spread the word. Other than safety and common sense, there will be some new rules and expectations that people will be asked to follow. […]
Busy week for Metro – video recap..
Wow.. This past week was action packed for Metro and for people wanting more information about the new light rail cars. Yesterday, the trains made their first trip up Central Avenue. We were lucky to have Joy get some video of this historic trip. I think the video does a great job in giving you a […]
Stupid, ironic video of the day
Ok, so some of you might have to bear with me once in a while. This afternoon, my friend Michelle (the Rail Goddess) and I were taking some pics of a few of the rail stops for an upcoming project and saw this sign that said “Light Rail Sale.” It just so happens that they were doing some […]
Tempe Town Lake’s Light Rail Bridge
We took this short video of a Light Rail car crossing the Tempe Town Lake Bridge north bound on the 4th of July. The area is shown here in a pic from a little earlier in the day. Next year, I am sure the trains will be full of people heading to the 4th of July fireworks […]
Tempe 4th of July Road closures
ok.. So many people want to go see the big party at Tempe Town Lake, the light rail cars in action and the cool lights on the new bridge. I have some road closure info courtesy of PTS News, the official e-newsletter of ASU Parking & Transit Services. Several downtown Tempe streets will be closed this […]
Light Rail Construction Update
Wow.. For all of the people that have endured the long construction process, we can finally begin to see a lot of real progress. According to Metro's site, for the areas of Tempe and Mesa "In-road work is complete. No restrictions." The testing of Mesa and Tempe appears to be going well. Soon, we will start […]