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 […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Singin’ The Blues
All this talk lately about light rail service cuts and political posturing kind of sounds like some people are singing the blues because there will be changes made to the frequency of the trains, the starting and stopping times, etc. Well, most of what we have seen or heard really ain’t that bad… Speaking of […]
Advertising begins on Phoenix Light Rail
We have thought advertising should in place for a long time. The “trial” light rail wraps for the NBA All Star Game were well done and people seemed to like them. Given all of the talk about budget cuts, this press release from Metro makes a lot of sense… METRO is open for advertising with […]
Fat Tuesday on Mill Rockin the Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday on Mill Avenue in Tempe has been around for 20 years! Why? Because they do things right. I’m pretty sure that our friends at Monti’s, are the only place along the Mill Avenue District that have been around longer. Yesterday, I met with my friend Chad who owns and manages Fat Tuesday in […]
Metro first year milestones
PHOENIX — METRO light rail provided service to more than 11.3 million riders in 2009. Ridership has far exceeded first-year projections by 34 percent on weekdays, 33 percent on Saturdays and 61 percent on Sundays and holidays. Other notable figures achieved in 2009: The highest daily ridership occurred Dec. 31 with 53,216 riders. The highest […]
To cut or not to cut?
As Metro prepares to “possibly” cut transportation service here in the valley, many people are talking about the changes that lie ahead. It’s no big secret that participating cities and METRO alike are facing large budget deficits. How individuals, cities, and agencies react to these deficits seem to vary greatly. Changes, and the decision to […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – December 09’
Metro ended the year with respectable light rail ridership numbers for December of 2009. While the monthly totals did not reach the million plus boardings of the previous three months, it sounds like they were happy with the way this first year turned out. Decembers average Sunday/Holiday numbers were the lowest of the year. It […]
New Valley Metro Changes to Transit Service Effective January 25
Big service changes coming to bus routes January 25th. If you ride the bus to connect to light rail, you will want to take a look! Today we see the following press release from Valley Metro: New Transit Book Provides Details for January 25 Service Changes Phoenix, AZ (Jan. 5, 2010) Valley Metro passengers riding […]
Insight Bowl and Tempe Block Party – Parking and Traffic Restrictions
Heading to the Insight Bowl or to the Tempe Block party? You know your best bet is to ride the light rail, right? The City of Tempe has published their list of street closures for the Insight Bowl and Tempe Block Party festivities. Following is PART of the information from the city. Many other restrictions […]