Archive for May, 2009
Expect packed light rail trains on Wednesday
Posted on 11. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
METRO plans to use all available light rail trains on Wednesday as two large events take place in the Valley on the same day. President Barack Obama is set to give ASU’s commencement speech at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, while the Arizona Diamondbacks play the San Diego Padres in a night game at Chase [...]
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Comparing Phoenix light rail to Los Angeles Metro rail
Posted on 10. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
UPDATE: reader shares picture and correction to all day fare rate in Phoenix I’m visiting my mom in Orange County, CA for Mother’s Day and thought I would take a detour to check out the National Train Day event Saturday at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. I grew up in LA, but left for [...]
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You belong in the zoo
Posted on 08. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
The squirrel monkeys at the Phoenix Zoo have the right idea this Mother’s Day weekend. So do the big horn sheep… Even Hadiah, the new tiger at the zoo, is takin’ it easy… The Phoenix Zoo wants moms to spend the weekend relaxing as well, that’s why the zoo is offering a moms-get-in-free special with [...]
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My favorite place along the Phoenix light rail
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
When I first told my friends three years ago I was moving to Phoenix, one of them said the first thing that comes to mind is barren brown desert. Maybe he’s right to a degree, but those of us who live in the urban core know differently. Arizona has such a diverse and breathtaking topography. [...]
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STOMP your way to Gammage on the Phoenix light rail
Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
I normally DO NOT like to post without pictures, but this was so amazingly cool I have to blog SOMETHING. My friend Tonia invited me to go see STOMP Tuesday night at ASU Gammage. I heard of the performance and kind of knew what to expect, but I’ve never seen any clips or pictures of [...]
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Phoenix light rail ambassadors
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
You’ve seen them over the last week or so. They look like passengers, except for the orange safety vests with the word METRO on back. They’re official role on the platform is ambassador. However you could say the men and women are doing some temporary surveillance work for the new transit agency in Phoenix. Until [...]
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Clearing the air in Phoenix
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
UPDATE: More ‘clean air’ links and info Monday marks the third during the last seven days that Maricopa County’s Air Quality Department has issued an Ozone Health Watch. What does that mean? According to Maricopa County’s Air Quality Department – ground level ozone is formed by a chemical reaction that needs heat from sunlight, nitrogen [...]
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