METRO celebrates first year success in Phoenix
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Tony Arranaga in Featured, Lo-cal, News
METRO lightrail will celebrate one year of service on December 27th, however transit managers in Phoenix are planning an official event on December 19th, according to a release.
Why a week earlier? I just got off the phone with METRO spokesperson Hillary Foose who says she wanted to avoid having a celebration a) on a Sunday when ridership is the lowest b) so close to the holidays when people may have their minds on other activities. Sounds good to me!
In case you hadn’t heard, METRO plans on issuing 30 golden passes at select fare machines along the line. Those 30 passes will then enter the ticket holder into a drawing to win a pair of tickets to an event at the US Airways Center in Downtown Phoenix. Foose says more information will be released next week or you can check here.
