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New Rails Eve
Posted on 30. Dec, 2010 by Tony Felice.
Phoenix-centric (cenpho) revelers will have something else to celebrate this year with one of our favorite hangouts–Hula’s Modern Tiki. Tomorrow night kicks off their first annual New Year’s Eve bash – Brand New Tiki. Bring out your inner Bobby and Peter Brady and celebrate the iconic Island totem in swanky polynesian style. Touted as the [...]
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LRB Nominated for Stylos Award
Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Light Rail Blogger was recenly nominated for a Stylos Award. The annual award ceremony recognizes the best of the Hispanic community while showcasing Phoenix’s talent in sports, entrepeneurship, politics, community, fashion and music. LRB, which celebrates its two year anniversary this month, was nominated in the category of journalism and media. The award ceremony was [...]
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Local Bands Play Live to Commuters
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Phoenix transit agencies Valley Metro and METRO Light Rail kick off a huge community education campaign to inform people about alternatives to driving a car. Here is the official release from the METRO Facebook page. (Media alert from our sister agency Valley Metro RPTA) Local bands play live to commuters PHOENIX (Nov. 4, 2010) — Six [...]
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Editorial by METRO CEO Steve Banta
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Steve Banta, METRO CEO (photo: METRO), originally uploaded by Light.Rail.Blogger. The spokesperson for METRO provided the editorial piece below, with permission to publish on LightRailBlogger.com. Creating a Total Transit Network Stephen R. Banta, METRO CEO Sustainability and livability are common terms these days and used in everyday dialogue. This is encouraging for the benefit it [...]
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How to Fund Light Rail in Phoenix
Posted on 28. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
The Arizona Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, released a report called How to Fund Light Rail in Phoenix (Twitter). According to a release , the group outlined ways to pay for the expansion of the 20 mile starter line through Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa, “Light rail plays an important role for the Valley. Ridership on [...]
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Suns Rally Fans on Light Rail
Posted on 27. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Your Thursday morning commute on the light rail is about to get interesting as the Phoenix Suns plan to rally fans on board trains.
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The ‘Love Dogs, Not Cars’ Petition Tour
Posted on 26. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Earlier, I mentioned the Blooming Rock blog post Love Dogs, Not Cars by Sean Sweat or @Phxdowntowner as he’s known on Twitter. I re-posted the piece on this blog and explained how Sweat is rallying the community to drum up support for his plan to turn the Sahara Hotel site into a dog park. The current [...]
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