A Car-Lite Lifestyle in Downtown Phoenix
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Si Robins.
Si Robins is one of several guests bloggers this week on LRB. Si is the editor and a writer for Downtown Phoenix Journal, a website which covers issues and events in our urban core. Si, a downtown resident, prefers to rely on his bike to get around the city. Since I moved to downtown Phoenix [...]
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20 Easy Ways to Promote Arts & Culture Along Light Rail
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Jim McPherson.
Jim McPherson is one of six guest bloggers being featured on LRB over the next several days. Chances are you’ve seen some of the causes Jim champions, like spreading the word about downtown Phoenix issues on Downtown Voices Coalition and shining the spotlight on Arizona’s historic gems on the Arizona Preservation Foundation Facebook page. Tony [...]
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Arizona LGBT Podcast Turns Up Volume on Transit Talk
Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Light Rail Blogger was recently featured on qTalk, a weekly podcast covering LGBT news, information and important events in Arizona. Host and Producer Joe Dugandzic and I had a great conversation on how I came up with the idea for LRB, the evolution of the blog, and how our light rail system (and public transit in [...]
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Weekend Fun
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
A Critical Mass, a party fit for a queen, and a cool art exhibit at a Phoenix hot spot. These are just some of the events on my radar for this weekly edition of Weekend Fun along the light rail. Friday, July 30 A Critical Mass of bikes will take to the streets of Phoenix [...]
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Public Interest Group Speaks Out on Transit Cuts
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
I normally don’t copy and paste news releases, however I feel the information below should not be taken out of context. Arizon Public Interest Research Group sent me this release earlier today. For Immediate Release: July 26, 2010 Contact: Serena Unrein Office: (602) 252-4052 Cell: (602) 908-0451 Transit Service Cuts to Impact Valley Residents Consumer, [...]
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METRO Light Rail Prepares Riders for Service Changes
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
METRO light rail is alerting riders to service changes which take effect on Monday, July 26th. According to the an email from METRO, the reason for the cuts are due to an “unfortunate result of the slow economy and substantial decrease in sales tax collections that support public services like transit.” Besides the numerous schedule [...]
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METRO Light Rail Ridership Takes Summer Dip
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
METRO light rail ridership numbers took a dip during the month of June, meanwhile the year over year numbers continue to increase. According to METRO’s website, there were 942,154 riders during the month of June compared to 991,999 during the month of May. While there was a decrease in the month to month numbers, there was a [...]
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