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Expect packed light rail trains on Wednesday
Posted on 11. May, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
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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 Field [...]
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Quote of the day
Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
“If you’re not at the dinner table, you’re not going to get fed,” said Simplot, who said he bumped into Metro light-rail chief Rick Simonetta and dined with Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman during his D.C. stay. “We need to be at the dinner table.”
Reporter Scott Wong on Phoenix Vice Mayor Tom Simplot in the story [...]
