Tag Archives: Phoenix
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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METRO Hours of Operation
Posted on 31. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Monday thru Thursday 4:40 a.m. (1st full trip) – 11 p.m. (last full trip, arriving at opposite ends of line at midnight) Friday 4:40 a.m. (1st full trip) – 2 a.m. (last full trip, arriving at opposite ends of line at 3 a.m. Saturday) Weekday Frequency Trains arrive every 12 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to [...]
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Weekend Fun
Posted on 30. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Now that you have the perfect Halloween costume, it’s time to plan your trip to one of the many parties taking place along the light rail. Below is a list of parties and their nearest light rail stop. Saturday, October 30th Ben’s 20th Annual Halloween Party at the Clarendon Hotel (Central at Indian School METRO [...]
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Halloween Costume Shopping Along the Light Rail
Posted on 28. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
This post by Tony Arranaga originally appeared on Locals Only Phoenix and re-published here to include a light rail map, stop and station information and details about Freaky Tiki – Hula’s Modern Tiki Halloween Party. Creating a super fun and clever adult Halloween costume is easy-breezy thanks to a variety of stores along the light rail [...]
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Increased Fare Inspections on Light Rail
Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Expect to see increased fare inspections on the light rail starting Monday (10/18) and continuing over the next four weeks, according to information from METRO Light Rail. I mentioned in a previous post (Notes) how passengers might see transit police conducting fare inspections in the coming weeks, however we didn’t know the details until now. [...]
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AZ Restaurant Week Along the Phoenix Light Rail
Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
I’m borrowing a list from the crew at CenPho.com (sign up for their email alerts here) which has a rundown of all the Central Phoenix restaurants taking part in Arizona Restaurant Week. Of course, here on Light Rail Blogger, I’m giving the CenPho.com list a light rail spin. Arizona Restaurant Week (September 18th through September 26th) [...]
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Greetings from Seattle
Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
My mom and I are off to do a city tour, but I wanted to post a couple of pictures I took this morning of the new Link Light-Rail system here in Seattle. Everyone is so excited here about the new Link light-rail system. The stations are beautfiul! More on all that later today when [...]
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