Tag Archives: public transit
Phoenix Light Rail Ridership Numbers for August 2010
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
METRO Light Rail served 150,000 more riders in August 2010 than the previous August, according to information on METRO’s website. The increase is 16% more than August ’09 and their Twitter feed also reveals that the system ‘reached 40,000+ daily totals last 2 weeks, likely due to students returning.’ The average Saturday ridership was 26,460 compared [...]
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Phoenix Zoo
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Phoenix Zoo originally uploaded by LightRailBlogger. The Phoenix light rail runs just south of the Phoenix Zoo. The popular Valley attraction sees nearly 1.5 million visitors every year. Locals and visitors alike love the wildlife and fundraising events, in fact the zoo was voted one of the nation’s top five zoos for kids. Phoenix Zoo [...]
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METRO Revives Discount Program
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
METRO light rail is rolling out a new and improved METRO Max Rewards program for riders of public transportation in Phoenix. The program offers discounts at businesses within a half mile of the 20 mile mass transit line. You may recall hearing about the program back in 2008 when light rail first started carrying passengers [...]
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METRO Max one year later
Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
As usual, I had a great time during First Friday reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. In case you don’t know, First Friday is a monthly art walk in Downtown Phoenix (here). Unfortunately, I never made it to any galleries – but I did make it out to enjoy some of the great [...]
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