Tag Archives: transportation
Love Dogs, Not Cars
Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
For almost two years, Light Rail Blogger has become known as the guy who blogs about the METRO light rail and the carfare experience in Phoenix. Continuing in that tradition is guest blogger, friend, and neighbor Sean Sweat. In this post which originally ran on Blooming Rock, Sweat talks about future plans for the Sahara [...]
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Phoenix Light Rail Featured on PBS
Posted on 24. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
My first time telling the story about the METRO light rail and the car-free experience to a national audience and I end get cut from the story. Ugh. You may remember, I mentioned over on the Facebook page how PBS was in town doing a story about transportation, transit oriented development and the foreclosure crisis in Phoenix. [...]
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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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Five Businesses Helping You Live Carfree
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
Grocery shopping, picking up dry cleaning and any errands that normally require a car can be especially tricky when you’re carfree in Phoenix. Alternative transportation like the light rail, a bike or even a Zipcar (car sharing program) can get you around, however I’m curbing my use of the latter after my record carfree spending [...]
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Passing the test
Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
Cooler temperatures are finally back in Phoenix. Earlier today we hit a high of 80 degrees and overnight temperatures are expected to dip down into the mid 60′s. Arizona’s fall weather is a welcome relief. I spent the summer living carfree in the desert and passed my biggest test by surviving the hottest July on [...]
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Phoenix First Friday things to do
Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
Looking for things to do in Downtown Phoenix tonight? People heading out this First Friday will have another stop to add to their list of must see places and things to do throughout the urban core. First Friday expands to Heritage Square The home of the Arizona Science Center and Pizzeria Bianco will now have [...]
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Phoenix lightrail gets an app
Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by Tony Arranaga.
UPDATE: Valley transit riders are giddy with excitement (or just one geeky blogger) at the possibility of an iPhone app for the Phoenix lightrail – especially after the company that makes the app commented on this post! What did he say? Read on. I won’t believe the news until I see see it with my [...]
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