Category Archives: light rail corridor
Seattle Light Rail makes a Transit Sound
By John Kelly As many cities are beginning to see the economic and social benefits of a Light Rail system, Seattle has recently joined the train transit club. The light rail system began by servicing Downtown Seattle to the … Continue reading
Mesa light-rail extension gives city second chance
West Mesa’s assortment of boarded-up fast-food restaurants, an abandoned supermarket, run-down motels and unattractive trailer parks didn’t exactly impress a woman from Ohio riding the Metro light rail for the first time during the holidays. “She really liked Tempe, going … Continue reading
Atrinea Health Opens in Mesa, Arizona
Atrinea Health Opens November 18th in Mesa, Arizona Atrinea Health, a combined Family Practice and Urgent Care medical facility opened its doors to see patients November 18th. Located on the corner of Dobson and Main in West Mesa, this Atrinea … Continue reading
San Francisco MUNI Light Rail – Trolley – Streetcar: Trivia
Muni “Trivia” The steepest grades of Muni routes are: Cable Car: 21% for Powell-Hyde line on Hyde between Bay and Francisco. Streetcar: 9% for J-Church on private right-of-way in Dolores Park. The approximate one-way length of various Muni routes are: … Continue reading
Light Rail Commute: How do ASU Students Fare?
Although he never used public transportation in his hometown of Temecula, Calif., Arizona State University junior Andrew Wolfe of Tempe looked at home while standing in a Metro light rail car headed downtown Phoenix about noon Thursday. The criminal justice … Continue reading
Robert L. Duffy High School
Robert L. Duffy High School -By Jessica Driver, Editor In terms of architecture and design, academic buildings across the valley tend to look the same. Two stories with brick, two stories with concrete, four walls and a window, high schools … Continue reading
Phoenix Light Rail: Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Art Museum Does it Best Everyone has his or her specialty. And, the Phoenix Art Museum is very proficient at what it does. And that is showing ’Art’. Visitors have reported they have spent a very fast 3 hours at the museum and enjoyed it immensely. And … Continue reading
Phoenix Light Rail: Open Air Market a Success
Phoenix Open Market on Light Rail is fresh and fun I stopped by the Open Market on Saturday morning. It was a good think I got there before noon, because the vendors start packing up at that time. … Continue reading
Phoenix Light Rail: Duffy High School Nearing Completion
R.L. Duffy High School Nearing Completion Location: 2550 E. Jefferson St, Phoenix AZ 85034 At the 24th Street/Jefferson Light Rail Station I walked around the school yesterday and grabbed some photos of the current status of the school. … Continue reading
Parks and Golf Courses on Light Rail in Phoenix-Tempe-Mesa
We conducted a study of the interactive map on the County Assessor’s site to find all Parks and Golf courses that are on light rail and qualify to be on this list. A total of 22 parks and 5 golf … Continue reading