Tag Archives: light rail corridor
Phoenix Main Library on Light Rail
The Phoenix Main Library is convenient and on light rail.
How is Business along the Light Rail?
At the eastern end of the light-rail line in Mesa, Omar Torres and Howard Gaebel sell hot dogs, snacks and drinks to passersby in the summer heat. Their business, a hot-dog stand called Metro Dog, owes its existence to the light-rail system. Torres and Gaebel brag that they sell their products to hundreds of customers a day, most are getting on and off the train.
Phoenix Sky Train at Airport under Construction
$1.1 Billion tab. Don’t worry, if you don’t use the airport, you won’t have to pay for the Sky Train. A friend who is a pilot for a large airline told me that he has to now taxi the long way to … Continue reading
It’s a Wrap: Phoenix Metro Light Rail Trains Begin Advertising
Have you seen them yet? I mean, the light rail train cars wrapped with advertising? If not, soon you will. For starters, the first train wrap was sold to Grand Canyon University, then an event at the Phoenix International Raceway … Continue reading
April 2010 showed record ridership on Phoenix Metro Light Rail
The Metro reported record ridership for the month of April 2010 of over 1.2 million passengers. This surpasses all other reported numbers since the train started operating 17 months ago. The previous month of March 2010 reported a then-record of … Continue reading
Phoenix Regional planners discuss future light rail expansion plans
Regional transit planners are mapping out new light rail lines in spots that were inconceivable a few years ago, as they grapple with how urban Arizona takes shape in the coming 50 years. Early studies show that reasonable demand will … Continue reading
Phoenix Metro Light Rail cuts hours, increases train waits
The transit board met to discuss a list of cost cutting proposals last Wednesday and voted to cut operating hours which will slightly increase passenger waiting times. The list of cost reductions are planned to cut $1.6 million from the … Continue reading
ABC 15 News reports on Light rail expo May 20, 2009
The LightRailConnect.com Business Expo is the topic on ABC 15 News by reporter Nicole McGregor.