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Motion Theatre Company Rockin’ the Rail Life
Rail Life —
Authority: 123
We mentioned the Motion Theatre Company a while back when Katie Charland told us more about their cool performance on the light rail this past summer. Turns out, they are at it again. This time, you have several opportunities to check them out. The Motion Theatre Company is proud to present their Winter ...17 hours ago -
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – A year of fun with friends
Rail Life —
Authority: 123
Since today is the one year anniversary of light rail in Arizona , I thought I’d have some fun with several really cool pictures this week. Below, I have added a Flickr set of pics taken this past year of friends “Rockin’ the Rail Life.” Big thanks to Jack Smith at The Social Latte for first introducing ...1 day ago -
2009 Tempe Block Party and Insight Bowl to rock the Rail Life
Rail Life —
Authority: 123
The annual Tempe Block Party and the 2009 Insight Fiesta Bowl are the next BIG things to hit Mill Avenue and will help 2009 go out with a bang. The 25th Annual Fiesta Bowl Block Party will start just a short time after the beginning of the Insight Bowl. New Year’s Eve begins on Mill at 5 p.m. on Thursday, ...2 days ago -
All Aboard The Global Warming Express!
MaxRedline —
Authority: 139
As has been noted in Portland many times over the years, when we get too much local Man-Made Global Warming, the light rail lines and streetcars are often halted, and TriMet is reduced to using buses to ferry riders around. Yep, they have to grit their teeth and use cheap ol buses when their shiny ...2 days ago -
Phoenix area’s light rail system marks 1st year
Downtown Voices Coalition —
Authority: 426
[Source: Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press] – When passengers began riding new light rail trains in the Phoenix area last December, many questions were on their minds. Can light rail succeed in a city where car is king? Will the trains survive searing desert heat in the summer? Is it worth the $1.4 billion ...3 days ago -
Viewpoint: Phoenix budget woes, big art, light rail made ‘09 quite a year
Downtown Voices Coalition —
Authority: 426
[Source: Arizona Republic ; section headers organized by yours truly] – With this being Christmas week, we figured you wouldn’t want to read a traditional editorial any more than we wanted to write one. So today, we lighten things up a bit with awards for notable achievements in 2009. Phoenix Overall ...3 days ago -
Copper Thieves Cause Service Outage for Light Rail Stations
The Rancho Cordova Post —
Authority: 136
A service bulletin from Sacramento Regional Transit said a service outage is in place on the Gold Line of the light rail between Mather Field and Hazel, and there is currently no estimate time for service to resume.Buses will be running at each stop from Mather Field/Mills to Hazel every 15 minutes, the bulletin ...4 days ago -
Suns Spot | LB, Oh How We Miss Thee
Downtown Phoenix Journal —
Authority: 430
Previous week’s games 12/17/09 Blazers 105, SUNS 102 12/19/09 SUNS 121, Wizards 95 12/21/09 Cavs 109, SUNS 91 12/23/09 Thunder 117, SUNS 113 Upcoming week’s games 12/25/09 SUNS vs Clippers 6 p.m., ESPN 12/26/09 SUNS @ Warriors 8:30 p.m., My45 12/28/09 SUNS vs Lakers 7 p.m., Fox Sports Arizona 12/30/09 SUNS vs ...4 days ago -
Trubble In The Chunnel
MaxRedline —
Authority: 139
The route for electric choo-choos between England and France has been closed indefinitely . You cant get much "cleaner and greener" than this. Trapped Eurostar passengers spoke of languishing in the dark for up to 16 hours without adequate food, water or any clear idea of what was happening. Some reportedly ...6 days ago -
11 Months of Phoenix Metro Rail Ridership Data?
Derek Neighbors —
Authority: 122
I saw RailLife post Metro Rail ridership numbers from Jan 2009 through Nov 2009 . I was curious what these numbers looked like graphed out, so I quickly plotted the weekday, saturday and sunday/holiday numbers. I then wondered what effect temperature may have had on ridership based on extreme heat here in ...6 days ago -
Metro light rail ridership numbers – November 09’
Rail Life —
Authority: 123
METRO just published year to date and monthly light rail ridership numbers showing total weekly boardings of 40,211 for this past month which is the second highest average weekday number of the year. Total boardings for November of 2009 came in at 1,003,503 . METRO sounds pretty happy with the million plus ...6 days ago -
Changes Coming to Tempe Transit System
Rail Life —
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We often talk about the early success of our light rail system and how it appears to be changing the way many people look at transportation in Arizona. One interesting topic that comes up regularly is the demographics of Phoenix light rail riders . According to a recent survey, 26 percent of AZ light rail riders ...6 days ago -
Pod Cars: Climate Solution or Pipe Dream?
Solve Climate: Daily Climate News and Opinion —
Authority: 652
In Malmo, Sweden, just over the water from the Copenhagen climate talks, international transportation experts were discussing another aspect of climate change — sustainable transportation. More specifically, the third annual Transport and Climate Change conference focused on personal rapid transit (PRT). Sometimes ...1 week ago -
2009 LRT Schedule for Christmas and New Year
iKUWADERNO.com —
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iKUWADERNO.com Here are the list of last trip schedules of Light Rail Transit Authority’s Yellow (LRT Line 1) and Purple (LRT Line 2) lines for the Christmas and New Year holidays 2009:Line 1, Baclaran to Monumento:December 24 and 31: 8PMDecember 25, 30, January 1: 9PMLine 1, Monumento to Baclaran:December 24 and ...1 week ago -
The Route to Success for Phoenix Metro Light Rail’s New Creative Campaign
ParkHowell.com —
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Phoenix Metro Light Rail left the station for the first time around this time last year. It was one of the most successful light rail launches in the country, with more than 200,000 people flooding the 28 new stations along the 20-mile route. Although we can’t lay claim to Metro’s overall success, we are proud ...1 week ago -
Downtown Phoenix fixture, Circles Discs & Tapes, closing
Downtown Voices Coalition —
Authority: 426
Circles Discs & Tapes (Photo: bridgeandtunnelclub.com) [Source: Tim Vetscher , ABC15 News] – A Valley landmark is going out of business after nearly four decades in downtown Phoenix. The owners of Circles Discs and Tapes, at the corner of Central Avenue and McKinley, recently announced they’re calling ...1 week ago -
Beacon Bits: Airport train, ROCKiT for kids, and fewer matching cycles
Beacon Hill Blog —
Authority: 129
Passengers exit light rail at the airport station. Photo by Willie Weir. Tried the ride to the airport yet? Willie Weir and Kat did and posted photos and a short write-up over at Yellow Tent Adventures . * * * ROCKiT space is gearing up for music classes for kids with Marc Smason beginning January 11th ...1 week ago -
MTA light rail advisory for Ravens’ fans today
Inside Charm City: Baltimore, Maryland blog —
Authority: 547
MTA Attention Ravens Fans Kick-off for today’s game against the Chicago Bears is scheduled for 4:15 PM. MTA is expecting regular Light Rail and Metro Subway service. Crews are clearing parking lots and platforms but fans should anticipate reduced parking due to snow accumulation. For Light Rail riders, ...1 week ago -
Sound Transit’s SeaTac Link Rail Station Now Open
The Tukwila Blog —
Authority: 106
On Saturday morning (Dec. 19th) at 10am, Sound Transit opened its Link light rail service to SeaTac with lots of ceremony, local dignitaries, curious passengers, and of course, functioning trains that now link the airport to downtown Seattle. The first 14 miles of light rail opened from downtown Seattle to Tukwila ...1 week ago -
SeaTac Link Station Officially Open For Business
SeaTac Blog —
Authority: 106
On Saturday morning (Dec. 19th) at 10am, Sound Transit opened its Link light rail service to SeaTac with lots of ceremony, local dignitaries, curious passengers, and of course, functioning trains that now link the airport to downtown Seattle. The first 14 miles of light rail opened from downtown Seattle to Tukwila ...1 week ago
