More light rail news and blog updates
NEW YEAR’S EVE: If it weren’t for the blogs I follow, I’d likely miss really important news. For instance, I just found out from RailLife.com that Metro Light Rail is extending its service on New Year’s Eve. That means if you had plans to use the rail line for your safe ride home after celeb
rating the New Year arrival, but thought you couldn’t, now you can.
The last light rail service is regularly scheduled to end at 11 p.m. nightly; however, the schedule’s been extended on New Year’s Eve to 2 a.m. I have plans to go to Mesa that evening, and now I’m going to do it via the Metro–And it’s still free until the first service of the day on January 1, 2009.
Who else plans to use light rail for their New Year’s Eve celebrations? Post a comment if your plans include it.
RESTAURANT ROW: You can continue to read updates on restaurants opening up along the rail line at PHX Rail Food. For the past few years, this blog has run restaurant reviews, photos and updates, complete with rail stop location information. Now, the blogger is expanding his reports, he writes, to include the 3.2-mile expansion to Dunlap already under construction at the first station at Christown on 19th Avenue. TRAVEL TIP: If you want to know where to find a good restaurant along the rail line, as well as the future rail lines, check there first.
CAR FREE: Could you go car free and ride the Metro Light Rail for an entire month? LightRailBlogger is doing just that. Visit his blog to see how it goes; he’s posting regular updates. I don’t think you’ll be able to contain his excitement. He’s already posted about Day 1. Scroll down a bit to watch the YouTube video from his Saturday Grand Opening Day ride. I think the music in the background is from a band I wrote about a few months back. Cool.
If you have any light rail news to share, be sure to post a comment. I’d love to hear about your first ride. And let me know if you’re hauling your bike with you. I’m curious to know how convenient Metro has made that. I’m wondering if I shouldn’t consider getting a folding bike myself.
Ummmmm.
(Photo used with permission by Jackie Dishner.)
3 Comments
Thanks for the mention! Sigh.. it’s been a challenge. Not because METRO is making it difficult, but you don’t realize how much we depend on our cars until you go without. Today, I’m going to tackle picking up my dry cleaning. Wish me luck! BTW… would love to meet with you mid month! I’ll tell you about my experience and you can give me some tips on buying a bike!
Would love to if possible. Am on a book deadline this month. It’s going to kill me but I’m not leaving my keyboard much till it’s done. I’ll keep checking your blog for updates. If I worked outside of my home, I’d try the no car thing, too.
You’ll probably have to make more trips for groceries and the laundry than you’re used to till the month is up.
It’s a cool challenge.
Jackie
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