Monthly Archives: July 2007

AzRep: Put Light Rail Along Loop 101

July 25, 2007 – 1:42 pm

July 14, 2007.
…Up to 10 million square feet of commercial space is in the works along Loop 101 on the Salt River Reservation…
Estimates foresee 40,000 to 60,000 people - another Scottsdale Airpark - eventually working on reservation developments. Their one way of getting there is Loop 101, already a parking lot at rush hour…
But we […]

By wlindley | Posted in Light Rail |

Phoenix Rail Food

July 25, 2007 – 12:34 pm

This new website highlights everything from fish-n-chips to fine dining along the route of the new Valley Metro Rail line.

By wlindley | Posted in Uncategorized |

LA Metrolink facts

July 7, 2007 – 3:46 pm

from the Metrolink Fact Sheet, received May 2007

Metrolink operates 7 routes, serves 54 stations, and covers 388 route-miles (counting only once, track served by multiple routes).
Metrolink operates 145 trains on weekdays, 40 on Saturdays, and 22 on Sundays. Trains average 40 miles per hour.
In December 2006, 40,852 passengers rode Metrolink trains on an average weekday. […]

By wlindley | Posted in Regional Rail | Tagged , , , |

Commuter rail between Phoenix, Tucson gaining support

July 1, 2007 – 10:52 am

from the Arizona Republic, 29 Jun 2007
Commuter rail in Arizona is beginning to gain traction, backers of building a so-called “heavy rail” line said this week.
More than 100 city, state, county and rail advocates met Thursday in Mesa to begin hashing out the pros and cons of high-speed trains that would link cities as far […]

By wlindley | Posted in Regional Rail | Tagged |

Californians don’t love their cars; many have no choice.

July 1, 2007 – 9:00 am

RailPAC editorial by Noel Braymer… about housing, zoning, walkability and transportation –
In mid June of this year there were several news stories about a U.S. Census survey which showed that Americans, particularly Californians where driving alone more than ever. This is despite millions of dollars being spent to encourage car-pooling and ride sharing. Many of […]

By wlindley | Posted in News |