http://www.azrail.org Let's Get Arizona On Track To The Future Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:21:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-metro-march-2011-ridership/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-metro-march-2011-ridership/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:13:48 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=789 The Phoenix trolley (“light rail”) system had a good March even as weekday ridership declined slightly. Saturdays now see as many riders as weekdays did at the system’s opening, and Sunday ridership is nearly at the originally-projected weekday levels. Phoenicians are using the trolleys not just as “commuter trains” but as all-day-long trolleys for school, [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-metro-march-2011-ridership/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-santa-fe-depot-reopens-as-county-offices/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-santa-fe-depot-reopens-as-county-offices/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:45:29 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=787 Adjacent Union Station may still be idle (other than being used by SPRINT maintenance vehicles) but the Santa Fe freight depot is alive again: After remaining vacant for more than 40 years, a historic Phoenix rail depot opened its doors this week with a new identity as a county office space. About 70 employees of the Maricopa [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-santa-fe-depot-reopens-as-county-offices/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2010/transit-in-highway-medians/ http://www.azrail.org/2010/transit-in-highway-medians/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:24:47 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=751 By John J. Gale Imagine standing in the middle of a freeway as cars, trucks and motorcycles rush by on either side. Maybe you have experienced this if you have waited for a train at an in-median station. I have in LA on the Metro Green Line which is located in the median [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2010/transit-in-highway-medians/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2010/arizona-planners-envision-new-role-routes-for-light-rail/ http://www.azrail.org/2010/arizona-planners-envision-new-role-routes-for-light-rail/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:33:24 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=634 Full story by Sean Holstege in the Arizona Republic, 14 April 2010 Changing demographics, ridership patterns point to different lines in future Regional planners are mapping new light-rail lines in places that were inconceivable a few years ago, as they grapple with how urban Arizona takes shape in the coming half-century. Preliminary studies show that sufficient demand will [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2010/arizona-planners-envision-new-role-routes-for-light-rail/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2009/position-on-phoenix-tucson-routing/ http://www.azrail.org/2009/position-on-phoenix-tucson-routing/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:24:52 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=518 (Regarding current discussions of Phoenix-Tucson regional rail) Adopted by the Board of Directors, 2009-1-17. RESOLVED THAT, ARPA believes That the current UPRR alignment via Coolidge represents the most expeditious route to early implementation, and should be implemented and built first; and That the former Maricopa to Tempe alignment, to supplement future growth, should additionally be planned, but built after operations [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2009/position-on-phoenix-tucson-routing/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-system-test-brings-mixed-reactions/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-system-test-brings-mixed-reactions/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 14:15:14 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-system-test-brings-mixed-reactions/ Light rail made its Tempe debut Wednesday and drew public reactions varying from disgust to delight. A single train crossed Town Lake shortly after 1 p.m. and was tested throughout the afternoon along the rail track that cuts through downtown Tempe, across Mill Avenue and near Wells Fargo Arena. Rest of the story in the Arizona Republic ]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-system-test-brings-mixed-reactions/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:17:59 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/ by Glen Creno in The Arizona Republic, Feb. 29, 2008 Plans for passenger rail in Arizona are moving forward, but significant hurdles remain before any system is built. The Maricopa Association of Governments has released a long-awaited draft of its commuter-rail study, which outlines three options that would haul commuters from Phoenix suburbs into job centers [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:49:42 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/ The Maricopa Association of Governments Commuter Rail Strategic Plan is now available for download from: http://www.mag.maricopa.gov/project.cms?item=7338 ]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/feed/ 0