On Saturday we took the kids for an "employee only" test ride on the new light rail system that will soon be running from downtown Mesa, through Tempe , to downtown Phoenix.
We consider ourselves somewhat connoisseurs of public transport, since I grew up in England where public transport is the glue that holds the country together, and Jarod has been riding the bus to work everyday for the last 4 years (and rode the bus to ASU before that.)
Anyways it was a beautiful day, and a lot of fun. We took the train as far as Mill Ave/ASU (so we could go over the Tempe Town Lake bridge) and back again. Jarod took some video which may get posted a little later. (Below is one of the cool art projects at a station in Tempe)
The official grand opening is December 28th & 29th and you can ride for free through 2008, so give it a try - especially if you (or the kids) have never been on a train before! You can go HERE to find out more about the Valley Metro Light Rail.
Above is a view of the train from the park & ride station at Sycamore & Main in Mesa (near EVIT), which is the end of the line right now. Maybe one day the system will expand down to the temple or even Gilbert road (Jarod is already drooling over the prospect of one day being able to ride the nice new train to work everyday instead of the stinky old bus!)
1 comment:
that looks like sooo much fun! love the pix especially the first one of the 3 kids - cuties!!
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