Happy New Year’s Eve … Light Rail has Arrived in Phoenix ~
If you live in NYC or San Francisco then riding public transportation is a well established way of life, but in Phoenix it is new and exciting! To celebrate the launch of Valley Metro’s newest form of transportation, you can ride for free until 2:00am tonight (tomorrow morning); it was crowded this afternoon and I bet the New Year's Eve celebrators will keep it full until it closes ~
If you live in NYC or San Francisco then riding public transportation is a well established way of life, but in Phoenix it is new and exciting! To celebrate the launch of Valley Metro’s newest form of transportation, you can ride for free until 2:00am tonight (tomorrow morning); it was crowded this afternoon and I bet the New Year's Eve celebrators will keep it full until it closes ~
Riding the system today, my family and I had a friendly, big city experience; I even made some new friends. Denna was a passenger who told me that there are 28 nightclubs along the route and Sean was nice enough to ask me if I got a good photo as I tried to capture a sense of the crowds. And, Nadira, who is visiting from New Jersey, generously shared the handle she was holding onto as we stopped/started through each station.
If you miss out on the free ride today or tonight, it will still be a bargain when the fares begin tomorrow morning. To board just once and ride the whole loop that includes Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix (60 minutes), it will cost $1.25 per person. It’s even more of a bargain if you’re a senior (60 cents) or five and under (free!). An all day pass is $2.50 ($1.75 for seniors, five and under are always free).
We had such a great time today that I’m going to add this excursion to the next version of Fun Places to Go in Metro Phoenix … because Valley Metro’s Light Rail really is a fun place to gooooooooooo!
For more information about the Phoenix Valley Metro Light Rail System:
www.metrolightrail.org
