Tempe Events Celebrate First Arizona Light Rail Opening
This Holiday Season, Ride the Rail, Catch a Bowl Game, Rock a Free
Concert, Watch Fireworks, Get a Tan
TEMPE, Ariz. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 3, 2008 --
The City of Tempe is celebrating the
opening of Arizona’s first light
rail system with special
events (www.tempe.gov/destinationtempe)
from Dec. 27-31.
Destination Tempe highlights the city’s
beliefs in innovation, fun and environmental responsibility.
Traditionally, weather for the
week is a sunny 68 degrees. Events include:
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Light Rail Grand
Opening Celebration Dec. 27-28
Make history –
be among first to ride the light rail system
Tour the Tempe
Transportation Center
Saturday festival features music, fireworks
and displays on light rail technology
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Insight
Fiesta Bowl Block Party -- Dec. 31
One of the 10
best New Year’s Eve celebrations in the
nation, according to USA Today, featuring fireworks, 40 bands
and family-friendly festivities.
The cities of Phoenix and Mesa will also have parties along the line,
creating a 20-mile celebration.
Tempe is the only Arizona city to have a light rail system that runs
from one city border to the other. The $1.4 billion, 20-mile
line joins Tempe with Mesa and Phoenix to create an integrated
transportation system connecting rail, buses and bicycles. Downtown
Tempe is minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport and Tempe is
surrounded by freeways, creating a synergy of travel choices.
A bridge across Tempe Town Lake
puts on a colorful light show each time a light rail train crosses. A
LEED Gold certified maintenance facility and new Transportation
Center pending LEED certification provide a seamless transition from
rail to bus or bike.
This system provides economic relief and is a sustainable option to
traffic and air quality issues. About 26,000 daily passengers are
expected the first year, with the system capacity of 50,000 riders in
2020.
The $1.4 billion rail system includes 28 stations, nine parking
locations, a maintenance facility and many trains.
About City
of Tempe:
Tempe, Arizona is a community of 165,000 residents located in the
Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Home to Arizona
State University and the state’s highest
per capita rate of technology companies, Tempe is an innovative, forward
thinking community. Tempe employs
175,000 and draws 4 million tourists annually. Approximately $2
billion in new development is
under way, much of it along the new light rail line.
Multimedia: Tempe
online newsroom
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