Fun facts about the Saguaro, Saguaros have a relatively long lifespan, often exceeding 150 years! They're the largest cactus in the US! Saguaro can grow to be between 40-60 feet tall (12-18m). When rain is plentiful and the saguaro is fully hydrated, it can weigh between 3200-4800 pounds. As you can see, a saguaro can absorb and store considerable amounts of rainwater, visibly expanding in the process, while slowly using the stored water as needed. This enables the saguaro to survive during periods of drought. Most of the saguaro's roots are only 4-6 inches deep and radiate out as far from the plant as it is tall. There is one deep root or tap root that extends down into the ground more than 2 feet. Freezing temperatures can be greatly detrimental to the health of a saguaro, and climate is the main determinate of saguaro range. Thus, they are limited to a specific area within the Sonoran Desert, ranging mostly from central Arizona down into Sonora, Mexico. Because they are not keen on cold temperatures, saguaros are limited by elevation. They are generally found growing from sea level to approximately 4,500 feet in elevation. Saguaros growing up to 5,000 feet in elevation are usually found on south-facing slopes where freezing temperatures are less likely to occur or are shorter in duration. Archeological evidence indicates that the early desert peoples used the saguaro in their daily life. The strong, woody ribs were gathered to construct the framework for the walls of their homes. Additionally, saguaro ribs were used to collect saguaro fruits, which grow high up on the plant. Several ribs were tied together with a cross piece at the end. These long poles (today called kuïpad) were used to knock and pull ripe fruit down from the top of the plants. The Tohono O’odham continue to gather saguaro fruit in this manner today. They use the sweet fruits to make ceremonial wine, jelly and candies. They also use the seeds as chicken feed. Arizona has such a cool flag! The state flag consists of alternating red and gold rays that represent the 13 original colonies that became the original thirteen states (though Arizona became the 48th state), and because Arizona is a western state, the rays show a setting sun. The bottom half of the flag is the same color of blue found in the US flag, "liberty blue". The copper star identifies Arizona as the largest copper producing state in the union. The red and gold are supposed to be a nod to the Spanish flag to represent the colors carried by Spanish conquistadors during Coronado's Expedition of 1540 to find the mythical Seven Cities of Cibola, however, these early explorers never used the current Spanish flag, which is of much more recent design (1785). In 1910, Col Charles W. Harris designed a flag for the Arizona National Guard Rifle Team when they attended the National Matches at Camp Perry. Arizona was the only team in past matches without a flag. The Harris flag was adopted in 1917 by Arizona's Third Legislature and was passed into law without Governor Thomas Campbell's signature. Rachael Berry, Arizona's first elected female state representative, worked to adopt a bill for Arizona's current state flag. Carl Hayden, Arizona's first US Representative, was reported to have been involved with Harris in designing the first state flag, and his wife, Nan Hayden, was responsible for sewing the first state flag.
I was out in Phoenix at Christmas during COVID and was very surprised at just how good the transit was there. The buses do a good job of feeding into the rail, so it's actually surprisingly easy to get all over the city.
The *ding* at 4:00 is the same ding heard before the announcements on Kinki-Sharyo's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail LRVs, which makes sense because as you mentioned, the vehicle you were on was also made by Kinki-Sharyo! Love the detailed art at 8:01 that reflects that Encanto/Central Ave station is the station for the Heard Museum! That self-playing piano at the Musical Instrument Museum is so cool! Another name for that piano is a Nickelodeon piano! For those wondering, before it became the name of a kids network, a nickelodeon was a small simple movie theater that charged five cents for admission, hence nickel, while "odeon" comes from the ancient Greek word odeion, a roofed-over theater, and indirectly by way of the luxurious Odéon in Paris. By 1908, there were nearly 8,000 nickelodeon theaters in the US and in two years the number had grown to 10,000. The term Nickelodeon was also used for the self-playing player pianos used, and as shown here, they were equipped with percussion instruments and provided musical accompaniment for silent movies at said nickelodeon theaters. Standard coin-operated nickelodeon pianos were installed in restaurants, cafés, ice cream parlors, drugstores, pool halls, and saloons across North America. Another example of a player piano is the American fotoplayer, the one from the "Hit it, Joe!" meme as shown on California's Gold. They were developed by the American Photo Player Co. between 1912 and 1925. The appeal of the Fotoplayer to theatre owners was the fact that it took no major musical skill to operate. The Fotoplayer would play the piano and pipe organ mechanically using an electric motor, an air pump, and piano rolls while the user of the Fotoplayer would follow the onscreen action while pulling cords, pushing buttons, and pressing pedals to produce relatable sounds to what was occurring onscreen. These actions could create sounds such as a steamboat whistle, a bird chirp, wind, thunder, a telephone bell, a drum, castanets, cymbal, tambourine, bass drum, ahooga horn, triangle, siren, horn, Choo Choo train’s whistle, as well as many others.
Just moved to Phoenix for short term and I was pleasantly surprised by this system. They even moved up the opening date by around a decade! My biggest gripe as you mention is how the system is at-grade with the stroads, and goes really slow because of this combined with the urban landscape that is a sunbelt city. Really excited for the expansions
Coming from San Francisco. I enjoyed using Phoenix light rail. Very convenient and does exactly what it needs to. Serves downtown and near the airport.
When I briefly attended Arizona State University, I got great usage from Valley Metro to get to the airport and downtown Phoenix. I also remember struggling with the fare machines the first few times I used it lol. Hearing the automated voice announcements in the video brought back some good memories of when I was a student. The Tempe Streetcar didn't exist while I was a student at ASU but man, that streetcar would've been useful to get to the downtown Tempe area from my dorm building on the opposite corner of campus lol.
I used to use the rail often when I was younger, it’s fine if you have nowhere to be but using it to get downtown or to the airport over using my own vehicle meant a 4-5x increase in transit time. Sometimes you just don’t feel like having a 12-15 minute car ride turned into a 60-70 minute lite rail ride. Also there was a noticeable increase in vagrancy on the trains last I was on, uncertain where that stands now.
Fun fact Phoenix recently added a bunch of Siemens trains to the fleet as well and are currently updating most of the Kinki Sharyo interiors and electronics to be compatible with the Siemens so they can couple! Just keep an eye out for the trains labeled 200 and above and you'll know you're on a Siemens.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: street running is not necessarily the enemy, it can be done well if that’s what a city is able to get built.
As an international student studying at ASU who has used the system for last 1 year almost daily, while its a good system but its lacking in a lot of things. 1. The street car doesn't run on the most important and busy street in tempe "University Drive" 2. The routes covered by metro, street cars and busses are insufficient to cover all routes and you need to change busses, walk a lot to reach anywhere. 3. Many bus stops, metro stations and street car stops don't have proper roof/shade, especially the bus stops, some have none. Imagine standing and waiting for a bus in 110+ degrees Fahrenheit. 4. The valley metro app is very basic, can be so much better, I have to use either google maps and transit app which are much better. 5. I have a annual pass which I have to keep carrying, wish the app had facility for digital pass Apart from these issues the network is decent.
On my last visit, I just remember being frustrated by the limited amount of service on the Phoenix light rail and Tempe streetcar. Ended up waiting nearly 20 minutes for a street car and then waiting nearly another 20 minutes for a light rail
Very interesting video. It is pretty amazing this got built at all to this extent. I do wish the U.S. could get past the light rail in a stroad craze. It's weird how the airport people mover almost feels like higher order transit with platform screen doors, air-conditioned stations and elevated guideways. That said I'm glad to see that expansions are still in the cards.
South Central will be open around 2nd Q of 2025. There are 3 other expansions in the works. Including Tempe Streetcar East to Dobson and then South to Main.
Say what you will about Valley Metro light rail but you can easily get from the airport to your hotel in midtown in decent time without relying on Uber or some wonky bus system you're not familiar with as a tourist.
Using the light rail to get from the east valley to downtown for major events is superior to dealing with increasingly bad traffic congestion. The system may only be of moderate value now, bit the expansions and rapid population growth make it a system that is built for not just now but the future.
The purple trains look shockingly close to CDTA’s new Purple Line livery in Albany. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should! It was the third BRT line to open in the Albany area and I happened to be on the very first trip back in November.
I was there in 2023 with my family for a business trip my dad had. On the second to last day of the trip, my mom, me, and my sister went to the Scottsdale railroad park. Afterward, they went to a aquarium but I took a bus to Tempe. And rode the tram to see the third steam locomotive of the trip
Engines 10 and 11 are just about to be outshopped for this winter's season. New boilers and much maintenance to the running gear. If you come back, don't forget about the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler.
@MedusalObligation that's awesome! None were in service when i eas there but i did get to see 12. I thought about going to that museum, but my mom and sister had the car so I was limited where I could go and only stuck to the bus and tram that trip. But if I ever go back I'd love to go there
"Plenty of shade" (dying laughing) As a regular Valley Metro user, the light rail is too long, takes too long to get anywhere. I'm hoping that when they finish the extensions and split into two separate lines, things will speed up.
An elevated system would have been lovely, but I think would have been much more expensive. Underground would not be a good idea out there. The ground very rocky and clay filled, not very porous. In addition to Phoenix monsoons and Az's penchant for flash floods, the tunnels would have needed extensive pumping to avoid flooding.
Here is my take on the Valley Metro Light Rail. For me, it is a 15 minute walk to Gilbert Road and Main Street in Mesa...where my closest station is. If I need to go to Central Phoenix or Sky Harbor Airport, I take the light rail. It's much easier. Traffic around the airport is horrendous, and parking is $$$$$. It is cheaper sometimes to just use the light rail. This is factoring the gas, parking fees, and wear and tear on my car. The only reason I would drive is time. How much is my time valued for me? That is why sometimes I drive certain places. Also if the light rail doesn't go to where I want to ..I have to drive anyway.
I use the light rail nearly every day. The rolling stock is slowly being replaced with the Siemens S700, and iirc the Streetcar exclusively uses the S700. I like the S700s a lot more than the Kinki Shiryo LF LRV. I'm actually getting a bit mad that they aren't replacing them quick enough.
Meanwhile, Ontario's conservatives are spending tens of billions on subways everywhere. Maybe republican-leaning states in the US should get Doug Ford for a governor!🤣
It’s good, but not great. If you need to go anywhere that isn’t immediately next to the rail line, you’re better off driving. But if you live near a station and want to get to the airport, the baseball or basketball stadiums, or the convention center, it’s very convenient.
@@ClassyWhale Gareth Dennis is a UK prailway engineer that make long live RUclips videos about trains. He isngood and veryninteresting although I have to be in the right mood to watch it. He uses graphics, maps and flow charts and I assume that the commenter referres to the Urban ranspot system #notametro sorter flow chart.
It’s terrible. As a resident of Phoenix all my life I know it would’ve been far better to increase the number of buses and bus stops, rather than taking up roadways with underused trams that took decades to build.
"struggled with the fare machine" Stop right there. Don't just gloss over this. You're letting the incompetent and corrupt bureaucrats get away with trash customer service. If a transit advocate struggles with paying, what about normies who just want to ride. It's easier to just jump the turnstile than figure out these ridiculous interfaces. Huge fail on their and your part.
@@ClassyWhale OMG, that's still the problem. If it took _you_ 30 seconds to figure it out, that's a huge problem. This is why transit is trash. The nitwits running these agencies are never held to account for their dumbness. Advocates carry on about irrelevancies like Tram vs Streetcar. Riders do not care.
@@ClassyWhale NO! Absolutely not. A revenue capture task should be a frictionless as possible. This bureaucratic cluelessness is why transit sux and your forgiveness will keep it that way.
Fun facts about the Saguaro, Saguaros have a relatively long lifespan, often exceeding 150 years! They're the largest cactus in the US! Saguaro can grow to be between 40-60 feet tall (12-18m). When rain is plentiful and the saguaro is fully hydrated, it can weigh between 3200-4800 pounds. As you can see, a saguaro can absorb and store considerable amounts of rainwater, visibly expanding in the process, while slowly using the stored water as needed. This enables the saguaro to survive during periods of drought. Most of the saguaro's roots are only 4-6 inches deep and radiate out as far from the plant as it is tall. There is one deep root or tap root that extends down into the ground more than 2 feet. Freezing temperatures can be greatly detrimental to the health of a saguaro, and climate is the main determinate of saguaro range. Thus, they are limited to a specific area within the Sonoran Desert, ranging mostly from central Arizona down into Sonora, Mexico. Because they are not keen on cold temperatures, saguaros are limited by elevation. They are generally found growing from sea level to approximately 4,500 feet in elevation. Saguaros growing up to 5,000 feet in elevation are usually found on south-facing slopes where freezing temperatures are less likely to occur or are shorter in duration. Archeological evidence indicates that the early desert peoples used the saguaro in their daily life. The strong, woody ribs were gathered to construct the framework for the walls of their homes. Additionally, saguaro ribs were used to collect saguaro fruits, which grow high up on the plant. Several ribs were tied together with a cross piece at the end. These long poles (today called kuïpad) were used to knock and pull ripe fruit down from the top of the plants. The Tohono O’odham continue to gather saguaro fruit in this manner today. They use the sweet fruits to make ceremonial wine, jelly and candies. They also use the seeds as chicken feed.
Arizona has such a cool flag! The state flag consists of alternating red and gold rays that represent the 13 original colonies that became the original thirteen states (though Arizona became the 48th state), and because Arizona is a western state, the rays show a setting sun. The bottom half of the flag is the same color of blue found in the US flag, "liberty blue". The copper star identifies Arizona as the largest copper producing state in the union. The red and gold are supposed to be a nod to the Spanish flag to represent the colors carried by Spanish conquistadors during Coronado's Expedition of 1540 to find the mythical Seven Cities of Cibola, however, these early explorers never used the current Spanish flag, which is of much more recent design (1785). In 1910, Col Charles W. Harris designed a flag for the Arizona National Guard Rifle Team when they attended the National Matches at Camp Perry. Arizona was the only team in past matches without a flag. The Harris flag was adopted in 1917 by Arizona's Third Legislature and was passed into law without Governor Thomas Campbell's signature. Rachael Berry, Arizona's first elected female state representative, worked to adopt a bill for Arizona's current state flag. Carl Hayden, Arizona's first US Representative, was reported to have been involved with Harris in designing the first state flag, and his wife, Nan Hayden, was responsible for sewing the first state flag.
It’s such a good system for what kind of city this is. Literally other cities similar to Phoenix but no transit doesn’t have any excuses.
I was out in Phoenix at Christmas during COVID and was very surprised at just how good the transit was there. The buses do a good job of feeding into the rail, so it's actually surprisingly easy to get all over the city.
The *ding* at 4:00 is the same ding heard before the announcements on Kinki-Sharyo's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail LRVs, which makes sense because as you mentioned, the vehicle you were on was also made by Kinki-Sharyo! Love the detailed art at 8:01 that reflects that Encanto/Central Ave station is the station for the Heard Museum! That self-playing piano at the Musical Instrument Museum is so cool! Another name for that piano is a Nickelodeon piano! For those wondering, before it became the name of a kids network, a nickelodeon was a small simple movie theater that charged five cents for admission, hence nickel, while "odeon" comes from the ancient Greek word odeion, a roofed-over theater, and indirectly by way of the luxurious Odéon in Paris. By 1908, there were nearly 8,000 nickelodeon theaters in the US and in two years the number had grown to 10,000. The term Nickelodeon was also used for the self-playing player pianos used, and as shown here, they were equipped with percussion instruments and provided musical accompaniment for silent movies at said nickelodeon theaters. Standard coin-operated nickelodeon pianos were installed in restaurants, cafés, ice cream parlors, drugstores, pool halls, and saloons across North America.
Another example of a player piano is the American fotoplayer, the one from the "Hit it, Joe!" meme as shown on California's Gold. They were developed by the American Photo Player Co. between 1912 and 1925. The appeal of the Fotoplayer to theatre owners was the fact that it took no major musical skill to operate. The Fotoplayer would play the piano and pipe organ mechanically using an electric motor, an air pump, and piano rolls while the user of the Fotoplayer would follow the onscreen action while pulling cords, pushing buttons, and pressing pedals to produce relatable sounds to what was occurring onscreen. These actions could create sounds such as a steamboat whistle, a bird chirp, wind, thunder, a telephone bell, a drum, castanets, cymbal, tambourine, bass drum, ahooga horn, triangle, siren, horn, Choo Choo train’s whistle, as well as many others.
Just moved to Phoenix for short term and I was pleasantly surprised by this system. They even moved up the opening date by around a decade! My biggest gripe as you mention is how the system is at-grade with the stroads, and goes really slow because of this combined with the urban landscape that is a sunbelt city. Really excited for the expansions
Good news Valley Metro is looking at making the light rail faster. I'm also excited about the future extensions.
Coming from San Francisco. I enjoyed using Phoenix light rail. Very convenient and does exactly what it needs to. Serves downtown and near the airport.
Did you see NJT is going to be free for a week? Would make a good video.
i havent used this rail in so long but i see it every day its so fun to see a video about it
31 mile system. 2:14 is Dorsey and Apache
When I briefly attended Arizona State University, I got great usage from Valley Metro to get to the airport and downtown Phoenix. I also remember struggling with the fare machines the first few times I used it lol. Hearing the automated voice announcements in the video brought back some good memories of when I was a student.
The Tempe Streetcar didn't exist while I was a student at ASU but man, that streetcar would've been useful to get to the downtown Tempe area from my dorm building on the opposite corner of campus lol.
I used to use the rail often when I was younger, it’s fine if you have nowhere to be but using it to get downtown or to the airport over using my own vehicle meant a 4-5x increase in transit time. Sometimes you just don’t feel like having a 12-15 minute car ride turned into a 60-70 minute lite rail ride.
Also there was a noticeable increase in vagrancy on the trains last I was on, uncertain where that stands now.
Fun fact Phoenix recently added a bunch of Siemens trains to the fleet as well and are currently updating most of the Kinki Sharyo interiors and electronics to be compatible with the Siemens so they can couple! Just keep an eye out for the trains labeled 200 and above and you'll know you're on a Siemens.
You should go to Montréal during your break if you havent been. I was born there and the metro and REM are both very modern and interesting.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: street running is not necessarily the enemy, it can be done well if that’s what a city is able to get built.
As an international student studying at ASU who has used the system for last 1 year almost daily, while its a good system but its lacking in a lot of things.
1. The street car doesn't run on the most important and busy street in tempe "University Drive"
2. The routes covered by metro, street cars and busses are insufficient to cover all routes and you need to change busses, walk a lot to reach anywhere.
3. Many bus stops, metro stations and street car stops don't have proper roof/shade, especially the bus stops, some have none. Imagine standing and waiting for a bus in 110+ degrees Fahrenheit.
4. The valley metro app is very basic, can be so much better, I have to use either google maps and transit app which are much better.
5. I have a annual pass which I have to keep carrying, wish the app had facility for digital pass
Apart from these issues the network is decent.
As for your last point, Valley Metro recently added digital passes and Copper cards
@@jamesreynolds5776 yes unfortunately can't add the platinum pass that are bought by University Students and Administration.
On my last visit, I just remember being frustrated by the limited amount of service on the Phoenix light rail and Tempe streetcar. Ended up waiting nearly 20 minutes for a street car and then waiting nearly another 20 minutes for a light rail
I reckon that's better than waiting 30 minutes for a bus that can get stuck in traffic.
20 minutes for a train isn’t bad considering the buses here in Phoenix are habitually 45 minutes late in most instances
You should come back and visit Phoenix and ride the light rail we have newer, updated trains, and more train expansions underway
VALLEY METRO RAIL MENTIONED 😎
Nice! Have you ever heard of Culdesac? The brand new walkable community in Phoenix?
In Tempe! 4 more stops East from where they got off at Veteran's Way.
Very interesting video. It is pretty amazing this got built at all to this extent. I do wish the U.S. could get past the light rail in a stroad craze. It's weird how the airport people mover almost feels like higher order transit with platform screen doors, air-conditioned stations and elevated guideways. That said I'm glad to see that expansions are still in the cards.
South Central will be open around 2nd Q of 2025. There are 3 other expansions in the works. Including Tempe Streetcar East to Dobson and then South to Main.
I took the light rail from the day it opened for about 8 years. It was very useful.
Looks like they are moving to expand to Peoria and Apache Junction. This will allow folks to bypass the ridiculous traffic on US 60.
Yes it's going to be a Commuter Rail system by the way.
Say what you will about Valley Metro light rail but you can easily get from the airport to your hotel in midtown in decent time without relying on Uber or some wonky bus system you're not familiar with as a tourist.
6:27 chocolat on Caleb's finger
Using the light rail to get from the east valley to downtown for major events is superior to dealing with increasingly bad traffic congestion.
The system may only be of moderate value now, bit the expansions and rapid population growth make it a system that is built for not just now but the future.
Yes I can't wait for the new expansions!
The purple trains look shockingly close to CDTA’s new Purple Line livery in Albany. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should! It was the third BRT line to open in the Albany area and I happened to be on the very first trip back in November.
I was there in 2023 with my family for a business trip my dad had. On the second to last day of the trip, my mom, me, and my sister went to the Scottsdale railroad park. Afterward, they went to a aquarium but I took a bus to Tempe. And rode the tram to see the third steam locomotive of the trip
Engines 10 and 11 are just about to be outshopped for this winter's season. New boilers and much maintenance to the running gear. If you come back, don't forget about the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler.
@MedusalObligation that's awesome! None were in service when i eas there but i did get to see 12. I thought about going to that museum, but my mom and sister had the car so I was limited where I could go and only stuck to the bus and tram that trip. But if I ever go back I'd love to go there
"Plenty of shade" (dying laughing) As a regular Valley Metro user, the light rail is too long, takes too long to get anywhere. I'm hoping that when they finish the extensions and split into two separate lines, things will speed up.
Yeah the two lines splitting will totally spend things up.
Fun fact: “rõng” is the Estonian word for train.
January 2025? Perfect time to travel outside of the US to ride some international trains!
An elevated system would have been lovely, but I think would have been much more expensive. Underground would not be a good idea out there. The ground very rocky and clay filled, not very porous. In addition to Phoenix monsoons and Az's penchant for flash floods, the tunnels would have needed extensive pumping to avoid flooding.
do the UK north east corridor trip on your school break
Here is my take on the Valley Metro Light Rail.
For me, it is a 15 minute walk to Gilbert Road and Main Street in Mesa...where my closest station is. If I need to go to Central Phoenix or Sky Harbor Airport, I take the light rail. It's much easier. Traffic around the airport is horrendous, and parking is $$$$$.
It is cheaper sometimes to just use the light rail. This is factoring the gas, parking fees, and wear and tear on my car.
The only reason I would drive is time. How much is my time valued for me? That is why sometimes I drive certain places. Also if the light rail doesn't go to where I want to ..I have to drive anyway.
Phoenix Valley Metro: The RTA Red Line but between LRT and streetcar.
You should visit the WW&F museum in Maine, or just the Amtrak Downeaster if that's more interesting
Btw the MIM is in Scottsdale/Desert ridge not Phoenix
MIM and Desert Ridge are both in Phoenix. Scottsdale road is roughly the boarder in the area.
I use the light rail nearly every day. The rolling stock is slowly being replaced with the Siemens S700, and iirc the Streetcar exclusively uses the S700.
I like the S700s a lot more than the Kinki Shiryo LF LRV. I'm actually getting a bit mad that they aren't replacing them quick enough.
The Tempe Streetcar uses Brookville Liberty streetcars.
19th av Dunlap, an abomination of a cross street. Somewhere you REALLY dont want to be after those street lights turn on.
Cool stuff. ✌️
Can I ask why your channel is called Classy Whale? 🤔
It's after a paperweight. Nothing to do with transit or trains or anything.
@@ClassyWhale oh right. Cheers!
Meanwhile, Ontario's conservatives are spending tens of billions on subways everywhere. Maybe republican-leaning states in the US should get Doug Ford for a governor!🤣
I wish we need more transit here in the US
Have you ever rode the MAX in Portland before?
@@matthewwelsh294 nope
@@ClassyWhale Lol you should. It has five different lines and serves three different counties. Also there is the Westside Express Service
@@ClassyWhale If you are in Portland, you should ride the Portland Aerial Tram as well
It’s good, but not great.
If you need to go anywhere that isn’t immediately next to the rail line, you’re better off driving.
But if you live near a station and want to get to the airport, the baseball or basketball stadiums, or the convention center, it’s very convenient.
Classy🐳 😃
Follow the Gareth Dennis flow chart
@@BirbarianHomeGuard the what?
@@ClassyWhale Gareth Dennis is a UK prailway engineer that make long live RUclips videos about trains. He isngood and veryninteresting although I have to be in the right mood to watch it.
He uses graphics, maps and flow charts and I assume that the commenter referres to the Urban ranspot system #notametro sorter flow chart.
I used to date her back in 2019-2020 very strange seeing her on RUclips
@@njv1234 huh, small world
This light rail is a drop in the bucket, for me its a disappointment
second comment!!
It’s terrible. As a resident of Phoenix all my life I know it would’ve been far better to increase the number of buses and bus stops, rather than taking up roadways with underused trams that took decades to build.
"struggled with the fare machine" Stop right there. Don't just gloss over this. You're letting the incompetent and corrupt bureaucrats get away with trash customer service. If a transit advocate struggles with paying, what about normies who just want to ride.
It's easier to just jump the turnstile than figure out these ridiculous interfaces.
Huge fail on their and your part.
I figured it out after like 30 seconds, I was being somewhat facetious
Valley Metro just changed them this Spring.
@@ClassyWhale OMG, that's still the problem. If it took _you_ 30 seconds to figure it out, that's a huge problem. This is why transit is trash. The nitwits running these agencies are never held to account for their dumbness. Advocates carry on about irrelevancies like Tram vs Streetcar. Riders do not care.
@@rapunzel1701 30 seconds is a normal amount of time to figure out a new task...
@@ClassyWhale NO! Absolutely not. A revenue capture task should be a frictionless as possible. This bureaucratic cluelessness is why transit sux and your forgiveness will keep it that way.
Whats with the masks?
@@Ht1976. I filmed this in 2021