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| - I'm a huge public transportation fan and prefer to take it rather than driving, as long as it's fairly direct. The light rail gets me to places I need to go (Festivals in Tempe, Central Phoenix for dinner and drinks) and with trains coming every 20 minutes or so, you don't have to wait forever.
Yes, Phoenix is a huge city and this is a fairly new addition, so it doesn't and will probably never compare to the rail systems in other large, metropolitan areas. For what it is though, it's pretty great, and gets nowhere near the amount of respect that it should. Bike hooks so you don't have to stand and try to move your bike for passer-byes? That's awesome. Buttons on the outside so the doors can remain closed before the train takes off and you don't die of heat in the summer months? That's pretty awesome too.
The payment system is a little obnoxious if you have never ridden it before and yes, it could be extended further into Mesa and Northern Phoenix (but that comes with time and more money, people), but once you get it down, you're all good. Now you'll save money by not having to pay a huge fee to park your car and you can spend that extra cash on more beer...then stumble down to the train station where the light rail will bring you home (or close to it). Brilliant!
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