April is Valley Bike Month. Celebrate spring with special two-wheeled events, including the Great Bike Chase & Game and free bike valet for all D-backs games.
Valley Metro and the Arizona Diamondbacks have partnered to install unique bike racks at businesses throughout Downtown Phoenix.
Metro passengers could be barraged with ads inside and outside the trains this fall as the transit agency tries to get through the grim economy with a new source of money.
The Metro board voted unanimously Wednesday to reverse its no-advertisement policy and adopted a program that would be the most aggressive among new Western light-rail systems.
When light-rail construction scared off scores of shoppers, many struggling downtown merchants considered the $1.4 billion line more of a curse than a blessing. Light rail began running in December, and what a difference a few months has made. Last week, several downtown business owners lobbied a transit agency to make sure that their shops would sit near a future light-rail route.