[Source: Catherine Reagor, Arizona Republic] — The message delivered by top Valley real-estate and government leaders Tuesday at an annual growth conference at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa was twofold: the Valley needs to invest billions in transportation and create more jobs closer to housing communities if it wants to handle the 6 million [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bus’
Reality Check: short commutes key to metro Phoenix’s future
September 10, 2008MAG holds downtown Phoenix hearing on transit future, June 26
June 24, 2008[Source: Kevin Tripp, KTAR Radio, June 24, 2008] — If you think the commute is bad now, imagine what it will be like getting around the Valley in the year 2030 — or 2050. The Maricopa Association of Governments wants your idea on what public transit should be like in the future. “We are wanting [...]
METRO forming community working group; first meeting May 22
May 19, 2008METRO invites you to participate in the community working group being formed for the I-10 West high capacity transit extension study. METRO is performing an I-10 West Alternatives Analysis to determine a route and transit technology that will connect the West Valley to the light rail starter segment. The boundaries used in the analysis are [...]
The rapid route to bus use (Republic editorial)
May 3, 2008[Source: Arizona Republic] — Providing fast, efficient bus service for commuters in the southeast Valley’s far-flung communities is proving to be one of the most promising ways to ease gridlock. But it’s not without pitfalls, as Queen Creek learned last year when its rapid bus route to Tempe was dropped after attracting only a handful [...]
Phoenicians hop on bus over gas prices
April 28, 2008[Source: The Associated Press] — Bus ridership in metro Phoenix increased during January, February, and March from the same time a year ago as more and more commuters left their cars at home, Valley Metro officials said. In March, Valley Metro recorded an average of 6,861 bus boardings daily, an increase of 15.9 percent from [...]
Provide your feedback on downtown DASH routes
March 28, 2008DASH (downtown Phoenix’s circulator bus) will hold the final of three public open houses at Phoenix City Hall on Wednesday, April 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to discuss potential routing improvements. Then on Thursday, April 3, starting at 8:30 a.m. at 302 N. 1st Ave. (1st floor), a public hearing will be held to [...]
