[Source: Arizona Republic] — Some of the biggest users of the light rail are expected to be students, and along the light-rail line there are more than 20 schools, from preschools through colleges. Light rail played a role in Phoenix School of Law relocating to its central Phoenix location near the intersection of Indian School [...]
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Valley students could be among biggest light-rail users
November 11, 2008Downtown Phoenix businesses may bankroll trolley service
November 6, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — Like Scottsdale, Phoenix hopes a trolley is the ticket to downtown fun. Surveys went out this week to gauge Phoenix business owners’ support for a late-night trolley that would take visitors to parking garages and to downtown nightspots. It would be similar to the 22-seat, four-wheeled trolley that drives [...]
Meetings will discuss Phoenix’s I-10 West transit corridor
November 3, 2008[Source: Arizona Republic] — Public meetings are scheduled in Phoenix over the next two weeks to discuss how to best transport commuters along Interstate 10 in the West Valley. Meetings are scheduled in Phoenix on Thursday and Nov. 13 to give a project update and share the latest analysis of an Interstate 10 West transit [...]
Opinions vary on shade capabilities of Phoenix light rail stations
October 30, 2008[Source: Ron Sanzone, Arizona Republic] – Valley Metro light rail is incorporating three elements into a shading system it hopes will keep light-rail passengers comfortable at its stations as they await trains. But public opinion differs about the shading system. Two individuals involved in downtown planning efforts provide their perspectives:
Mike James, architect involved in Metro’s station [...]
Economy slows downtown development, but Phoenix mayor optimistic
October 29, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] – Mayor Phil Gordon’s annual speech on October 17 on downtown Phoenix was carefully staged to spotlight blockbuster city projects, but the shaky economy stole the show. The mayor spoke at a $350 million city-financed hotel that opened Sept. 30. Afterward, he took some residents and key political and business leaders for a [...]
Business Facilities magazine calls Phoenix “City of the Future”
October 27, 2008[Source: Jenny Vickers, Business Facilities] — Strategically positioned in the Southwest, the Greater Phoenix area is one of 10 U.S. markets projected to experience 85% of the nation’s growth over the next 35 years. Greater Phoenix, which consists of the City of Phoenix, much of the rest of Maricopa County, a large section of Pinal [...]
