[Source: Casey Newton, Arizona Republic] — A plan to locate the county’s major transit and planning agencies in downtown Phoenix is on life support following the Phoenix City Council’s opposition to tax breaks for the project. For more than a year, the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Regional Public Transportation Authority, and Metro light rail [...]
The next meeting of the Valley Metro Downtown Community Working Group to discuss transit expansion planning from downtown Phoenix to 27th Ave. will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 from 6-8 p.m. at Metro’s office (101 N. 1st Avenue, #1300).
Interested individuals are encouraged to attend and voice their opinion. Contact Monica M. Hernandez, Valley Metro Area Coordinator, by e-mail or [...]
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic, July 6, 2008] — If Phoenix wants its downtown nightlife to thrive, buses need to stay on the street long after sundown, several business owners say. Bill Smith, who owns Bar Smith and other local restaurants, is a member of an alliance of bar, restaurant, hotel, and nightclub owners working [...]
METRO 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 [...]
[Source: Dianna M. Náñez, Arizona Republic] — Months before light rail makes its December debut, pedestrians and vehicles could face citations and hefty fines for crossing the tracks in the wrong spots. Tempe police started verbally warning pedestrians two weeks ago that they must use designated crosswalks along the 4 miles of light-rail tracks that [...]
[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 [...]
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