Come to Phoenix, Tempe, or Mesa for the Grand Opening of Valley Metro’s METRO Rail (Wikipedia article). The line begins operation at 8am on Saturday, 27 December 2008.
On display at 3d Street and Jefferson will be historic Phoenix Streetcar #116 (see the Phoenix Trolley Museum site).
from California’s RailPAC comes a collection of Christmas photos from Phoenix, New Mexico, and California — here
A plan to link south Tempe and parts of Chandler to the 20-mile light-rail starter line that weaves west from Mesa through Tempe and Phoenix is inching closer to completion…
The Tempe South Corridor Study is part of a two-year analysis of which routes and mass-transit options would offer the best connection to the current light-rail line… Last week, Jyme Sue McLaren, Tempe’s Deputy Public Works manager, updated the Tempe City Council on the study… based on community input and a technical analysis…
Options targeted for further analysis include bus-rapid transit or commuter rail on Union Pacific Railroad lines, bus-rapid transit in a lane shared with vehicles or modern streetcars on Mill Avenue or Kyrene Road and bus-rapid transit, light rail or modern streetcars on Rural Road…
Rest of the story in the Arizona Republic 20 August, 2008
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