by Edythe Jensen, The Arizona Republic, Feb. 21, 2007
Chandler residents may not be hopping on light-rail cars soon, but the city is making plans to join the Valley Metro Rail Board this year to plan for possible rail service in the city, Mayor Boyd Dunn said… during [his] annual “State of the City” address Tuesday…
“Freeways are not the only mode of transportation vital to our community,” Dunn said…
As the fifth and newest member of the board, Chandler will sit at the light rail planning table with Mesa, Tempe, Phoenix and Glendale. Membership will cost $50,000 a year, said Mike Normand, acting assistant public works director.
Rail through Chandler “is probably 20 years away, but we anticipate the system will eventually be extended down here. We have identified the corridors,” Normand said. Those potential corridors are Rural Road, Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard…
