Light-rail line or streetcars favored in Scottsdale polling February 21st, 2007
by Brian Powell, Scottsdale Tribune
A solid majority of Scottsdale businesses responding to a Chamber of Commerce survey support bringing light rail or modern streetcars to town…
Among the 322 respondents to a survey released Tuesday, 62 percent support adding light rail or streetcar as soon as possible, 60 percent say more buses and bus routes are needed now and 81 percent support widening freeways.
When asked specifi cally about transit options that would be the greatest benefi t to the business community along Scottsdale Road — the city’s designated transit corridor — 64 percent favored light rail or modern streetcar.
Those fixed-rail options, along with bus rapid transit, are being considered by Scottsdale as part of its master transportation plan update, which is still under review and expected to be adopted by the City Council later this year…
