Light-rail option is one Tucson should pursue

(Tucson) Arizona Daily Star, May 6, 2007

Our view: Before gridlock sets in, let’s learn from Phoenix area, and our own past…

Tucson has a lot to learn from Phoenix. Communities in Maricopa County, and Phoenix in particular, tend to actually do the kinds of improvements - such as building a light-rail system - that Tucson only talks about. The Phoenix City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to allocate $6 million for a study of extending its new and not yet launched light-rail system to Glendale…