Mass transit options have state leaders abuzz

By Daniel Scarpinato, ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, Arizona. Published: 01.16.2007

Trains, lanes and automobiles.

Those are the big options on the table as state leaders prepare for millions of new cars expected to clog our roads and freeways over the next two decades, pumping out tons more pollution to cloud the skies.

Last week Gov. Janet Napolitano signed an executive order for the Arizona Department of Transportation to look into mass transit options.

The move has the mayors of Tucson and Phoenix, as well as some legislators, beaming about the possibility of a commuter train between the two cities. With the order, ADOT is putting the pedal to the metal to update a 1998 study on the train within the next 90 days…

[ Tucson Mayor Bob] Walkup and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon say they’ve been working together on the issue for three years, and see the governor’s order as a major turning-point…

Rest of the story in the Arizona Daily Star

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