Take a lesson from Texas

Here we are, a little more than a year before light rail opens….

More and more, Mesa’s and Tempe’s experiences with light rail are mirroring those of two Dallas suburbs…

Plano, Texas, was progressive with its light-rail leg… On the other hand, Garland, Texas, hemmed and hawed about light rail.

If history repeats itself, and you know it often does, Tempe is on track to be Plano, revitalizing Apache Boulevard as Plano revitalized its downtown.

And Mesa will end up like Garland, dooming itself to an endless game of catch-up.

Rest of the story in the Arizona Republic

This entry was written by wlindley, posted on May 31, 2007 at 9:00 am, filed under Light Rail, News. Bookmark the permalink.