The Phoenix Public Transit Department is making changes to DASH, the free downtown circulator, and public input is requested. A public hearing will be conducted on all of the proposed routes on April 3, at the Citizens’ Transit Commission Meeting at 302 N. 1st Ave., Phoenix.
The public is invited to three public open houses […]
March 25, 2008 – 12:07 pm
In the Arizona Republic, 24 March 2008:
To get people to ride the upcoming light-rail system, Metro is attempting to keep the schedule easy, frequent and on time.
Metro has announced the light-rail trains will run every 10 minutes from sunrise to sunset on weekdays, every 20 minutes other times during the week, every 15 […]
Arizona Republic, 23 March 2008
When crews put the final touches on light rail this year, the airport will embark on its own epic train project.
In early April, workers will start building a $1.1 billion, 4.8-mile automated train system that will whisk passengers around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Rest of the story in the Arizona […]
March 15, 2008 – 11:50 am
Casey Newton, a reporter covering Phoenix City Hall (as the “Hall Pass blog”) for The Arizona Republic, recently interviewed [full article link] Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a Democratic congressman from Oregon. A few highlights:
Hall Pass: You’ve advocated for light rail in Phoenix for years. What do you make of what you see?
Blumenauer: The thing I’ve […]
March 15, 2008 – 11:43 am
According to the East Valley Tribune (see full story in the 15 March edition):
Mayor Hugh Hallman’s re-election was practically assured before the polls opened… Hallman, the only mayoral candidate on the ballot, received 12,839 votes, according to the official results…
Hallman, in an Arizona Republic Election Question Special, said:
…we need to continue our lead in moving […]
