Monthly Archives: June 2008

Light Rail Arrives in Tempe

…Although Metro’s passenger service isn’t set to begin until late December, earlier this week the rail line through Tempe into Mesa saw its first train. It was a test run, one of many scheduled over the coming months…Hallman, while touting light rail as part of an integrated transportation system, took the opportunity to voice support [...]

Updated Schematic Map

Here is an updated schematic map of proposed rail passenger service points in Arizona, showing existing and potentially revitalized rail lines, as published in the May 2008 newsletter:

May 2008 Newsletter

Now available online: 200805.pdf
Among the contents:

Regional Rail Making Progress: MAG Moves Forward on Commuter Rail
AzTA Meeting in Tucson: a report by Jay Smyth
ARPA and Phoenix Trolley Museum Members Tour METRO Operations & Maintenance Facility
A Guide To Directions for Passenger Rail in Arizona (with map)
Seligman “Harvey House” Slated to be Demolished
Salt Lake City Joins Commuter Rail [...]

1983: ARPA Proposes Phoenix Light Rail

Twenty-five years after ARPA proposed light rail for metro Phoenix, it’s nearly here.
Our original proposal would have used the UPRR right-of-way, as opposed to the eventually designed street-oriented system.  But as you can see, early on we identified the high-capacity corridor… Here is the same page with the METRO Rail system as built in blue:

Moral: [...]