1983: ARPA Proposes Phoenix Light Rail

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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:

1983 ARPA Proposal and 2008 as-built Valley Metro Rail

Moral: If you have a good idea, and stick to it long enough, and convince enough people, anything is possible…