August 2008 Newsletter August 20th, 2008
Download the 200807 Newsletter (PDF). Highlights:
- ARPA on the TIME Initiative
- Rediscover the Coast Starlight: Amtrak re-launches service
- METRO Rail runs first train through downtown Phoenix
- What about the Sunset Limited between New Orleans and Jacksonville? (Bruce Richardson, URPA)
- New Charlotte, North Carolina light rail line doubles ridership projections
- An analysis of the Phoenix Light Rail System (John Gale)
- Valley Metro donates “mock-up” to Williams, Arizona museum
- ARPA’s 1983 metro Phoenix light rail proposal compares to today’s METRO line (below)
- Valley Metro bus ridership up; service expanding
- West Valley commuter rail moves forward
- Anschutz buys Xanterra, Grand Canyon Railway
ARPA’s 1983 light rail proposal (March 15, 1983) compares to today’s METRO light rail system:
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