METRO Close to Recommendation for Tempe South Expansion September 16th, 2010
| September 23, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Talk of the Tempe South expansion plans has been going on since before METRO light rail opened in December of 2008. Since then, we have seen a ton of changes and have seen transit ridership continue to evolve in the area. On September 23rd, METRO will present their “preliminary staff recommendations†for the Tempe South corridor. The Tempe South Transit Study has mentioned Bus Rapid Transit along Rural Road and a Modern Streetcar option at the Mill Avenue District. Originally, the Modern Streetcar was to head South on Mill from the station at 3rd street but a fairly recent idea for a route along Ash Avenue has emerged.
METRO will have a public meeting at MADCAP on the 23rd where people can get more information. Comments about the Tempe South study are appreciated and can be left here. The decisions made during these meetings have long term impact on the entire area so if you have opinions, you should probably pay attention… – From RailLife
Public Meeting
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
MADCAP Theaters
730 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
NOTE: At the suggestion of ARPA’s Bill Lindley, the Ash Avenue alignment was added. This will serve the Tempe Depot and future regional rail trains to Wickenburg, Tucson, and Los Angeles.
