Light rail made its Tempe debut Wednesday and drew public reactions varying from disgust to delight.
A single train crossed Town Lake shortly after 1 p.m. and was tested throughout the afternoon along the rail track that cuts through downtown Tempe, across Mill Avenue and near Wells Fargo Arena.
Rest of the story in the Arizona Republic
The town of Maricopa is now connected to Downtown Phoenix by two daily round-trips of the “Maricopa Xpress.”
For now, buses whiz past Chandler, Ahwatukee, and Tempe and only stop in downtown Phoenix, but it’s a great start.
News on the Town of Maricopa site
Tempe is more of a hub for Chandler residents than officials thought.Mike Normand, Chandler transportation planning manager, said he was surprised by a recent consultant’s report that estimates more than 15,000 people from west and central Chandler drive to Arizona State University every day and more than 60,000 make a daily Chandler-to-Tempe trip for business, [...]
State estimates project that by 2015, transportation funding will decline to the point that much of the state will only be able to maintain and preserve existing roadways…
The assessment is at the heart of a new planning document identifying nearly $42.6 billion worth of critical transportation needs. In the 21-page report, the Arizona Department of [...]
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