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Valley cities considering new commuter systems

March 4, 2008 – 2:17 pm

by Glen Creno in The Arizona Republic, Feb. 29, 2008
Plans for passenger rail in Arizona are moving forward, but significant hurdles remain before any system is built.
The Maricopa Association of Governments has released a long-awaited draft of its commuter-rail study, which outlines three options that would haul commuters from Phoenix suburbs into job centers [...]

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MAG Commuter Rail Plan

February 28, 2008 – 6:49 am

The Maricopa Association of Governments Commuter Rail Strategic Plan is now available for download from: http://www.mag.maricopa.gov/project.cms?item=7338

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Scottsdale opts for seat at Valley light-rail planning table

December 14, 2007 – 12:38 pm

Scottsdale will join the group that oversees the Valley’s light-rail plans in order to pursue future study of running a transit system up Scottsdale Road.The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to become the seventh city to be part of Valley Metro Rail, or METRO, despite hearing from a number of residents opposing the city’s [...]

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Ten Years of Progress

December 11, 2007 – 7:05 am

Tempe, December, 2007 — Ten years almost to the day after the 1997 Arizona Rail Passenger Association Awards Dinner, and a special train from the Arizona Railway Museum, the new Valley Metro Rail line (second photo) is nearly ready for its first service

The 1997 train was the very last train ever to operate on the [...]

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Scottsdale: Transit needed for more than congestion relief

October 25, 2007 – 8:18 am

SCOTTSDALE — “A light rail or streetcar system along Scottsdale Road is not needed to relieve congestion through the southern part of the city, but should be further studied and would fulfill the general plan by giving residents a choice on how to travel…
[Consultant Charles Hales with HDR said] “Scottsdale’s transit-dependent population is small, people [...]

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