…Although Metro’s passenger service isn’t set to begin until late December, earlier this week the rail line through Tempe into Mesa saw its first train. It was a test run, one of many scheduled over the coming months…Hallman, while touting light rail as part of an integrated transportation system, took the opportunity to voice support […]
Here is an updated schematic map of proposed rail passenger service points in Arizona, showing existing and potentially revitalized rail lines, as published in the May 2008 newsletter:
April 29, 2008 – 10:16 am
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 […]
March 15, 2008 – 11:43 am
According to the East Valley Tribune (see full story in the 15 March edition):
Mayor Hugh Hallman’s re-election was practically assured before the polls opened… Hallman, the only mayoral candidate on the ballot, received 12,839 votes, according to the official results…
Hallman, in an Arizona Republic Election Question Special, said:
…we need to continue our lead in moving […]
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 […]
