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	<title>Arizona Rail Passenger Association &#187; Regional Rail</title>
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	<description>Let's Get Arizona On Track To The Future</description>
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		<title>Commuter-rail system envisioned for Valley</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2009/commuter-rail-system-envisioned-for-valley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enough people would board a train in the Valley&#8217;s suburbs that a future commuter-rail system would be as popular as some of the busiest lines in the West, new studies have found.
A trio of yearlong rail studies, in nearly final form, indicates commuter rail could carry almost 18,000 passengers a day by 2030. Planners at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise buys land for a park-and-ride lot</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2009/surprise-buys-land-for-a-park-and-ride-lot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2009/surprise-buys-land-for-a-park-and-ride-lot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lily Leung reports in May 29, 2009&#8242;s Arizona Republic &#8211;
Surprise&#8217;s strategic placement of a park-and-ride lot near a railway stretching from downtown Phoenix to Wickenburg is the first heartbeat in an ongoing effort to bring commuter-rail service to the Valley&#8230;
The Surprise City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to pay&#8230; for land on the southeastern corner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Position on Phoenix-Tucson Routing</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2009/position-on-phoenix-tucson-routing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Regarding current discussions of Phoenix-Tucson regional rail)
Adopted by the Board of Directors, 2009-1-17.
RESOLVED THAT,
ARPA believes

That the current UPRR alignment via Coolidge represents the most expeditious route to early implementation, and should be implemented and built first; and
That the former Maricopa to Tempe alignment, to supplement future growth, should additionally be planned, but built after operations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study to show Grand [Avenue] commuter rail options</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-grand-avenue-commuter-rail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-grand-avenue-commuter-rail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[west valley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A proposal for commuter rail service that would carry passengers between downtown Phoenix and Wickenburg is picking up steam.
The Maricopa Association of Governments Executive Committee this week hired URS to come up with detailed options to implement commuter service along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway line on the Grand Avenue corridor. The firm, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light Rail Arrives in Tempe</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-arrives-in-tempe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-arrives-in-tempe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Light Rail]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[commuter rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hallman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;Although Metro&#8217;s passenger service isn&#8217;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&#8230;Hallman, while touting light rail as part of an integrated transportation system, took the opportunity to voice support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated Schematic Map</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2008/updated-schematic-map/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2008/updated-schematic-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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:


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		<title>Coalition calls for new tax for road, rail, transit</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2008/coalition-calls-for-new-tax-for-road-rail-transit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2008/coalition-calls-for-new-tax-for-road-rail-transit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8230;
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tempe Election Results; Hallman, Mitchell call for Rail</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2008/tempe-election-results-hallman-mitchell-call-for-rail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2008/tempe-election-results-hallman-mitchell-call-for-rail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Light Rail]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the East Valley Tribune (see full story in the 15 March edition):
Mayor Hugh Hallman&#8217;s re-election was practically assured before the polls opened&#8230; Hallman, the only mayoral candidate on the ballot, received 12,839 votes, according to the official results&#8230;
Hallman, in an Arizona Republic Election Question Special, said:
&#8230;we need to continue our lead in moving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valley cities considering new commuter systems</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[high speed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[phoenix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAG Commuter Rail Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wlindley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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