http://www.azrail.org Let's Get Arizona On Track To The Future Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:21:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.azrail.org/2010/transit-in-highway-medians/ http://www.azrail.org/2010/transit-in-highway-medians/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:24:47 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=751 By John J. Gale Imagine standing in the middle of a freeway as cars, trucks and motorcycles rush by on either side. Maybe you have experienced this if you have waited for a train at an in-median station. I have in LA on the Metro Green Line which is located in the median [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2010/transit-in-highway-medians/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2009/commuter-rail-system-envisioned-for-valley/ http://www.azrail.org/2009/commuter-rail-system-envisioned-for-valley/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:46:16 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=595 Enough people would board a train in the Valley’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 [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2009/commuter-rail-system-envisioned-for-valley/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/tempe-election-results-hallman-mitchell-call-for-rail/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/tempe-election-results-hallman-mitchell-call-for-rail/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:43:10 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2008/tempe-election-results-hallman-mitchell-call-for-rail/ 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 [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/tempe-election-results-hallman-mitchell-call-for-rail/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:17:59 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/ 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 [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/valley-cities-considering-new-commuter-systems/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:49:42 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/ The Maricopa Association of Governments Commuter Rail Strategic Plan is now available for download from: http://www.mag.maricopa.gov/project.cms?item=7338 ]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-commuter-rail-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2007/light-rail-could-move-closer-to-south-tempe-ahwatukee/ http://www.azrail.org/2007/light-rail-could-move-closer-to-south-tempe-ahwatukee/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:38:46 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2007/light-rail-could-move-closer-to-south-tempe-ahwatukee/ from the Arizona Republic, 5 December 2007 South Tempe, Ahwatukee and west Chandler could get a little closer to light rail if a new Tempe South Corridor Study shows it would relieve increasingly heavy north-south traffic… The study will examine transportation needs of the area between Priest Drive and Loop 101, and downtown Tempe and the Santan [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2007/light-rail-could-move-closer-to-south-tempe-ahwatukee/feed/ 0