Arizona Rail Passenger Association

We will be exhibiting at the Scottsdale Railfair again this year.  This will be at the McCormick-Stillman Rail Park.

Members, please let Rob Bohannan know if you can serve a two-hour shift.

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 pursuit of light rail or modern streetcars…“We need to be part of the policy discussion and know what other cities are doing,” Mayor Mary Manross said. “At the end of the day, we are connected to neighbors.”

Rest of the story in the East Valley Tribune, 13 December 2007.

(CONFIRMED) ARPA Membership Picnic. Scottsdale McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Rotary Ramada.

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 will ride high-capacity transit if it’s high quality. He said it’s been shown elsewhere that workers will ride bus-rapid transit to work and rail transit to places other than work. It could also lead to more development and connections to other cities…”

Rest of the story in the East Valley Tribune, 24 October 2007.

Scottsdale is considering expanding its Neighborhood Connector with up to three additional routes.

The next open house for your feedback will be at the Paiute Neighborhood Center, 6535 E. Osborn Road, on 24 October at 6pm.