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Stanton: Cities can’t wait for federal help for transportation projects
Cities can’t wait for new federal funding and updated policies needed to advance transportation projects, Mayor Greg Stanton told officials from around the country Monday.
Ground to be broken on light rail extension
Ground will be broken Saturday on a project to extend metro Phoenix's light rail system by three miles.
Phoenix proposal targets light rail fare evaders
Voters in Phoenix will be asked in a special election in March to approve a measure that would give private security guards the authority to ticket passengers who don't pay a fare when riding on the metro area's light rail system.
Transit fare hike proposed for metro Phoenix
Public transit officials in metro Phoenix are considering raising the costs of fares on buses, light-rail trains and on-call vans.
11-mile extension to Phoenix light rail line OK’d
An 11-mile extension to Phoenix's light rail route has been approved by the Maricopa Association of Governments. Metro officials say regional approval came Wednesday for the freeway corridor project.
Shame on David Martin for failing to mention light rail
David Martin’s June 8 guest opinion article, “Transportation funding is neither Democrat nor Republican — it’s American,” which supports 2004’s Proposition 400 imposition of a 20-year, half-cent sales tax in Maricopa County to fund regional transit projects, is misguided.
Planners want light rail to run further into Mesa
Transit planners say they want the light rail line to run further into Mesa than what was originally planned.
Rail backers say cities need to push for funds
Backers of light-rail say they are lobbying hard for more federal funds for new rail systems in Tempe, Mesa and elsewhere. The East Valley Tribune says Metro officials are touting a higher ridership than what was originally projected.
Light rail marks 6 months of service
After six months, light rail riders are giving the trains running between Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa a thumbs up. "It's very easy, very straightforward. Everything is clearly marked," said light rail rider M. Davis of Tempe. Monthly ridership rose from 911,883 in January to 1,044,135 in April before dropping to 928,259 in May.
Metro Phoenix’s light rail reaches milestone
MESA - Metro Phoenix's new light rail system has reached a milestone: April marked the first month in which it drew more than 1 million boardings.
