Valley Metro is increasing its light rail and streetcar services beginning Saturday, which coincides with the launch of the latest two-line light rail system.
Valley Metro says light rail trains will arrive every 12 minutes until 7 p.m. on weekdays. The agency also says the expedited process ensures a “timely transfer” of people going from one rail line to the next. In Tempe, the streetcar will arrive every 15 minutes.
The new South Central Extension connects people to south Phoenix by operating from the downtown area to Baseline Road. Its implementation seeks to address the public with limited or no access to vehicles.
Valley Metro says the expansion will add more than 8,000 daily riders to the rail system.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide more than $4 million in emergency funds to help repair and rebuild the Hart Mine Road Bridge in western Arizona. -
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Tempe is developing a new 25-year transportation plan. The goal is to make basic essentials — like shopping, schools and healthcare services — accessible to all residents within a 20-minute walk, bike ride or by public transportation. -
On Aug. 25, the Board of Supervisors voted to procure the grants — totaling more than $830,000 — and to match the federal funds with $37,000 and an additional match of $37,000 from the Arizona Department of Transportation. -
When the rule was first enacted in 2001, the government held hundreds of public hearings that took nearly two years.
