The Phoenix Light Rail has been in operation since December 2009. Since that time, we have seen dozens of accidents with motor vehicles. According to the Arizona Republic, the new light rail trails have averaged one crash with a car every 6 days. We must naturally ask the question: Is it...
How do Cities Choose a Light Rail Route? What is a High Rail? Discussion Comments Bychicada— On Jan 02, 2011 @ PelesTears- The biggest problem with expanding Phoenix light rail is the sheer size of the metropolitan area. Phoenix is a huge sprawling city (5th largest metro in the countr...
Urban planning Impacts Of Light Rail In Job Accessibility In Phoenix ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Aaron Golub LiuLiyuanIt has been identified in the literature that there exists a "spatial mismatch" between geographical concentrations of lower-income or minority people who have relatively lower rates of ...
Light Metro Rail in Phoenix Airport is located 44th Street and Washington, where you will find the station. Get there through the Sky Train. Location The Valley Metro Rail station is located in 44th Street and Washington so passengers need to take the Sky Train to get there. With the Ligh...
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PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ruled that an initiative that aims to halt expansion of Phoenix’s light rail system can appear on a special election ballot in August. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens said Friday that a group called Building a Better Phoenix did not violate ...
This study analyzes the positive and negative relationships between housing prices and proximity to light rail and highways in Phoenix, Arizona. We hypothesize that the accessibility benefits of light rail transit (LRT) and highways accrue at nodes (stations and highway exits specifically), while dis...
PHOENIX (AP) — Campaigning over the future of mass rail transit in Phoenix rolled into the final stretch Monday as more voters returned early ballots weighing whether to halt all expansion of the light rail system. Early mail-in ballots have already pushed overall turnout for Tuesday’s specia...
This paper analyzes the impact of the proposed Phoenix Light Rail transit system on future land use and household characteristics adjacent to station areas using a software-based simulation model called UrbanSim. UrbanSim is a microsimulation modeling environment, developed at the University of Washingto...
Phoenix Rising has teamed up with Valley Metro to bring light rail riders an amazing deal by combining fun and savings. As part of the RailRide ticket partnership, when you buy a ticket to a match at Phoenix Rising Stadium, your light rail fare is included at no additional cost!