Downtown PHX Light Rail Hub Details
By Tristan Ettleman for The Arizona Republic New light-rail stations connecting the current line with future lines that will go south and west are coming to downtown Phoenix, creating a centralized transfer hub for Valley commuters. The Phoenix City Council last month approved building two additional stations west of Central Avenue on Washington and Jefferson streets, as well […]
PHX Releases 1st Progress Report on T2050
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The City of Phoenix has released its first progress report detailing plans launched and goals met during the Transportation 2050 initiative’s first 18 months of operation. T2050 was approved by voters in August, 2015 to fund aggressive expansion for the city’s long-term transportation goals. The city sales tax […]
Mesa Ponders Transit Options
By Gary Nelson for East Valley Tribune The East Valley’s growing network of trains and trolleys could grow even more thanks to recent action by the Mesa City Council. During this spring’s round of budget discussions, the council agreed to spend $1.2M to study two possible transit projects: Extending the Tempe streetcar line into the […]
State of the City Holds Interest for A/E/C
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Heaven knows there’s nothing like reporting on political sniping or speculating about leaders’ next career moves, but in the kerfuffle over Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton’s State of the City address this week, a couple items of particular interest to the A/E/C committee got buried in the coverage. Sure, […]
PHX OKs Next Step of S. Central Light Rail
Source: City of Phoenix The South Central Light Rail Extension project is moving forward to final design. Last week, the Phoenix City Council approved a $50M agreement with Valley Metro to fund final design and pre-construction activities on the five-mile extension on Central Avenue between Jefferson Street and Baseline Road. “This (is) another major step […]
Alliance to Develop Broadstone Apts
Source: Business Real Estate Weekly of Arizona Alliance Residential Co. plans to develop a 200-unit luxury apartment complex at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Osborn Road in midtown Phoenix. A joint venture formed by Alliance Residential paid $6M to buy the 2.4-acre site, which is now occupied by two buildings built in the […]
Transportation Evolution Brings Opportunity
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Even though Metro Phoenix is, arguably, second only to Greater Los Angeles as America’s most entrenched “car city,” the area and the state have made major strides in recent years to expand commuters’ options, create alternative-friendly systems and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists alike. This has […]
T2050 Moves Phx Transportation Forward
Source: City of Phoenix Phoenix is quickly implementing its transportation plan. It has been one year since the voter-approved Phoenix Transportation 2050 plan went into effect and already it has significantly improved the city’s transportation scene. Many streets across Phoenix show signs of progress, and transit users are doing more thanks to the newly implemented service […]