Valley Metro
Regional Public Transportation Authority

Valley Metro provides transportation solutions that make the Valley a better place to live, work and visit.

Valley Metro RPTA is responsible for regional transit planning, transit public information, management and operation of regional bus and Dial-a-Ride services, regional rideshare and vanpool programs, and marketing of both the Maricopa County Trip Reduction Program and Clean Air Campaign.

Our goals are to provide:

• A viable public transportation system in the region that residents can use for traveling to work, appointments, shopping and more
• A solution to help ease traffic congestion and improve air quality
• A variety of services that meet the needs of a diverse community: bus, Dial-a-Ride, light rail, carpool matching, and vanpools.

Agency Formation and Membership

We are a political subdivision of the State of Arizona overseen b y a board of elected officials. The statutory references creating RPTA are located in Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) 48-5101 through 48-5175.

Valley Metro membership is open to all municipalities in Maricopa County and the county government. Current member agencies are:

Avondale, Chandler, El Mirage, Town of Gilbert, Glendale, Maricopa County, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, and Tempe

As members of the Valley Metro, each agency must spend Local Transportation Funds (LTAF) revenues from the Arizona Powerball Lottery on public transportation. An agency with a population of 300,000 or more must spend all of its funds on transit services. Agencies of 60,000 or more must commit at least one-third of the LTAF funds to transit services and those areas with a population of less than 60,000 must commit three-quarters of the LTAF funds to transit services.

Valley Metro/RPTA
302 N. 1st Avenue | Suite 700 | Phoenix, AZ  85003
(602) 262-7433