Arizona Avenue Open House

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan Tierney, Public Information Officer
602.262.4668
602.292.4093 (mobile)
stierney@valleymetro.org

Phoenix, AZ (October 16, 2008)
Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa residents are invited to attend public meetings on Wednesday, November 5 and Thursday, November 6 to offer input on a new Valley Metro LINK route, which is a faster bus service with limited stops, and will connect to METRO Light Rail in Mesa.  The open house will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a presentation at 6:30 p.m.  Residents will be able to board a new LINK bus as well as comment on conceptual designs for new LINK bus stations.

Meeting Locations:

Beginning in July 2010, the LINK route will begin at the new Chandler regional park-and-ride lot adjacent to Tumbleweed Park on Germann Road and Hamilton Street and travel north on Arizona Avenue/Country Club Drive to Main Street and connect to METRO Light Rail at the Sycamore Transit Center in Mesa.  It is anticipated that LINK service will run every 15 to 30 minutes during the same hours as METRO light rail service and will stop only at major intersections, or approximately every mile. Several enhancements are being planned to make the service faster including low floor buses with one entrance and two exit doors, signal priority which will reduce the amount of time buses are stopped at red lights and enhanced stations with dynamic message signs displaying real time information on arrival of next bus.

The Valley Metro LINK service is being funded by Proposition 400, the half-cent sales tax that was approved by voters in 2004 to provide transit and transportation enhancements in Maricopa County.

Valley Metro/RPTA is an organization of 14 local governments that provides or funds transit services to citizens in the greater Phoenix metropolitan and surrounding areas. For more information about Valley Metro public transit services, call Transit Information at (602) 253-5000; for callers with TTY (602) 261-8208; or visit the Valley Metro website at www.ValleyMetro.org. # # #