Scottsdale/Rural Road Alternatives Analysis

In November of 2004, Maricopa County voters approved Proposition 400, authorizing a twenty-year extension of an existing half-cent sales tax to fund transportation improvements identified in the adopted Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Approximately one-third of the proceeds are earmarked for rail and bus transit improvements to serve identified regional needs. Among these improvements is the phased implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or similar service along several key arterials. The first of these higher-level bus services, known as Mesa Main Street LINK, began service concurrently with the first METRO light rail (LRT) line in December 2008. The second route, on Arizona Avenue and Country Club Drive in Chandler and Mesa, will begin service in 2011. Scottsdale Road and Rural Road is identified in the RTP as an arterial BRT route. The portion of this route within Scottsdale is programmed and funded in the Transportation Life Cycle Program (TLCP).