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Intermodal Connections with Light Rail in Phoenix, Arizona

Wulf Grote, Benjamin Limmer, Deron Lozano, Hannah Ritchie

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This paper will focus on METRO’s (Valley Metro Rail, Inc.) experiences regarding how people connect to the existing 20-mi (32.2-km) light rail system in Phoenix, Arizona. METRO will share information from a recently completed onboard survey and other field research that identifies how people are accessing light rail, including access by bike, bus, automobile, and walking. Also, this paper will cover bus linkages that were created as part of the light rail project. Several new linkages are also occurring, such as the recently implemented limited-stop bus service and an automated people mover connection to Sky Harbor International Airport that will open next year. In addition, METRO is developing a streetcar project in Tempe that will connect to light rail. Future light rail expansion and streetcar opportunities are also being studied and will be briefly discussed.

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This paper will focus on METRO’s (Valley Metro Rail, Inc.) experiences regarding how people connect to the existing 20-mi (32.2-km) light rail system in Phoenix, Arizona. METRO will share information from a recently completed onboard survey and other field research that identifies how people are accessing light rail, including access by bike, bus, automobile, and walking. Also, this paper will cover bus linkages that were created as part of the light rail project. Several new linkages are also occurring, such as the recently implemented limited-stop bus service and an automated people mover connection to Sky Harbor International Airport that will open next year. In addition, METRO is developing a streetcar project in Tempe that will connect to light rail. Future light rail expansion and streetcar opportunities are also being studied and will be briefly discussed.

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This paper will focus on METRO’s (Valley Metro Rail, Inc.) experiences regarding how people connect to the existing 20-mi (32.2-km) light rail system in Phoenix, Arizona. METRO will share information from a recently completed onboard survey and other field research that identifies how people are accessing light rail, including access by bike, bus, automobile, and walking. Also, this paper will cover bus linkages that were created as part of the light rail project. Several new linkages are also occurring, such as the recently implemented limited-stop bus service and an automated people mover connection to Sky Harbor International Airport that will open next year. In addition, METRO is developing a streetcar project in Tempe that will connect to light rail. Future light rail expansion and streetcar opportunities are also being studied and will be briefly discussed.

Key concepts: Phoenix, Light rail, Transport engineering, Light rail transit, Engineering, Service (business), Telecommunications, Aeronautics

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