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The new $1.3 billion 20-mile METRO light rail line will soon connect central Phoenix with Tempe and west Mesa. Major METRO light rail construction has begun along the corridor with a planned opening date of December 2008. A general schedule of construction activities has recently been finalized.
METRO light rail will connect many of the Valley’s premier destinations, including Copper Square—a hub of major valley entertainment and sports facilities, Central Avenue, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, universities and colleges, museums, medical and research centers, parks, charming historic neighborhoods to new mixed-urban living projects and the region’s largest employment centers.
Artist's rendering of METRO light rail running past Chase Field in downtown Phoenix.
Artisan Lofts on Central Mixed-Use Development Project.The City of Phoenix, Downtown Development Office is working to maximize the investment in light rail transit by promoting and attracting high quality mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) near light rail stations. TOD is a pattern of development characterized by a mix of uses surrounding a transit station where streets have a high level of connectivity, blocks are small, and buildings and uses cater to the pedestrian. TOD increases access to transit stations by creating an environment that is human-scaled, providing a mix of compatible and complementary land uses that facilitate transit ridership.
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