Projects and services supported by regional public transportation funds—2006-2026

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Valley Embraces Transit with the RTP Facing skyrocketing growth, voters cast their ballots in 2004 in support

of Proposition 400 funds, which is also known as regional public trans-

portation funds. A portion of this half-cent sales tax goes to regional

transit projects in the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). This funding,

plus revenue from local city sales taxes dedicated to transit, as well as

some federal matching dollars, work together to provide $8.6 billion

in transit projects and services. Varied funding sources--from regional

to local--direct dollars to dedicated projects and services. No single

funding source currently provides for all of our needs, but they work

together for a more comprehensive transit system.

Combined with federal matching funds and other funding sources,

revenues from the half-cent sales tax will help provide $7.7 billion

(2006 dollars) in public transportation improvements through 2026.

“Expanded and enhanced transit service was a primary goal as we developed the current Regional Transportation Plan. I am pleased to report that projects are being implemented to provide a com-prehensive and practical multi-modal system that will benefi t all residents in our region now and in the future.”

Glendale Mayor Elaine ScruggsChair, Valley Metro RPTA

Proposition 400 $4.2 billion

Federal Funds$2.6 billion

RTP Funding Sources for Transit Total: $8.6 billion in 2006 dollars

Other (e.g. interest earnings) $13 million

Local Funds $1 billion

Fares Collected $688 million

RTP Transit Uses Total: $8.6 billion in 2006 dollars

Bus Operations$2.8 billion

Light Rail Capital$3.2 billion

Bus Capital$1.7 billion

Phoenix Public Transit Bus Operations $905 million (Shown as gold lines on page 4)

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Local Input Shapes the RTP

After years of study and teamwork, and receiving broad-based

input from the public, the Transportation Policy Committee (TPC)

of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) developed the

Regional Transportation Plan

The 23-member committee TPC includes representatives from

both private and public entities

Success of the plan was accomplished through a mixture of hard

work and a common goal: to build a sustainable and economically

sound regional transportation system

The big picture of the plan includes:

» New and improved freeways with better access and more

capacity

» Improved streets and intersections to relieve congestion

» Twenty-eight miles of extensions to the planned 30-mile

light rail system

» New or enhanced bus service on 28 routes, plus 12 new routes

» New regional transit capital projects including park-and-rides,

transit centers, maintenance facilities, and improved transit

technologies

» Safety planning, computerized freeway management, litter

control and landscaping

Mission, Vision and Goals

Mission At Valley Metro, we develop and deliver an integrated regional

transit system with excellence, in collaboration with member

agencies and through public and private partnerships.

In doing so, we improve the quality of life and the environment,

and support economic development.

VisionTo enable people in Maricopa County to travel with ease using

safe, accessible, effi cient, dependable and integrated public

transportation services.

Goals Deliver cost-eff ective transit services

Deliver on Proposition 400 projects and assist

with member agency transit projects as appropriate

Integrate transit services across the region

Increase transit visibility (marketing, customer

satisfaction, public-private partnerships)

Hire, retain and develop top talent at every level

Contribute to an enhanced quality of life in the region

“The Regional Transportation Plan helps provide necessary trans-portation options for the entire region. Everyone benefi ts from this Plan, whether you use public transportation or not.”

Scottsdale Councilmember Wayne EctonVice Chair, Valley Metro RPTA

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† Calendar year* Routes funded entirely by city of Phoenix

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MAP KEY ROUTE ORIGIN/DESTINATION

2013 T43 Alma School Road

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2013 T61 McDowell Road/McKellips Road

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2014 T52 Dysart Road Desert Sky Transit Center to Camelback/Litchfi eld roads

2014 T57 Hayden Road/McClintock Drive

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2014 T62 Peoria Avenue/Shea Boulevard

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2018 T64 Queen Creek Road

Price Road to Power Road

2019 T40 59th Avenue Buckeye Road to Midwestern University

2019 T58 Indian School Road

Litchfi eld Road to Granite Reef/Camelback roads

2019 T67 Tatum Boulevard/44th Street

Downtown Tempe/ASU Transit Center to Desert Ridge Market Place

2019 T68 Thomas Road Dysart Road (Estrella Mountain Community College) to Pima Road

2019 T70 Van Buren Street Litchfi eld Road to Curry Road

2019 T71 Waddell Road/Thunderbird Road

Litchfi eld Road to Scottsdale Airpark

2020 T42 99th Avenue Buckeye Road to Bell Road

2020 T48 Buckeye Road Litchfi eld Road to LRT station at 44th/Washington streets

2020 T51 Dunlap Avenue /Olive Avenue

Litchfi eld Road to Metrocenter Transit Center

2021 T56 Greenfi eld Road Val Vista Drive and Willis Road to Thomas Road

2022 T41 83rd Avenue/75th Avenue

Desert Sky Mall Transit Center to Arrowhead Towne Center

2023 T59 Litchfi eld Road Lower Buckeye Road/Goodyear Airport to 128th Avenue and R.H. Johnson Boulevard

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2006 T66 Scottsdale Road/Rural Road

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2006 * 19th Avenue Baseline Road to Lone Cactus Drive

2006 * 16th Street Dobbins Road to Sunnyslope Transit Center

2007 * 24th Street South Mountain Avenue/24th Street to SR-51 and Glendale Avenue

2007 T50 Chandler Boulevard

Desert Foothills Parkway to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport/ASU Polytechnic Campus

2007 T55 Glendale Avenue Litchfi eld Road to SR-51

2008 T45 Dobson Road Mesa Riverview to the Snedigar Transit Center

2008 T60 Main Street Sky Harbor Airport to Superstition Springs Center

2008 T45 Southern Avenue 43rd Avenue to Superstition Springs Center

2008 * 35th Avenue Baseline Road to Beardsley Road

2008 * 7th Street Dobbins Road to Deer Valley Road

2009 T54 Gilbert Road Riggs Road and Val Vista Drive to McDowell Road

2009 T63 Power Road Rittenhouse Road (Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport/ASU Polytechnic Campus) to Power Road and Loop 202 (Red Mountain) Park-and-Ride

2010 T45 Baseline Road 59th Avenue to Dobson Road

2010 * 7th Avenue Jesse Owens Parkway and 7th Street to SunnySlope Transit Center

2011 T44 Arizona Avenue/Country Club Dr.

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2011 T69 University Drive South Mountain Community College to Ellsworth Road

2012 T47 Broadway Road Manzanita Speedway to Superstition Springs Center

2012 T49 Camelback Road Litchfi eld Road to Scottsdale Community College

2012 T53 Elliot Road Arizona Mills Transit Center to Superstition Springs Center

Super Grid Bus Service The Regional Transportation Plan includes a network of bus service that transition some existing local bus routes to routes of regional signifi cance by off ering more consistent levels of service across cities and towns.

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Express/Bus Rapid Transit Service The plan funds a region wide expansion of commuter Express bus service on freeways that off er direct links to downtown Phoenix and major activity centers. Known as bus rapid transit (BRT), the Regional Transportation Plan includes a new type of bus service on arterial streets that will function as an extension of the METRO light rail line. The characteristics of BRT may include one or more of the following: faster boarding times, limited stops, streamlined buses, boarding from front and rear doors, enhanced bus stops with more shading, and real time passenger information.

RAPID is a freeway-based BRT commuter service with limited stops that operate from Phoenix park-and ride locations to downtown Phoenix. Express bus service from locations across the Valley may include more stops before reaching major activity centers, including downtown Phoenix.

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MAP KEY ROUTE ORIGIN/DESTINATION

2013 T20 Peoria Express Peoria Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2013 T25 Scottsdale/Rural Arterial BRT

Scottsdale Road/Shea Boulevard to Chandler Mall Transit Center

2014 T8 Buckeye Express West Buckeye Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2014 T26 South Central Avenue

South Mountain Community College to State Capitol

2015 T7 Black Canyon Freeway Connector

Carefree Highway/I-17 Park-and-Ride to Metrocenter Transit Center

2015 T27 South Central Avenue Arterial BRT

A–59th Avenue/Baseline Road to Central StationB–Arizona Mills Transit Center to Central Station

2016 T1 Ahwatukee Connector

40th Street/Pecos Park-and-Ride to College Avenue Transit Center

2017 T3 Anthem Express Anthem Park-and-Ride to Scottsdale Airpark

2017 T24 San Tan Express Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport/ASU Polytech-nic Campus to State Capitol

2018 T23 Red Mountain Freeway Connector

Power Road Park-and-Ride to College Avenue Transit Center (Tempe)

2018 T30 Superstition Springs Express

Superstition Springs Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2019 T6 Avondale Express Dysart Road Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2021 T17 North I-17 Express Anthem Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2021 T28 SR-51 RAPID* Desert Ridge Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2022 T14 Loop 303 Express Arrowhead Towne Center to Desert Sky Mall Transit Center

2023 T9 Chandler Boule-vard Arterial Bus Rapid Transit

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway/ASU Polytechnic Campus to Galveston/54th Streets

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MAP KEY ROUTE ORIGIN/DESTINATION

2006 T2 I-10 East RAPID* 40th Street/Pecos Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2006 T10 I-17 RAPID* Bell Road Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2007 T16 Arrowhead/Down-town Express–573

Arrowhead Towne Center to State Capitol

2007 T18 Surprise/Scottsdale Express–572

Loop 101/Scottsdale Airpark to Surprise Park-and-Ride

2008 T15 Main Street Arterial BRT

Superstition Springs Center to Sycamore Street light rail station

2008 T12 Chandler/Scotts-dale Airpark Express

Scottsdale Airpark to Chandler Park-and-Ride

2008 T19 Goodyear/Down-town Express

Goodyear Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2009 T22 Red Mountain/Downtown Express

A–Power Road Park-and-Ride to State CapitolB–Power Road to College Avenue Transit Center (Tempe)

2008 T31 Northwest Valley/Downtown Express

A–Arrowhead Towne Center to State CapitolB–Arrowhead Towne Center to 19th Avenue/ Montebello

2009 T11 I-10 West RAPID* Desert Sky Transit Center to State Capitol

2010 T4 Apache Junction Express

Signal Butte Road Park-and-Ride to State Capitol

2010 T5 Arizona Avenue Arterial Bus Rapid Transit

Snedigar Transit Center near Alma School Road and Ocotillo Road to Main Street (Main Street BRT connection)

2011 T29 Superstition Freeway Connector

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2012 T13 Grand Avenue Limited

Surprise Park-and-Ride to Central Station

2012 T21 Pima Express Scottsdale Airpark to State Capitol† Calendar year*Proposition 400 funds 93.4 % of RAPID service beginning in 2006

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The cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa have funded the construction and operations of the initial 20-mile Central

Phoenix/East Valley light rail segment of METRO. The initial segment will be enhanced by a 5-mile, a 3.2-mile and a

1.4-mile extension, equaling nearly 30 miles of light rail/high-capacity transit funded with local and federal dollars.*

Proposition 400 will fund the construction of 27.7 additional miles of light rail/high-capacity, as well as regional capital

to support equipment and facilities (light rail vehicles, infrastructure and operations and maintenance facilities).

ESTIMATED OPENING† MAP KEY ROUTE ORIGIN/DESTINATION

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Central Phoenix/East Valley*

19th Avenue and Bethany Home Road to Sycamore and Main Street (20 miles)

2012 T82 Northwest Extension I* 19th Avenue and Bethany Home Road

to 19th Avenue and Dunlap Avenue (3.2 miles)

2015 T84 Tempe South University Drive and Rural Road to Southern Avenue (2 miles)

2015 T85 Central Mesa Main and Sycamore streets to Main Street and Mesa Drive (2.7 miles)

2017 T82 Northwest Extension II* 19th Avenue and Dunlap Avenue to

25th Avenue and Mountain View Road (1.4 miles)

2017 T80 Glendale* 19th Avenue to downtown Glendale (5 miles)

2019 T81 I-10 West Downtown Phoenix to I-10/79th Avenue (11 miles)

2025 T83 Northeast Phoenix Indian School Road and Central Avenue to Paradise Valley Mall (12 miles)

† Calendar year* Proposition 400 funds only the purchase of METRO vehicles, regional infrastructure and operations and maintenance facilities in the fi rst 30 miles.

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ESTIMATED OPENING † CITY TARGET AREAS ROUTES PLANNED TO SERVE PARKANDRIDE

2008 Chandler Germann Road and Hamilton Street Express 540, Rt. 112, Arizona Avenue BRT, Rt. 511

2010 Phoenix Happy Valley Road/I-17 1-17 RAPID, Black Canyon Freeway Connector, Anthem Express (see page 7)

2010 Surprise Grand Avenue/Bell Road Loop 303 Express, Rt. 571, Rt. 572, Grand Avenue Limited

2010 Scottsdale Loop 101/Scottsdale Road Rt. 572, Chandler/Scottsdale Express, Pima Express

2010 Mesa Country Club Drive/US 60 Apache Junction Express, Superstition Springs Connector, Arizona Avenue Super Grid, Arizona Avenue BRT

2010 Buckeye I-10/Watson Papago Freeway Connector, Buckeye Express

2014 Peoria Peoria/Grand Avenue Grand Avenue Limited, Rt. 573

2014 Glendale Grand/Glendale Avenue Grand Avenue Limited, Peoria Express

2016 Phoenix Loop 101/Indian School Road Rt. 573, Camelback Super Grid

2017 Phoenix 51st Avenue/Baseline Central Avenue/Baseline BRT, Baseline Super Grid

2018 Phoenix Elliot Road/I-10 Ahwatukee Connector, I-10 East RAPID, Elliot Road Super Grid

2019 Gilbert Val Vista Road/Loop 202 San Tan Express

2024 Glendale Northern Avenue/Loop 303 Loop 303 Express

Facilities To support the expansion of transit service through 2026, the plan also funds new park-and-ride lots,

transit centers, bus stops, shelters, operations and maintenance facilities and vehicles. These projects are dependent upon

funding received by local and regional sales tax revenues, as well as available federal matching dollars. Bus routes listed

below may not all begin with the opening of the park-and-ride. For start-up date of individual routes, refer to the super

grid and express/BRT bus lists on pages 5 and 7.

Park-and-Rides

† Calendar year

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Additional Facilities• 1,200 improved bus stops,

including pullouts and shelters

• 4 new and 2 expanded

regional bus operations and

maintenance facilities

• 2 paratransit and 1 rural transit

operations and maintenance

facilities

• 1 vanpool maintenance facility

New Vehicle Purchases• 2,136 fi xed-route buses to

expand service and replace

retired fl eet

• 39 buses for rural transit

• 1,212 paratransit vehicles

• 1,498 vanpool vehicles

New Technologies The public transportation

funds, or Proposition 400 funds, will provide for new Intelligent

Transportation Systems projects to aid passengers in

getting information in a timely manner and to aid in system

management. Projects include automatic vehicle location, an

upgraded radio system, real time and next bus information and

new fare collection systems.

Rural and Other Transit Routes Proposition 400 began funding a portion of the Valley Metro

regional connector services in 2006: Route 685 Gila Bend

connector and Route 660 Wickenburg connector. These services

allow residents in rural communities to access shopping,

education, doctors and employment. The Sun Cities Area Transit

(SCAT) is also partially funded with RTP resources.

Paratransit Service Public transportation funds provide support for the complementary paratransit service required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in areas that have local bus service. An allocation of seven percent of the transit funding in the plan is provided for paratransit or ADA service. Local cities and towns receive their annual allocations based upon operating costs of their individual paratransit programs. Funding is also provided for paratransit vehicles. Over the next twenty years, the fl eet of paratransit vehicles will be replaced as well as expanded. The city of Phoenix funds ADA service that operates within the city.

Vanpool Program Proposition 400 also helps sustain the Valley Metro regional vanpool program with funding of new and replacement fl eet each year. The vanpool program supports the entire transit system by providing a more customized commuter service to those outlying areas

ESTIMATED OPENING† LOCATION CITY

2008 Montebello/19th Avenue Phoenix

2009 Downtown Chandler

2010 Alma School/Ocotillo Chandler

2010 Rural/Guadalupe Tempe

2011 Downtown Mesa

2012 Metrocenter* Phoenix

2014 Grand/Glendale Road Glendale

2015 Central Station* Phoenix

2016 Downtown Peoria

2016 Airpark Scottsdale

2016 Cactus/44th Street Phoenix

2020 Bell/Loop 101 Glendale

2020 Downtown/ASU* Tempe

† Calendar year

* These facilities currently exist but will be funded for refurbishments with public transportation funds on the date shown.

Regional Transit Centers Thirteen new

or expanded transit centers are included in the plan to

help provide regional connections. These centers include a

combination of local, regional and anticipated federal funds.

RPT0710.IND/GMS/9/08

302 North First Ave., Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85003

ValleyMetro.org 602.262.7433

TTY: 602.261.8208

For more information regarding the RTP plan, visit www.LetsKeepMoving.com

The Regional Transportation Plan partners’ logo is used to

denote RTP projects*

101 North 1st Avenue Suite, 1300 Phoenix, AZ 85003

ValleyMetro.org 602-254-RAIL (7245)

*Arizona Department of Transportation, Maricopa Association of Governments, METRO Light Rail and Regional Public Transportation Authority