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National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission Richard J. Simonetta Chief Executive Officer. February 12, 2008. Continued Population Growth. Travel Increasing Faster Than Population. Transit Election History. 1989: ValTrans – Regional 1994: Proposition 400 – Regional
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National Surface TransportationInfrastructure Financing CommissionRichard J. Simonetta Chief Executive Officer February 12, 2008
Transit Election History 1989: ValTrans – Regional 1994: Proposition 400 – Regional 1996: Proposition 400 – Tempe 1997: Proposition 1 – Phoenix 1997: Proposition 1 – Scottsdale 1998: Question #1 – Chandler 1998: Quality of Life Tax - Mesa 2000: Proposition 2000 – Phoenix 2001: Proposition 402 - Glendale 2004: Proposition 400 – Regional
METRO Light Rail Transit Program • 57-mile system by 2026 • 20 miles in construction • 5 miles in design (Northwest Extension) • Phoenix sales tax (2000) • 32 additional miles in planning
Light Rail Vehicles • 50 of 50 vehicles have arrived in Phoenix • Final assembly at OMC by Kinkisharyo
Construction Status • Construction: 79.6% complete • Overall project: 82% complete • 94% of total track in place • Opening date: December 2008
*$5.7 billion $1.4 Billion LR investmentNon-rail investments Economic Development in Phoenix2000 to present • $5.7 billion total development investment within quarter-mile of Phoenix alignment -$2.2 billion is public investment • 5,500 residential units • 7.8 million square feet commercial planned, under construction, or completed *Source: Phoenix Downtown Development Office