WEST PHOENIX/CENTRAL GLENDALE HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT STUDY UPDATE
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
Staff Presenter: Cathy Colbath, Deputy Director, Public Works
Staff Presenter: Brian Friedman, Director, Economic Development
Staff Presenter: Jon Froke, Planning Director
Guest Presenter: Wulf Grote, Director of Planning and Development, Valley Metro
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Purpose and Policy Guidance
This report presents an update on the West Phoenix/Central Glendale (WPCG) high-capacity transit (HCT) study currently underway by Valley Metro in cooperation with the cities of Phoenix and Glendale. The purpose of this report is to inform the City Council of the study progress and to seek consensus to continue moving forward with public outreach and stakeholder engagement regarding the projects.
Background
In 2001, the voters of Glendale approved matching funds for a light rail corridor from 43rd Avenue to downtown Glendale. In 2005, regional voters approved funding for a high-capacity transit corridor extending from 19th Avenue to downtown Glendale. Funding was based on a combination of local, regional and federal sources. The most recent regional Transit Life Cycle program includes funding to complete a high-capacity transit corridor in Glendale by 2026.
Valley Metro, in cooperation with the cities of Glendale and Phoenix and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), is conducting the WPCG Transit Corridor Study. Over the past 14 months, Valley Metro has been evaluating high-capacity transit alternatives to connect the existing light rail transit (LRT) line along 19th Avenue to downtown Glendale. The purpose of the study is to identify a preferred route and transit mode.
Analysis
Valley Metro is currently at Level 3 of the study, which is evaluating types of transit and routes. The purpose of this phase of the study process is to determine how the different types of transit and route combinations compare to one another. The proces...
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