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Next Steps
The next step will be preliminary conceptual engineering impact
studies to existing conditions of the I-17 Freeway, businesses, residences,
and utilities. That effort is expected to be completed by the end of 2016 or
beginning of 2017. A proposal would then be
presented to the City of Phoenix and the City of
Glendale for approval.
Following approval of routes by Phoenix
and Glendale City Councils, the next step is
environmental work in 2017 in coordination
with Federal Transit Administration.
We should see investigation of station
location selections along the route extension,
looking at ridership and economic traffic
considerations, configuration, I-17 crossing
and transition into downtown Glendale.
Engineering, environmental and transportation
planners will compile information to establish choices to be presented to
the public for input on station locations.
After detailed project design, the subsequent steps will include land
acquisition where needed, utility location under and above ground and
existing infrastructure considerations that may come up.
One important step in the process during construction is mitigating
and minimizing, to the extent possible, the inevitable disruption of
construction on streets that must remain in use. Resources are made
available to businesses and residences along the areas under construction.
Marketing expertise and some funding for advertising is made available to
businesses that are impacted by construction.
Summary — Participate in Future Meetings
The step of station placement along the route extension, traffic
configuration, I-17 crossing and transition into downtown Glendale will
follow engineering impact preliminary studies and approval by the cities
of Phoenix and Glendale. At the time of the writing of
this article, dates and locations have not been set for
future public meetings.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend
future public outreach meetings and the opportunity
to contribute to locations of stations and station
character. Station locations provide the most
significant economic benefits to neighborhoods
for development of retail, office, entertainment,
professional services and other desirable businesses.
How You Can Give Input?
Please visit the Valley Metro website for upcoming
announcements and public meetings. Sign up for the project distribution
list; complete a feedback form; request a presentation and attend meetings
near you. We will follow up in future issues with updates as they become
known to us. 
For more information:
or
Community Outreach Coordinator:
Megan Casey—602.495.8274
Photos and charts provided by Valley Metro
Light Rail Coming to the Canyon Corridor
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“We now know with the passage
of Prop 104 that we can provide
connections along the route
through the Canyon Corridor
(CC) for Alhambra High School,
neighborhoods, businesses and
Grand Canyon University.”
—Albert Santana
Communi t y Highl ights
Valley Metro by the Numbers
234,365 Daily boardings
190,947 Bus daily boardings
43,418 Light rail daily boardings
15 Transit Centers
35 Park-and-Rides