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Phoenix’s METRO Light Rail Takes Flight

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on June 17, 2009 | 6,775 Plays

In December, the Phoenix region opened one of the most ambitious transit projects in recent U.S. history: a 20-mile light rail line with 28 stops serving three cities (Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa).

L.A.’s Orange Line: Bus Rapid Transit (plus bike path!)

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on March 22, 2009 | 8,080 Plays

In October 2005, the Los Angeles County Metro Authority (or Metro) debuted a new 14-mile BRT system in the San Fernando Valley using a former rail right-of-way.