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Readers Respond: Phoenix Light Rail

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needs to be expanded

I don't live in AZ but rode the rail during a recent visit there. It was wonderful. Now it just needs to be expanded - to Scottsdale, Goodyear/Avondale/Litchfield Park, and Peoria/Sun City. It is definitely an idea whose time has come.
—Guest Frank

LOVE IT!

I am an ASU student who goes to the Downtown Phoenix ASU campus but lives in Tempe. I use the light rail every other day to get back and forth between the two campuses along with nearly all of my friends. No longer do we have to worry about parking, traffic, etc. we just hop on the light rail for the enjoyable 20-25 minute ride. I even do some of my reading and homework during the time. This past 6 months we have had a free light rail pass. Now they are charging $40 per semester for students, a small price to pay. I cannot wait for new additions to the light rail. We are a big city and we need something like this. As an ASU student, I think the light rail is a great addition to the valley of the sun!
—Guest Jenny S.

Scottsdale wake up!

How wonderful it would be to have light rail from ASU on Scottsdale road all the way to the Carefree highway and El Pedregal. The shopping, dining, drinking, theatre and sports all the way up and down the road would be tremendous! And then everyone would be connected to all venues all the way to downtown Phoenix. Certainly should help all the traffic congestion that continues to increase.
—Guest Anna M

extension of rails

The present rail has to be extended up to Anthem and 101 also we need a rail so we could avoid too much traffic congestions
—Guest jose

Failure

I've never used, but I think it wasn't good investment, because took to loog to built it, and a lot of people lost their businesses. Thank you!
—Guest Ezequiel Cid

101 route needed!

The current rail is wonderful for getting down town. Kudos to those who made it happen! Now, we desperately need a route that runs near the course of the 101. We will see a huge benefit when that happens.
—Guest Nick

Amazingly useful

I live at the corner of Campbell & Central and rely on the Light Rail almost daily. It is fantastic for my uses. I can get to downtown, my girlfriend can get to ASU and visitors have easy access to the airport. It's even better now that they have extended the weekend hours!
—Guest Ivan

Too Far To Use Light Rail

Whilem it seems to be successful in its limited scope, people like me, who don't live in downtown Phoenix or downtown Tempe, don't see much benefit. It takes too long and not much of a bargain to go to a Park and Ride and then pay for a daily ticket. It's probably a good thing for convention visitors.
—Guest Too Far

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