The light rail project cost $1.34 billion and took over a decade to plan and build. It is the largest light rail expansion in the Phoenix area's history. The new infrastructure reconfigures the ...

The city's portion of the money earmarked for light-rail extensions comes from a $31.5 billion, 35-year transportation plan funded by a sales tax increase voters approved in 2015.

The Phoenix City Council took the first step to postpone — and possibly kill — future light-rail projects. Voters approved a $30 billion-plus transportation plan in 2015 to fund bus service ...

Phoenix voters are weighing the future of mass rail transit in the nation's fifth-largest city heading into the last day to cast ballots on a proposition asking whether any expansion of the light ...

Phoenix City Council votes to look at feasibility of 4-lanes to go along with south central light rail extension, rather than two as is current plan. Lots of debate today.

In Phoenix, a car-oriented city that has grown very rapidly in recent decades, residents voted on Tuesday to continue financing expansion of the region’s light-rail system.

The Phoenix City Council voted 6-2 to continue with South Phoenix light rail expansion plans on Wednesday afternoon.. The extension, which will add 5.5 miles to the current Valley Metro light rail ...

The City of Phoenix and Valley Metro have agreed to renew the Small Business Financial Assistance Program through 2024, a project for businesses affected by light rail expansion in the Valley.

PHOENIX – Voters in Phoenix will determine the fate of light rail in a special election in August, according to a draft of the city council’s formal meeting. Council members adopted the agenda ...

The city of Phoenix and Valley Metro has extended its assistance program until March 31 for small businesses impacted by the light rail extension project. To learn if your business is eligible ...

City money dedicated to light rail is better spent, they say, on improving roads and buying more efficient buses. There is a lot of money at stake. Federal funds amount to $3.5 billion dollars for ...

PHOENIX (AP) - The defiant message hangs under the Mexican bakery's Spanish-language sign in Phoenix's poorest neighborhood, rejecting the city's idea of progress: "4 LANES OR NO TRAIN." ...