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Mesa council approves study of streetcar extension to Dobson, adopts locally preferred alignment
Summary
The Mesa City Council voted 5–2 to adopt a locally preferred alternative (LPA) to study a streetcar extension east on Rio Salado Parkway to Dobson Road and south to Main Street; the decision authorizes an 18–24 month study to refine costs, ridership and impacts before any construction commitment.
The Mesa City Council voted 5–2 on Dec. 9 to approve a locally preferred alternative to study extending a Tempe streetcar east on Rio Salado Parkway, south on Dobson Road and terminating at Main Street, a step city leaders said is necessary to pursue federal grant funding and to analyze costs and impacts.
The vote authorizes joint planning with regional partners, including Valley Metro and the Maricopa Association of Governments, to complete preliminary engineering and environmental work over roughly an 18– to 24‑month period so the council can make a later, fully informed decision about whether to build the line.
Council members and more than a dozen speakers at the meeting said the study is needed to answer questions about cost,…
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