Phoenix-Tucson commuter rail gains support

It's good to see that public officials are beginning to notice that a commuter rail between Phoenix and Tucson is needed.

Phoenix and Tucson are on a collision course with about twenty miles left to connect. Catherine Reagor in her Arizona Republic article says, "Arizona's two largest metropolitan areas are on course to meet and merge within a decade, engulfing several small towns along the way."

City and town officials between Phoenix and Tucson must develop a futuristic mind-set for the coming decade like the Vice Mayor of Mesa, Claudia Walters. In kicking off a meeting of Commuter Rail Stakeholders Group, she said "We must have rail that connects Phoenix to Tucson...This is for the future of our children and grandchildren."

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Phoenix-Tucson commuter rail gains support

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