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Looking to extend Metro’s hours of operation

September 12, 2008 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

The Downtown Voices Coalition is asking the Mayor, City Council, and interested parties to find a solution for running light rail on a 24 hour schedule. A few of their reasons are as follows.

  • Closing time for nightlife and entertainment is generally 2 a.m., with many other locations doing “after-hours” past the traditional bar closing times.
  • Restaurant and bar workers don’t finish at midnight, and they are the ones who would use late-night public transportation.
  • Taking people who stay out late night and use light rail as their “designated driver” would reduce DUI arrests and accidents caused by impaired drivers.
  • It is the measure of a city’s vitality and growth when it recognizes that a true “24/7” downtown doesn’t close at 12 midnight.
  • Our friend, Edward from the Life at the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus blog also pointed us to this post by DVC talking of the light rail hours. Both of them posted information on an upcoming Phoenix City Council meeting:

    “The Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee will discuss this matter at their Thursday, September 18 meeting at City Hall, 12th Floor, 200 W. Washington St. (start time is 9 a.m.).  The public is invited to attend. To view the full meeting agenda, click here.  To read the Downtown Voices Coalition position statement on the matter, click here.”

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