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Route for Light-rail Set to Swing Through Downtown

PHOENIX-As expected, the City Council set the route of the soon-to-come light-rail to run through downtown past the biggest entertainment venues and office towers.

By D.J. Burrough | Updated on November 01, 2000

PHOENIX-The City Council approved a light-rail route that will run the commuter train next to major downtown sports and entertainment attractions and office towers. The light-rail will run between downtown Phoenix and Sky Harbor International Airport, mainly on Jefferson Street going east and Washington Street going west, and then to the suburb of Tempe.

The route runs the light-rail near such downtown venues as: Central Station, Bank One Building, Arizona Center, Maricopa County Courts, Patriots Square, Civic Plaza, America West Arena, Bank One Ballpark, the Arizona Science Center, Orpheum Theater, Herberger Theater, and the Collier Center.

Businesses along Van Buren Street, which is a quarter-mile north of Washington, had wanted the light-rail to run along that street, hoping that it would boost economic development along the depressed thoroughfare. But a study by the city showed that it would cost $69 million less to build on the one-way streets of Jefferson and Washington and provide better access to most downtown areas.

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