In December of 2008, Arizona will have a brand new Light Rail system running from Phoenix through Tempe and in to Mesa via a 20 mile "starter" line. Tempe is a centrally located city surrounded by freeways, minutes from Sky Harbor Airport and is conveniently located near jobs, and many different housing options. Our community bus system is growing in popularity but the coming Light Rail line will have a huge impact for many ASU students and Tempe residents. As you can see from the map, Light Rail will run East/West along Apache turning North/West through the heart of ASU, past Sun Devil Stadium and through the Mill Avenue District until heading North over the Tempe Town Lake Bridge.
For sports fans, the rail line is going to be a true gem! There is a stop right outside of Sun Devil Stadium as well as stops near the Suns and Diamondbacks stadiums making it very convenient to get to and from the games!
Investment opportunities along the line in commercial, industrial and residential real estate have been the talk of many brokers, politicians and developers. The amount of development that has already occurred along the line is impressive but looks like it will continue to grow as the line becomes operational.
As our valley has spread out quite a bit over the years. Many people are re-thinking their desire to drive a million miles per year and are choosing to live closer in towards the Valley's core. For convenience, Tempe is about as good as it gets and with the new Light Rail System, it just keeps getting better!
Here is a short video taken during a recent test of the new light rail cars in Phoenix.
To Live, work and play, our great city is hard to beat! Tempe is very centrally located with easy access to our freeway systems and to the airport. Here, you will find some amazing housing opportunities, a great arts community, wonderful restaurants, great schools, lot's of different jobs, enthusiastic sports fans and a wonderful lifestyle in an amazingly convenient location that is close to many of the things our great state has to offer.
If you have any questions about the community of Tempe Arizona, please feel free to visit our web site at http://www.nickbastian.com/ or feel free to call us at 602-803-6425 or toll free at 1-888-343-6425.
2 Comments on More Transportation Convience Coming to Tempe via Light Rail
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2008
Nick~Tempe really offers so much to the community. Light rail's are popping up all over in our state and what a great way to get the commuters to their destination without bogging up the main roads.
Hi Julie! I have read a little about the light rail in Utah and it sounds interesting. From what I can tell, there was early opposition but now that it is running, people are liking it. Congrats to Salt Lake on the #1 ranking in Forbes as being a good place to buy. I was happy to see Phx as #5 on the list. Might help both of us to wake up some "hibernating buyers." :-)
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