How Car-Centric Cities Like Phoenix Learned to Love Light Rail

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4. If only the reality of the light rail here in Phoenix

lived up the glowing endorsements in the link and the sales pitch from Stanton. Sadly it does not.

The construction has dragged on for several years severely disrupting traffic in heavily congested areas. It has been very bad for businesses in those areas because access has been curtailed. There are only a few lines that really only service the gentrified downtown locations, sporting and events centers, and ASU.

I live in North Central Phoenix. The nearest light rail stop is miles from me. There is zero parking so it is useless. Do I take a bus to get to it? Then why not just take a bus all the way downtown. It is way too far to walk, and in this heat, way too hot as well.

So yes, I am voting against the sales tax increase as well as against Stanton. The increases in sales tax and the addition of a taxation on food purchases at groceries stores is very difficult for those of us on fixed incomes or on lower income