• What does the Orbit look like (view picture)
• Make a comment on the expansion of the Orbit south of the US 60
• Read what other people have said about the expansion in central and south Tempe
• Existing Routes (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter)

In 1996, Tempe voters passed a dedicated sales tax to fund transit improvements, including neighborhood circulator  routes. The funding for the Orbit expansion is already earmarked; it will not increase your taxes nor can it be used for non-transit related programs/projects. Staff are soliciting ideas and suggestions from neighborhoods south of the US 60.  (Please make your comments below.)

This FREE service uses mini buses to serve residential areas and connect them to: local destinations such as shopping areas, other neighborhoods, major bus routes, schools and multi-generational centers. A policy of "flag stops" is used to provide maximum convenience to passengers and to avoid placing designated stops near homes. The city has placed information posts near non-residential facilities such as schools, churches and multi-generational centers. Drivers will be extensively trained to be aware of surrounding automobiles, bicyclists and pedestrians. Formal bus stops must be used at all times on major streets such as Rural Road or Mill Avenue.

Comments Received:

Area A (Orbit Saturn) Comments as of March 11, 2008 - US 60 to Western Canal from Kyrene to Price roads: Grammatical errors are not corrected. All comments, including duplicates from the same individual, are included. (When duplicate comments were accounted for, 82% of the comments are in support of the expansion, 16% against the expansion and 2% not sure.) In September 2007, the city held two neighborhood workshops to discuss the possible expansion of the Orbit  mini-bus routes in Area A. The purpose of these workshops was to get feedback and gauge interest about the proposed expansion of the circulator system. At this time, the expansion process is on hold.    

Area B Comments as of March 11, 2008- Western Canal to south Tempe border from Kyrene to Price Road: Grammatical errors are not corrected. All comments, including duplicates from the same individual, are included.

Area C Comments as of March 11, 2008 - Southern Avenue to south Tempe border from west city border to Kyrene Road: Grammatical errors are not corrected. All comments, including duplicates from the same individual, are included.

Submit comments below.  Email Valley Metro Customer Service to comment on an existing route.