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About Tempe in Motion
Transportation Commission
Tempe’s Transportation Commission, an
advisory group of 15 residents, meets monthly to provide direction
in implementing Tempe’s transportation program. The Commission has three
committees: Accountability/Governance,
Marketing/Public Involvement and Multi-Modal Planning/Project Review. Visit the
City Clerk for meeting dates and times.
The Transportation Division Deputy Public Works
Manager is Carlos
de Leon.
METRO
Light Rail The 20-mile light rail line connects
Phoenix, Tempe
and Mesa.
Weekday Hours.
Trains begin
the first full trip of the day at approximately 4:40 a.m. Monday through
Thursday the last full trip of the day begins at 11 p.m., arriving at the
opposite end of the line at midnight. On Friday night the last full trip
begins at 2 a.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at 3 a.m.
Saturday morning. Trains arrive every 10 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; all
other hours, every 20 minutes.
Weekend and Holiday Hours.
Trains begin the first full trip of the day
at 5 a.m. at the end-of-the-line stations. The last full trip begins at 11
p.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at midnight. On Saturday
night the last full trip begins at 2 a.m., arriving at the opposite end of
the line at 3 a.m. Sunday morning. Trains arrive every 15 minutes Saturdays
between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. All other hours, and on Sundays, trains arrive
every 20 minutes.
METRO is also available on all major holidays
with service following weekend schedules. All METRO trains are wheelchair accessible.
One of the stations
along the light rail line is part of the Tempe Transportation Center,
which provides connections between
METRO light rail and more than a dozen bus routes, as well as
passenger amenities, ticketing and bicycle parking.
Bus Service
Bus service in Tempe operates seven days a week from
about 4:30 a.m. to 1 a.m., Monday through Saturday and from 5
a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. Most Tempe bus routes operate every 15
minutes from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Bus service is also available on all major holidays with service
following Sunday schedules. All Tempe buses are wheelchair accessible
and equipped with bike racks.
Bicycling Tempe is a
designated Bicycle Friendly Community with
165 miles of bikeways.
Transportation Division
200 E. Fifth Street, 2nd floor
Tempe,
AZ 85281
480-350-2739
phone
480-858-2097
fax
Email bus service complaints to Valley
Metro Customer Service
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