Residents have voiced their concerns and hopes about getting around the city, and Scottsdale transportation officials are not far away from presenting possible solutions.

The Maricopa Association of Governments has an opportunity today to correct several serious flaws in its 20-year transportation plan for the Valley. With so much at stake — $17.1 billion and our ability to get around — it is imperative that MAG's Transportation Policy Committee eliminate the defects when it meets today to approve the plan.

Mesa leaders are asking residents to head online to lend their thoughts on the city’s transportation outlook — input Mayor Scott Smith says is invaluable to creating a plan for the future that suits changing philosophies.

Chandler transportation officials Thursday will get a first look at plans detailing millions of dollars in roadway projects that planners believe are vital over the next two decades.

Jack Sellers: For the past two years, the city has also been updating its Transportation Master Plan with many of the Next Twenty goals in mind. Now, we are seeking public comment on a draft of the plan’s final report.

Maricopa Association of Governments, Arizona Department of Transportation and Valley Metro are holding a public presentation Tuesday to get feedback on proposed changes to a 20-year regional transportation plan to close a $6.6 billion highway funding gap. The changes would affect freeway and transit projects, using money from a voter-approved half-cent sales tax.

Decision-makers have known for months the bad economy has gutted Proposition 400, the 20-year half-cent transportation sales tax passed by Maricopa County voters in 2004. And now the bill has come due.

Gov. Janet Napolitano wants to battle the “time tax” of congestion by having voters approve a statewide plan for highways, transit and a Phoenix-to-Tucson rail line.

Scottsdale is offering the public two chances to learn and comment about proposed changes to the city’s transportation network.

Scottsdale residents will be able to comment on a number of the city’s transportation plan findings, but the long-awaited report on light rail is still about a month away.

Chandler's comprehensive citywide transportation plan, meant to keep local roads from grinding into gridlock over the next two decades, was set for a public airing Thursday evening.

PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano says she believes Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to raise the state sales tax by a penny to pay for a $42 billion transportation plan.

In plotting out future north-south routes between Western Pinal County and Maricopa County, planners working on the Hidden Valley Transportation Framework study are stuck between a tribe and some sheep.

There may be three key components driving transportation management in Maricopa, but according to three department heads, it is anything but easy as 1-2-3.

A new leadership group in Pinal County sees a fastclosing window of opportunity to locate new transportation corridors in the area.

Nov. 3, 2004

The future of transportation in Scottsdale, including light rail, will be considered closely Tuesday during a study session of the City Council. City staff are slated to provide the council with an update on the status of the city’s Transportation Master Plan.

The future of transportation in Scottsdale, including light rail, will be considered closely Tuesday during a study session of the City Council. City staff are slated to provide the council with an update on the status of the city’s Transportation Master Plan.

Do what’s already on the books. Do a little more than planned. Or go for a massive and costly expansion of Scottsdale’s transportation system over the next two decades.

Do what’s already on the books. Do a little more than planned. Or go for a massive and costly expansion of Scottsdale’s transportation system over the next two decades.