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5/6/2022
Valley Metro's new streetcar service will begin May 20, with free fares during its first year.
The streetcar will offer two connections to light rail on a 3-mile route with 14 sheltered stops. Each vehicle has a capacity of 125 people and will stop every 15 to 20 minutes. The vehicles are also accessible to those with disabilities and bicyclists, Valley Metro officials said in a press release.
The streetcar will travel on Mill and Ash avenues from Rio Salado Parkway and Marina Heights to Dorsey Lane and Apache Boulevard. On Mill Avenue, the streetcar has an off-wire capability, powered by a hybrid battery. It is the first service in the Valley Metro fleet to have this capability, agency officials said.
Construction on the streetcar project began in 2018 and was funded by federal grants, regional funding from Proposition 400 and local public-private partnerships. The city funds operations. The transit agency might expand the streetcar system in the future, Valley Metro officials said.