luuuuuuuunaa asked:

What are your thoughts on systems like the light rail/streetcar in Tempe, Arizona?

amtrak-official answered:

From what I have heard the Tempe Streetcar is one of the best modern streetcar systems and it does have really great ridership at 800,000 over the first year. It also has pretty good routing

[amtrak-official]

Speaking of The Tempe Streetcar, they are already planning an expansion on it to Mesa via a private-public partnership with SVB

STV Lands Contract for Valley Metro Streetcar Extension Project - Railway Age

STV on Sept. 18 reported signing a contract with Arizona’s Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (Valley Metro), in partners

Railway Age