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Originally Posted by Forrester1998
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That’s great news. When light rail was built two decades ago, the demand for park-and-ride facilities was overestimated. Even with ridership higher than forecast during the pre-pandemic years, more people walked, biked, or rode the bus to stations than anticipated. Since then, the tracks have been extended in all directions, so the end-of-line park-and-rides, which are better utilized, have moved beyond their original locations.
With all that, there are now many lots like this one that are better used for transit-oriented development. I hope we see similar news about the park-and-rides along 19th Avenue at Dunlap, Montebello, and Camelback. These parking lots are all much larger than needed. In Tempe, the Price / 101 park-and-ride might be not something to be eliminated entirely since it can draw from Scottsdale and Chandler, but it could probably be reduced in size.
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