From: "Friends of Transit" <friendsoftransit@qwest.net>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient>
Subject: Open house on ALEX changes - transit in Ahwatukee
Date: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:34 PM

> NEWS  April 29,  2004 Contact:
> Marie Chapple Camacho
> (602) 261-8254 voice / 571-5895 cell
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> Changes Proposed to ALEX Route
> Public meetings to discuss Pecos Park inclusion and schedule changes
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> The Phoenix Public Transit Department will hold three public open houses
in
> May to discuss proposed route and schedule changes to ALEX (Ahwatukee
Local
> Explorer).  ALEX is a free Valley Metro neighborhood circulator service
that
> travels a 20-mile route through the Ahwatukee area.
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> Tues., May 11, 4 - 5 p.m. and 6 - 7:30 p.m. Ahwatukee-Foothills Senior
> Center,
> 5051 E. Elliot Rd.
> Wed., May 12, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Ironwood Branch Library, 4333 E. Chandler
Blvd.
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> The proposed changes could add Pecos Park to the route via 48th Street and
> modify the circulator's timetable.
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> In addition to the proposed changes, transit staff will give a
presentation
> on how to use ALEX and will display the new vehicle paint scheme.
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> The proposed route map can also be viewed at www.ValleyMetro.org under the
> Transit in the News section.  E-mail comments can be sent to
> PubTrans@phoenix.gov.
>
> For more passenger information, call Valley Metro at (602) 253-5000, or
for
> persons with text telephones (602) 261-8208.
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