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Gilbert council kills light rail, tables commuter rail …

3/8/2023
Light rail is doubly dead in Gilbert. While Valley Metro had no proposal for a line in Gilbert and town officials long had said they were opposed to it for town, the Gilbert Town Council took the …

Rail ordinances to compete with Gilbert mayor’s …

3/7/2023
A showdown on rail in town looms at the March 7 Gilbert Town Council meeting.  Gilbert Town Council members Jim Torgeson, Chuck Bongiovanni and Bobbi Buchli requested two more rail ordinance …

Gilbert mayor bringing rail ordinance back to council

3/3/2023
Less than two weeks after an anti-rail ordinance failed at Gilbert Town Council, Mayor Brigette Peterson has placed a new proposed ordinance on the March 7 council agenda.  The proposed …

Door still open for Gilbert anti-rail ordinance after …

2/23/2023
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson left the door open for an ordinance that may limit rail in town, though Town Council rejected a strict prohibition against the use of town resources on the …

Gilbert Town Council takes on hot topics of rail, …

2/22/2023
Gilbert Town Council took up two heated issues from last fall, but the status quo did not change at council’s Feb. 21 meeting. 

Gilbert Town Council punts on transit station study 

8/24/2022
The Gilbert Town Council tabled a proposed feasibility study on transit stations in town at its Aug. 23 meeting, which was marked by dissension on the dais and a charged crowd criticizing council …

What to know about commuter rail in Gilbert

8/23/2022
In 1902, the Arizona Eastern Railway, looking to establish a rail line between Phoenix and Florence, asked for donations of right of way. Some of the track was built upon a donation from one …

Gilbert citizens rally against non-existent town rail …

8/10/2022
Gilbert Town Council listened for two hours Tuesday as a series of residents railed about the town’s rail proposal. The only problem: the town does not have one. That created a sticky …

Gilbert mayor answers anonymous text campaign against …

7/15/2022
An anonymous campaign text message blast sent July 14 condemning construction of a commuter rail line in Gilbert drew a response from Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson.

Regional mobility solutions lag in Northwest Valley

11/30/2021
NORTHWEST VALLEY — Imagine hopping on a train leaving a sporting event or a festival in downtown Phoenix and being in Glendale, Sun City, Peoria or Surprise in mere minutes. Or returning from a …