Scottsdale Chamber members back light rail
The Business Journal of Phoenix - 11:34 AM MST Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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Scottsdale business people would prefer light-rail type transportation along Scottsdale Road and the Loop 101 freeway and may be willing to support local bonds to help pay for such a system, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce.
The survey, conducted earlier this month, was sent to about 1,500 chamber members via e-mail with 322 responding.
Other survey results showed:
* 82 percent of respondents find getting around Scottsdale more challenging than five years ago.
* Carpools, flex-time and telecommuting were not seen as strong options.
* More than 80 percent say the freeway system is important to their business and needs to be widened.
* 60 percent say more buses are needed.
* 63 percent would favor voter-approved bonding to pay for transportation improvements while 50 percent favor special taxing on the beneficiaries of such improvements.
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Good for Scottsdale. Hopefully city honchos can listen to the wise sages in the business community rather than the backward NB&C's that have hitherto dominated the discussion