12 November 2005
Valley Metro Puts Mock-Up Light Rail Car on DisplayA mock-up light rail car is on display in Central Phoenix. Valley Metro is showing the train around the Phoenix area in the coming months. It was unveiled Thursday evening. KJZZ's Rene Gutel was there.
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31 October 2005
KJZZ Transportation Series PodcastGetting from here to there in the valley can often be the most challenging thing we do all day. The KJZZ news team takes an in-depth look into an array of transportation issues in "getting from here to there, the state of transportation in the valley, circa 2005."
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13 October 2005
Rubbernecking: Not Getting Us AnywhereKJZZ's Steve Goldstein takes rubberneckers to task and recommends alternative behavior on the roadways.
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13 October 2005
Sky Harbor Construction ProjectsDennis Lambert talks with David Krietor, Director of Aviation for the City of Phoenix and the head man at Sky Harbor Airport, about current and future construction projects and improvements planned for the airport.
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12 October 2005
Searching for the Best Gas PricesWhile they dropped back some in recent weeks, gas prices are still taking a much bigger chunk out of commuters' wallets. KJZZ commentator Jason Spisak, a voice actor who lives in Mesa and commutes back and forth to Los Angeles, talks about his all-out search for best gas prices.
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11 October 2005
Taking the BusKJZZ's Rene Gutel produced a sound portrait of county transit planner Peggy Rubach, on her morning bus commute to work. Despite growing traffic problems on Valley freeways, Rubach insists that a quarter of the Valley's working population gets to work at least once a week using an alternate form of transportation. Gutel joined Rubach at a bus-stop at Camelback and 17th Avenue.
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08 October 2005
Economist: High Gas Prices Could Help Slow SprawlThe cost of filling up our gas tanks is still high, and some people have decided to drive less because of it. But the high prices may have other impacts on Arizona drivers. In the second of a 2 part conversation, KJZZ's Mark Brodie finds out what those could be.
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06 October 2005
Traffic ReportsDennis Lambert talks with Shawn Thompson of Traffic Pulse Networks, the company that provides KJZZ with traffic information.
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06 October 2005
Inside the Traffic Operations CenterKJZZ's Steve Goldstein takes a tour of the Arizona Department of Transportation's Traffic Operations Center.
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05 October 2005
Car CultureDeborah Sussman Susser comments on experiences on the Metro in Montreal, learning to drive, and on Arizona's car culture.
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04 October 2005
Cities Helping Businesses Along Future Light Rail RouteThe Valley's first light rail cars won't start carrying passengers for another 3 years, but construction on the 20 mile line is already underway. KJZZ's Mark Brodie reports on the efforts to make sure businesses along the route will still be there when the system opens.
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01 October 2005
Limited Supply Causing Higher Gas PricesArizona drivers are leaving gas stations with their wallets a bit lighter than before. But what can government do about high gas prices? KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with an economist to find out.
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29 September 2005
Highway PlanningDennis Lambert talks with Arizona Department of Transportation director Victor Mendez, one of the people who has overseen a lot of the growth of the Valley's freeway system. With the Valley's population expected to double over the next twenty years, Dennis Lambert asks Mr. Mendez if there's any way for freeway construction to get ahead of growth.
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28 September 2005
Here and Now: September 28, 2005As part of From Here to There, Valley Transportation in 2005, we begin an in-depth look at transportation issues in the Valley with an hour long discussion with Ron Dubek City of Phoenix, Traffic Signal Operations Engineer and Doug Nintzel from ADOT.
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