Although still trailing other big
U.S. cities, Phoenix’s transit-oriented job base has grown 7.5% from 2015 to
2016. Phoenix ranks sixth out of 50 U.S. regions studied by the University of
Minnesota for growth of workers linked to transit systems. Proximity to transit
systems is becoming a major priority for large employers such as Amazon, as it solicits
bids for its $5 billion second headquarters. In a traditionally sprawling
Maricopa County, transit has helped draw jobs and commercial real estate
development to downtown Tempe and Phoenix.
New
York, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington rank at the top for jobs near
transit systems, but the Phoenix region is adding to its transit options with
hopes to catch up to these major cities. Mesa is extending its light rail down
Main Street, Phoenix has approved a south line for Metro down Central Avenue to
Baseline Road and South Mountain, and Tempe and Valley Metro are developing a
new street car line downtown Tempe. With Phoenix’s economy and job growth
steadily thriving, these new transit additions will only improve that growth in
the near future.
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