Now We're Talking Transportation

Developers, real estate analysts and economists are all talking about what will happen to the Valley's already congested roadways as the area continues to grow.

Housing analyst RL Brown, who isn't a big fan of light rail, has brought the possibility of starting commuter rail service on the Valley's existing roadways.

In January, Drew Brown, president of developer DMB, half joked that Interstate 10 would have to have 20 lanes to support all the new homes planned for the Southwest Valley.

Greg Vogel of Arizona Land Advisors said that land for a reliever road to Interstate 10 in the West Valley should be bought before homes go up and it becomes more costly to buy.

In a side note, the article states that buyers shelled out a record $10.2 billion for 225,000 acres of land across metro Phoenix in 2005, adding support to the fact that we will continue to grow as more population comes into the Valley. More...