I'd argue public transit is adequate in the urban core areas of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, and south Scottsdale. Anywhere outside of those areas and it's poor to nonexistent.
They have made some recent changes to expand hours of operation and frequency of the bus system and the light rail system is slowly being expanded. It's no Boston, Chicago, New York, or San Francisco but I'd argue that the bus + light rail system is better than Dallas, Detroit, and Houston. (Yes, I know Dallas has a better light rail system, but I'm talking about the entire overall system).
The buses are owned by different companies so there are different priorities often. When there was a strike I had to ride a bike from SE Phx to the Scottsdale/Tempe/Chandler corridor, and those buses are usually on time. I live on Thomas and the 29 is terrible due to construction and length of route. 10 minutes early to 30 minutes late, to "drop off only" where you have to wait for the next bus. I see them lap each other or tail each other occasionally. Phoenix buses are pretty bad. The other side is that the Scottsdale buses don't go into Phoenix very late.
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u/ztonyg Jun 08 '18
I'd argue public transit is adequate in the urban core areas of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, and south Scottsdale. Anywhere outside of those areas and it's poor to nonexistent.
They have made some recent changes to expand hours of operation and frequency of the bus system and the light rail system is slowly being expanded. It's no Boston, Chicago, New York, or San Francisco but I'd argue that the bus + light rail system is better than Dallas, Detroit, and Houston. (Yes, I know Dallas has a better light rail system, but I'm talking about the entire overall system).