Valley Metro

E52668

public transportation agency regional transit system

Valley Metro is the regional public transportation system serving the Phoenix metropolitan area, operating bus, light rail, and paratransit services.

Aliases (8)

Valley Metro Rail ×9
Valley Metro RPTA ×1
Valley Metro Rail (nearby stations) ×1
Valley Metro Rail via PHX Sky Train ×1
Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority ×1
Valley Metro bus service ×1
Valley Metro bus system ×1
Valley Metro light rail ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transportation agency → regional transit system →
alsoKnownAs	Valley Metro RPTA → Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority →
brandName	Valley Metro →
collaboratesWith	Maricopa Association of Governments →
country	United States →
formedBy	City of Phoenix Public Transit Department → Regional Public Transportation Authority →
fundedBy	fares → federal transit grants → local sales tax revenues →
governedBy	board of directors → member cities and towns in Maricopa County →
hasNetwork	Valley Metro Rail →
hasService	ADA paratransit → commuter express routes → dial-a-ride services → express bus routes → local bus routes → neighborhood circulators →
industry	public transportation →
lightRailBrand	Valley Metro Rail →
lightRailSystemType	at-grade and elevated light rail →
locatedIn	Phoenix, Arizona →
operates	bus rapid transit service → bus service → light rail service → paratransit service → park-and-ride facilities → vanpool program →
primaryCityServed	Avondale, Arizona → Buckeye, Arizona → Chandler, Arizona → El Mirage, Arizona → Fountain Hills, Arizona → Gilbert, Arizona → Glendale, Arizona → Goodyear, Arizona → Mesa, Arizona → Peoria, Arizona → Phoenix, Arizona → Queen Creek, Arizona → Scottsdale, Arizona → Surprise, Arizona → Tempe, Arizona → Tolleson, Arizona →
region	Sun Corridor, Arizona →
regulates	regional transit planning in the Phoenix area →
serves	Maricopa County, Arizona → Phoenix metropolitan area →
serviceType	demand-response transit → fixed-route transit →
uses	contactless fare media → mobile ticketing → regional fare system →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Valley Metro ("Valley Metro RPTA") → Valley Metro ("Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority") →	alsoKnownAs
Tempe ("Valley Metro Rail") → Tempe ("Valley Metro bus system") →	hasPublicTransit
Chase Field ("Valley Metro Rail (nearby stations)") → Footprint Center ("Valley Metro Rail") →	publicTransit
Valley Metro →	brandName
PHX Sky Train ("Valley Metro Rail") →	connectsTo
Sky Harbor Airport ("Valley Metro bus service") →	hasGroundTransport
Phoenix metropolitan area ("Valley Metro Rail") →	hasLightRailSystem
Valley Metro ("Valley Metro Rail") →	hasNetwork
PHX ("Valley Metro Rail via PHX Sky Train") →	hasPublicTransitConnection
Valley Metro ("Valley Metro Rail") →	lightRailBrand
Phoenix ("Valley Metro Rail") →	lightRailSystem
Kinkisharyo light rail vehicles ("Valley Metro Rail") →	operator
Phoenix →	publicTransitAgency
Mesa, Arizona ("Valley Metro light rail") →	servedBy
Tempe, Arizona ("Valley Metro Rail") →	transportHasLightRail