General News, Homelessness Rise in Regional Homelessness Continues: Street count shows an overall increase of nearly 7 percent The 2023 count shows 9,642 people experiencing homelessness in the region. Read More
Environment and Sustainability, General News, Heat Relief Network Heat Relief Network Offers Life-Saving Help in Summer Summer in Arizona can be dangerous. With blistering summer temperatures looming in the Valley, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and dozens of partnering agencies have launched the regional Heat Relief Network. Read More
General News, Safe and Smart Travel MAG Earns Recognition for Championing Women in Transportation For many years, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) has been committed to advancing transportation and supporting the careers of women. Now, that long history is being recognized. Award Read More
General News, Homelessness, Safe and Smart Travel Message from the Chair, April 2023 MAG continues to work with the Arizona State Legislature to ensure voters have an opportunity to choose whether to continue their investment in transportation through the extension of Proposition 400, the dedicated half-cent sales tax for transportation. Chair Message, Regional Council Read More
General News, Safe and Smart Travel, Transportation Four Decades of Transit Contributions Recognized The Arizona Transit Association (AzTA) recently named Eric Anderson their 2023 Transit Champion. The award was presented in April at the 36th Annual Statewide Transit Conference. Transit, Award Read More
General News, Homelessness, Quality of Life A Helping Hand: Finding the Right Way to Make a Difference Just as there are many ways people fall into homelessness, there are many ways to help them find their way out. Homelessness Read More
General News, Homelessness, Quality of Life Finding Out What Home Means to Arizonans Warmth. Safety. Family. Comfort. For attendees of the Arizona Housing Coalition’s recent “Refocus : Reframe” conference, these were a few of the words that came to mind when asked, “what does home mean to you?” Read More
General News, Regional Profile Paradise Found Formerly a top New York litigator, Jerry Bien-Willner returned home to lead his hometown of Paradise Valley as a volunteer mayor – and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Regional Profile Read More
General News, Homelessness, Quality of Life, Video Stories From the Street: From Heartbreaking to Hope Annual count shows many faces of homelessness. Dawn has not yet broken on one of the coldest nights of the year. With temperatures dropping into the low 30s, nearly 1,000 volunteers fan out across the Valley. They are crisscrossing assigned grids working to count people experiencing homelessness at a single point in time. Homelessness, Human Services, PIT Count Read More
Environment and Sustainability, Environmental, General News, MAG Matters, Video MAG Matters: You Can Help Improve the Air You Breathe By Taking Steps to Reduce Ozone New “MAG Matters” episode focuses on what tighter ozone standards mean for Maricopa and Pinal counties. It may be time to focus on unseen ground level ozone. MAG Matters, Air Quality, Environment Read More