Economy and Growth, MAGAZine, Safe and Smart Travel Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway Opens to Traffic The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, also known as the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway, is now open to traffic. Prop 400, Regional Council Read More
MAGAZine, Quality of Life Regional Profile: Mayor Alexis Hermosillo A fourth-generation resident of El Mirage, Mayor Alexis Hermosillo now runs the city in which she grew up. Regional Council, Regional Profile Read More
Economy and Growth, MAGAZine McSally/Stanton Bill to Expand Tourism Secures Strong Support in Arizona Tourism is Arizona’s lifeblood. Every year, thousands of frequent, low-risk, short-term visitors travel from Mexico into Arizona to conduct business, visit family and friends, or shop at local stores—spending billions of dollars Read More
MAGAZine, Safe and Smart Travel Commuters Seeing Benefits From Broadway Road Improvements Today, thanks to a multi-phase project that began in 2014 and was completed last year, Broadway Road has been widened, extended to 51st Avenue, and portions renamed to Avenida Rio Salado. Prop 400 Read More
Economy and Growth, MAGAZine, Quality of Life Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming 2020 Census Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau counts how many people are living in the United States, and uses that data to distribute $675 billion in federal funds. Census Read More
MAGAZine, Safe and Smart Travel The Road Ahead in 2020 Construction crews will be busy on four important freeway projects in 2020. Prop 400 Read More
MAGAZine, Quality of Life Hundreds of Volunteers Turn Out to Count People Experiencing Homelessness Before the sun rose over the Valley on January 28, 2020, hundreds of volunteers fanned out across the region in an annual effort to count the number of people experiencing homelessness. Homelessness Read More
MAGAZine Message from the Chair, February 2020 I had the unique pleasure of being the MAG chair as the Valley saw the opening of Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway (Loop 202 South Mountain)—the largest freeway project in state history. Regional Council, Chair Message, Mitchell Read More
MAGAZine Voices from the Council, February 2020 Quotes from Regional Council members: Supervisor Jack Sellers and Mayor Kevin Hartke Regional Council, Voices Read More
Economy and Growth, MAGAZine Putting Your Money Where Your House Is As the Valley’s population continues to grow, the region is seeing significant increases in housing demand, but the supply of affordable housing is decreasing. As housing costs increase faster than income, many residents are struggling. The Maricopa Association of Governments Economic Development Committee (MAG EDC) recently convened a group of experts to discuss the need for affordable housing solutions. Economic Development, Affordable housing, EDC Read More