1. Where Government Works: Traffic Signal Optimization Program | 2. Getting Ahead of Future Challenges: Advanced Air Mobility Planning | 3. Keeping Your Neighborhood from Becoming a Truckstop: Truck Parking Study and Plan Environment and Sustainability, Public Outreach, Transportation Recapping this fiscal year by presenting the 2026 MAG Annual Report. Here are three highlights of what has happened over the past 12 months in the MAG region: MAG 2026 Annual Report 1. Where Government Works: Traffic Signal Optimization Program MAG brings together local, county and state government leaders to make decisions that positively impact the greater region. That coordination relies on public participation and robust data. You can personally feel the effects of that data-driven coordination anytime you cruise through a series of green traffic lights, programmed by the MAG Traffic Signal Optimization Program (TSOP), which we can agree is the best feeling on the road! Learn more about Traffic Signal Optimization 2. Getting Ahead of Future Challenges: Advanced Air Mobility Planning If you’re old enough to remember George Jetson flying his vehicle to work at Spacely Space Sprockets, you may not have to wait much longer for that fiction to become reality. Some may refer to personal aircraft as flying cars, but those in the know call it advanced air mobility (AAM). And MAG is getting ready. MAG staff presented the current state of AAM to the Transportation Policy Committee on June 17, 2026. The State of Advanced Air Mobility White Paper White 3. Keeping Your Neighborhood from Becoming a Truckstop: Truck Parking Study and Plan The center of the Maricopa region is about six hours from the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere. That makes our region a natural stopping point for truckers transporting freight from the port across the country. It also creates a challenge for where all those big rigs park for the night. The 2026 MAG Truck Parking Study and Plan clearly defines the challenge and opportunities to address this growing issue. The 2026 MAG Truck Parking Study and Plan Photo of the Month A summer visit to Arizona Falls, near 65th Street and Indian School Road, offers a small reprieve from the heat. Created in the 1880s when a canal was built over a natural 20-foot drop, the site has since been transformed into a public art space that generates enough energy to power about 150 homes, and is typically a few degrees cooler than the surrounding area. Published July 30, 2026