Improving Transportation Access in Rural Areas Social isolation. Lack of medical care. Decreased quality of life.
Heat Kills. Don’t Be a Victim. The Arizona heat killed or contributed to the deaths of 181 people in Maricopa County last year. Many were homebound adults.
Street Count Shows Continued Rise in Homelessness PHOENIX (April 30, 2019)—The number of people experiencing homelessness continues to increase in Maricopa County, with those living in unsheltered situations climbing for the sixth straight year.
MAG Statement Regarding Freeway Closures PHOENIX (April 10, 2019)—The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) was notified this morning that several Valley freeways were shut down after an Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) maintenance worker reported seeing a suspicious device near the freeway.
Local Leaders Launch Campaign to Achieve Maximum Participation in Census 2020 PHOENIX (April 1, 2019)—With Census Day exactly one year away, the City of Phoenix and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) announced today an official countdown to Census 2020.
MAG Transportation Planning Program Manager Named WTS Woman of the Year PHOENIX (March 20, 2019)—Overseeing cattle operations on a family farm in Minnesota may seem far removed from leading efforts toward renewed transportation funding in Arizona, but succeeding in traditionally male-dominated careers is nothing new for Audra Koester Thomas.
At the Intersection of Aging and Transportation PHOENIX (March 18, 2019)—Most of us don’t think twice about being able to go where we want, when we want, or connecting to the people and places that matter most. Imagine losing that freedom.
State Route 51 Is Valley’s Most Littered Freeway PHOENIX (March 12, 2019)—Crews collected more than 104,000 pounds of litter on the State Route 51 last year.