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ADOT recaps recent public meetings on freeway

Page Visitors: 718 Oct. 14 press release from ADOT South Mountain Freeway design meetings draw big crowds, important input Hundreds pose questions, provide feedback on design plans  PHOENIX – Nearly 800 people attended three public meetings on preliminary design plans for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, providing input and asking questions that will guide […]

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Laveen News
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Laveen Residents Re-Launching Neighborhood Patrol

Page Visitors: 756 (This article first appeared in the print edition of the South Mountain District News on March 7, 2016) After a six-year hiatus, Laveen residents are relaunching this month a Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol to drive through multiple neighborhoods at least once a month in an effort to deter crime and report suspicious activity. […]

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Light rail expansion into South Phoenix will ease commute for Laveen residents.
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City expedites light rail extension into south Phoenix

Page Visitors: 1,717   (This article appears in the print edition of the South Mountain District News) PHOENIX – Affordable public transportation to jobs, schools, businesses, colleges, churches and downtown Phoenix, as well as increased opportunity for economic development  are among the reasons south Phoenix residents are celebrating the city’s January decision to expedite extending […]

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Traffic photo in Laveen Village
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Residents say lousy drivers are worst traffic issue in Laveen

Page Visitors: 775 Whether it is rude drivers or four-lane thoroughfares that abruptly drop to two lanes, residents in Laveen find plenty to say about driving in the rapidly developing urban village. The South Mountain District News asked residents to sound off on the topic and more than 80 people responded with what they considered […]

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Realtors discuss impact of South Mountain Freeway on Laveen property

Page Visitors: 1,088 When the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project links Laveen to the rest of the Valley, local Realtors predict an uptick in Laveen home prices, which were some of the state’s most devastated after the housing market collapse in 2007. “The 202 South Mountain Freeway will offer new growth opportunities for Laveen […]

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Freeway to bring needed development to Laveen

Page Visitors: 1,162   Just as state transportation representatives began the first steps in starting construction on the long-anticipated Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project, negotiating with property owners along the route and taking soil samples, opponents filed a lawsuit on environmental grounds seeking to stop the work. Many members of the nearby Gila River […]

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