The system is a potential pre-cursor to a METRO extension to the current 20-mile system that will extend the service farther into downtown Mesa. So, it is not surprising that LINK offers rail-like comfort and speed. Even with every seat occupied it still has enough reserve power to tow a fully grown African elephant, which weighs between 9,000 and 13,000 pounds. Not only are the buses beautiful, a LINK Bus is also powerful. Doing the math, it carries the same number of passengers as two 40-ft buses can, but requires fewer natural and man-made resources and reduces capital costs with one fewer operator required. One bus seats 55 people and can accommodate at least half of that standing. Windows glazed gray reduce light transmission by 23 percent. The seat fabric incorporates advanced technology that recycles plastic water bottles. Low-energy LED interior lighting helps further reduce energy use and offers a cooling effect. The air-conditioning system uses 407c Freon, an environmentally friendly refrigerant tested for keeping its cool in the heat of an incredibly hot summer afternoon in Mesa. Particulate traps capture soot and dirt particles from the exhaust. Riders feel good about taking the LINK.įueled by ultra-low sulfur diesel technology, the buses are efficient and green. Valley Metro purchased the 63-ft low-floor New Flyer articulated buses with the agency’s updated paint scheme specifically to serve the route and to complement the new METRO vehicles. It’s catching on - and we think we know why. Each weekday the LINK bus fleet can take nearly 7,000 cars off of the roads. Daily weekday ridership in March was 971, a 16 percent increase in ridership over February. Ridership along the 12-mile route proves its success.
With the much-celebrated grand opening of the new 20-mile light rail system, the new Valley Metro LINK bus rapid transit (BRT) service quietly began its own operations giving thousands of celebrants passage to the grand opening festivities at METRO’s most visited station.įunded by public transportation funds, or Proposition 400, the revolutionary, state-of-the-art transit service offers a direct connection to the METRO light rail service from Superstition Springs Mall in east Mesa.Ī solid partnership between the City of Mesa and Valley Metro helped make the project successful with the goal of providing an efficient and attractive way to travel. It is somewhat easy to understand why those sleek silver and purple buses that connect to METRO light rail service at Sycamore Station in Mesa, AZ, were upstaged on December 27, 2008. Valley Metro LINK bus rapid transit (BRT) quietly began the same day the METRO light rail launched in December 2008.
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