Transit planning and operations work together in the Phoenix urban area. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1973.

The organization of the County wide Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is outlined, and the transit situation in Phoenix is summarized. The present transit services and usage patterns were studied and the development of an alternate test transit route was investigated. The study also investigated alternate means of financing, organizing and ownership of the system. Actions taken by the city council are listed and discussed in outline.