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Forthcoming LRT in Phoenix Christened 'Metro'

Posted by: Ambar Mukherjee
Thanks to: Ambar Mukherjee
12 December 2003 - 5:00am

Phoenix joins major cities such as L.A., Wash. D.C. and Paris with the name chosen for its light rail system.

"The winner of the "Name the Train" contest, 32-year-old Ben Bethel of downtown Phoenix, was among several hundred people who submitted the name, but he was the first to put in his entry. 'I suggested Metro because I thought we should have a serious approach to transit and a serious name,' Bethel said. 'I didn't think we should have some cute little acronym.'"

Full Story: Valley's light rail named 'Metro'
Source: The Arizona Republic, December 11, 2003
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