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Peoria saves on Route 83 service BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF
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July 7, 2022
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he Route 83 bus service in Peoria has been paid for by the Public Transportation Funds allocated through the Regional Transportation Plan and Valley Metro since July 1. Since 2017, the city of Peoria has been using city funds to pay for the service. “Peoria saw the need to provide critical transportation to our residents by activating the 83rd Avenue line, which connects to Bell, Thunderbird and Peoria avenues, where it was needed the most,” Mayor Cathy Carlat said. “Peoria took the lead to add this amenity in 2017, and I am pleased
to see regional dollars now take over this service.” The PTF was created as part of the Proposition 400 legislation, which was approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004 and extended the half-cent sales tax for transportation by 20 years. The city of Peoria identified a need for transportation service on 83rd Avenue from Camelback Road to Bell Road. To accelerate this regional connector bus service, the city of Peoria stepped forward in 2017 with funds from the city’s transportation sales tax to ensure this service could be provided. Launched in October 2017, Route 83 was part of a 15-mile extension of Valley Metro
service along 83rd Avenue, connecting Peoria residents to work, dining and shopping in Peoria, Glendale and Phoenix. The northernmost stop of this fixed bus route is at Arrowhead Towne Center, and the southernmost stop is located at 83rd Avenue and Van Buren Street. The route also connects with east-west routes at Thunderbird Road and Peoria Avenue and east-west connections at Arrowhead Towne Center with routes on Union Hills and Bell Road. With the help of regional partners and Peoria Councilmember Jon Edwards, who sits on the Valley Metro Regional Public SEE ROUTE PAGE 4
TYR breaks ground on 3rd operation center BY JORDAN ROGERS
Peoria Times Staff Writer
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YR Tactical, a Peoria-based tactical equipment manufacturer, recently broke ground on a third operation center, dubbed TYR 3. Jason Beck, founder and CEO of TYR Tactical, is looking at the additional building as an opportunity to invest back into the city of Peoria. “This has been a dream for a very, very long time of ours
to buy this property and actually invest in Peoria specifically, and invest in the city,” Beck said. “The importance of that has been for us to really focus on job creation and look at the opportunities that we can actually bring to bear from the profits that we make from other companies and pour back into our community. That has been what my wife and I talked about forever.” Beck, who is also running
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Jason Beck’s wife and children were in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony as well. (Peter Garbow/TYR Tactical)
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