Title
Naming of the Central Station Transit Center for Greg Stanton (Ordinance S-51131)
Description
This report requests that City Council approve the naming of the downtown Central Station transit center at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Van Buren Street as the Greg Stanton Central Station.
Report
Summary
This is a commemorative naming request of Congressman Greg Stanton in recognition of his years of public service and support of the improvement of public transportation in the City of Phoenix.
In 2015, while campaigning for a second term, then-Mayor Stanton also campaigned to increase and extend the dedicated funding source for the 35-year transportation package, which was approved by city voters. Since its inception in 2016, the Phoenix Transportation 2050 Plan has been instrumental in the growth of Phoenix’s transit system, including improved bus and Dial-a-Ride service, the expansion of the City’s light rail network to Metrocenter which opened in early 2024, and the upcoming extension to South Phoenix anticipated to open in 2025.
Congressman Stanton currently represents Arizona’s 4th district in the U.S. House of Representatives; he was first elected to Congress as the 9th district’s representative in 2019. Prior to his election to Congress, he served on the Phoenix City Council in representation of District 6 from 2000 to 2009 and then as the City’s Mayor from 2012 to 2018.
The Transit Department application to the Heritage Commission is attached.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On May 15, 2024, the City Council approved an item to initiate the process to name the downtown transit center at Central Station as the Greg Stanton Central Station.
On June 17, 2024, the Heritage Commission recommended approval of this item 9-2.
Location
300 N. Central Ave.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.