Chandler, AZ
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Gilbert, AZ (4.4 mi).
About Chandler
Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa. Chandler is a suburb within the Phoenix metropolitan area and is considered to be a part of the East Valley.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size city terminal (parametric range $1–2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Chandler → Gilbert | 4.4 mi × $500M/mi | $2.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $3.9B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The downtown Chandler / Chandler Boulevard employment corridor. The Price Road corridor is the East Valley's tech employment spine — Intel, Microchip, and a dozen suppliers — and downtown Chandler's San Marcos area offers transit-oriented redevelopment sites. A terminal here serves commuters where the jobs actually are rather than in a bedroom suburb.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Downtown Chandler (San Marcos area) — historic core infill.
- The Price Road tech corridor — employment-center station.
- Ocotillo — master-planned community on the corridor.