By Parker Leavitt | The Arizona Republic
Scottsdale leaders are headed for another public showdown over whether to join the light-rail system — a lightning rod in the affluent community — as the City Council will decide in the next few months whether to make potential rail routes part of the city’s long-term planning.
City officials are updating the Transportation Master Plan, which guides policy for roads, trails and public transit such as buses and trolleys. The previous plan was approved in 2008, several months before a 20-mile starter line brought rail to Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa.
