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FLSH Tempe FLASH

The city of Tempe's Free Local Area Shuttle (FLASH) mainly serves Arizona State University, traveling from Forest Ave & Gammage Pkwy, along Apache Blvd, up McAllister Ave, looping along 6th St, up Rural Rd, and Rio Salado Pkwy, to ASU Lot 59.

Existed since: 1994
Operator: Keolis
Annual Ridership: 29,355 (FY 2023)
Full Length: 5 miles
Current Full Route: Forest Ave & Gammage Pkwy to Lot 59
Original Full Route: Loop from Lot 59 around Downtown Tempe and Arizona State University
Connecting Routes: RAIL S 30 48 62 72 EART MARS MERC JUPI

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Detailed Route Info

All Trips

Northbound

Forest Ave & Gammage Pkwy to Lot 59 (Weekdays only)

Southbound

Lot 59 to Forest Ave & Gammage Pkwy (Weekdays only)

Schedule

History

Map showing the Tempe FLASH route looping around Arizona State University and Downtown Tempe
FLASH map from 1997
  • July 1994 - FLASH introduced, looping around Arizona State University and Downtown Tempe
  • January 14, 2002 - By this time, the deviation along Orange St to the ASU Bookstore was eliminated
  • July 26, 2004 - Route modified to loop from Lot 59, along Rio Salado Pkwy, down Mill Ave instead of using Stadium Dr and 5th St
  • July 23, 2008 - Route modified so both FLASH directions use Apache Blvd and Forest Ave instead of College Ave and Lemon St
  • July 26, 2010 - Route restructured to travel from Lot 59, down to University Dr, looping around ASU via University Dr, Mill Ave, Gammage Pkwy, Forest Ave, Apache Blvd, then up McAllister Ave, back to Lot 59
  • October 27, 2014 - Northern end modified to loop around via 6th St, Rural Rd, Rio Salado Pkwy, and Packard Dr
  • October 22, 2018 - Northern end loop eliminated, service travels along Packard Dr to Rio Salado Pkwy in both directions instead
  • April 2019 - Route restructured to loop around Downtown Tempe and ASU from Tempe Transportation Center via 5th St, College Ave, University Dr, Veterans Way, 6th St, Rural Rd, University Dr, Dorsey Ln, Lemon St, McAllister Ave, Apache Blvd, Rural Rd, Spence Ave, McAllister Ave, Apache Blvd, Forest Ave, Gammage Pkwy, Mill Ave, and 5th St back to Tempe Transportation Center
  • October 26, 2020 - Route restructured again into a bi-directional format, traveling from Tempe Transportation Center, looping around Lot 59 via 6th St, Packard Dr, Rio Salado Pkwy, and Rural Rd, then back down 6th St, Veterans Way, and McAllister Ave, then along Apache Blvd and Rural Rd to Spence Ave & Rural Rd, then looping back via Terrace Rd and Apache Blvd
  • July 22, 2024 - South end of the route modified to travel from Forest Ave & Gammage Pkwy to Apache Blvd & McAllister Ave instead of from Spence Ave & Rural Rd and north end of the route truncated from Tempe Transportation Center to Lot 59

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Page last updated: 12/7/2024