Phoenix is the sixth most populous city in the nation and home to 1.5 million people. With very warm temperatures for 5 months during the summer, Phoenix must make special considerations for pedestrians in the Sonoran Desert. Highlights of this tour include:
- Cityscape: Urban park/plaza/pedestrian mall
- METRO Light Rail Station: Central Avenue & Adams Street
- Phoenix Convention Center: Indoor Pedestrian Mall
- St. Mary’s Basilica Urban Park at Monroe Street & 3rd Street
- Arizona Center Mixed Use Development with Urban Park: Van
Buren Street & 3rd Street
- High Visibility Pedestrian Crossing at Arizona Center: 3rd Street
at Taylor Street
- Taylor Street: Stormwater Management/Complete Street
Example: 3rd Street to 1st Street
- 1st Parklet in Phoenix: 1st Street and Garfield Street at Matt’s
Big Breakfast
- Taylor Street Pedestrian Mall: Shared Street Example: 1st
Street to Central
- Civic Space Park: Urban Plaza, HAWK crossing for ASU
- METRO Bus Transit Facility and METRO Light Rail: Central
Avenue and Van Buren Street
- NACTO inspired Interim Design along 1st Street: Van Buren
Street to Washington Street
Led by:
Wylie Bearup Street Transportation Director, City of Phoenix
Beth Harmon-Vaughan Gensler Managing Director