I am a behavioral scientist and public health researcher based at ASU’s Downtown campus, so can speak to this issue both professionally and personally. The science is clear on how crucial safe active transport infrastructure is to city residents’ health, safety and wellbeing. Living in Downtown PHX is made much more enjoyable and safe with the existing bike lanes and I strongly support the original proposal to extend the fully protected bike lane from Roosevelt to Lincoln.
As a lifelong Phoenix resident and bicyclist, I support the continuation of a protected bike lane on Third Street through downtown Phoenix to the Rio Salado path. The area around the convention center and ballpark gets congested, true. The vicinity also has excellent transit service. Safe, intuitive infrastructure that protects and welcomes people on foot and on wheels will reduce the congestion and encourage healthier modes of transport. People might also linger longer if they felt welcomed.
I strongly support the creation of a protected bikeway on 3rd street that extends all the way down to Rio Salado. Doing this human-scale infrastructure will create a more vibrant and livable neighborhood that would be the envy of the valley.
I strongly support the creation of a protected bikeway on 3rd street that extends all the way down to Rio Salado. Doing this human-scale infrastructure will create a more vibrant and livable neighborhood that would be the envy of the valley.
I urge the City of Phoenix to support the installation of bike lanes along 3rd Street between Roosevelt and Lincoln to support safe multimodal transportation. Downtown Phoenix is one of the only areas of the city that has the density and land use necessary to support alternative modes of transportation as opposed to driving. The installation of physically protected bike lanes would help Phoenix work towards achieving its goal of becoming a more sustainable desert city.
I live in Tempe and often bike to downtown Phoenix for events and visits. A protected 3rd Street bikeway would make those trips much safer and more practical for everyone. This project is a very important step toward a connected Valley.
As a life long Phoenician, I support, and urge the members of this council to support, the approval of a protected two-way bikeway on 3rd Street between Roosevelt and Lincoln Streets. I travel to and through this area by bicycle weekly, sometimes multiple times a week with several community bike rides. The lack of a dedicated north-south bike route makes biking/micro-mobility travel through this area unsafe, scary, and at times life threatening. Let’s help drivers and riders keep people safe.
I strongly support the continuation of a buffered bike lane on 3rd Street South of Roosevelt. I use the section just north of downtown everyday to commute to work and do the school run with the kiddos. It is very important that 3rd Street continues south through downtown and into South Phoenix. Right now, the north south connections are very much lacking. The bike lane should also be a physically separated bike lane which is much safer and instills a lot more confidence in cyclists.
I support a north-south bikeway, connection bike lanes on 3rd st to the new pedestrian bridge crossing Rio Salado. As an avid cyclist and a mom who takes her kids to school via bicycle through downtown, a connected bikeway that is safe and clearly marked is long overdue.
Please extend the protected bike lanes, it makes it would make it feel much safer to ride down third street.
Additionally, please continue to invest in bicycle and pedestrian focused infrastructure downtown especially now that residential and student housing is becoming a huge part of the area.
I totally support the 3rd street bike lane and the fact that there's not a continuous protected bike lane through down town on 3rd street is such a wasted opportunity to create a long north south bike corridor that brings communities together and makes nature more accessible for all city residents. It's a shame the city never prioritized the work needed to make this a reality. Getting to the Salado river by bicycle would simply be amazing
We’re one of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians and cyclists, and this is the city’s chance to improve safety for them. As a property owner and resident along this stretch, it would be a shame if the city didn’t move forward. We generate the most tax revenue per acre downtown, yet lack basic, safe bike infrastructure. Prioritize the thousands of residents who live here now and our quality of life that is negatively impacted by dangerous road design.
Please support concept 1 for the continuation of the 3rd Street bike lanes. Without the vertical barriers adding protection on these lanes, they’re not as likely to be used and could put people in danger. I understand the stakeholders’ concerns, but bike lanes have been proven to reduce traffic and help with congestion. This could be a real opportunity to connect key parts of our city core AND get people to events more easily and safely.
I urge this committee and the city at large to support a continued, separated, and protected bike way on 3rd street between Roosevelt and Lincoln. This bikeway is critical to making an important safe route connection on the city's bike map. This route is also a critical piece in the move towards the Vision Zero goals of the city. As a midtown resident whose main form of transport is a bike I utilize 3rd street almost daily. Please continue the work that was started with that project. Thank you!
My children attend school at Shaw on Washington and 13th St. and my wife and I frequently bike them to and from school. We lucky enough to have fairly good bike infrastructure for the route, until we get below Roosevelt in downtown. Then we must share the road with fast cars, or go out of the way to use the partial bike paths on 1st or 2nd Street, and it feels completely unsafe. A protected bike lane, especially between Roosevelt and Filmore, would allow us to more safely pass through downtown.
I strongly support a protected bike lane from Roosevelt to Lincoln. The fact is, the city is far behind its goals for bike lanes. Study shows 3rd street as the preferred route for our active transportation network. The 3rd street bike lane improvements have been a tremendous success for safety for all road users. The safety of Phoenix's citizens is now at risk for...stakeholder concerns? It's a safety issue. Please listen to the only stakeholders that matter, and prioritize safety over traffic.
I support a fully protected, bidirectional bicycle track from Lincoln to Roosevelt. The local community will be stronger because of further connections, and event crowds will be much more likely to use active methods of transportation to attend events downtown, easing traffic, boosting local businesses, and improving the health and wellbeing of Phoenicians generally. I would also like to see any necessary considerations for further bicycle connections south to help facilitate growth.
As a lifelong biker, I definitely want and support bikeways that are visually clear, and physically separated from automotive traffic lanes for my/everyone's overall safety. Physical curbs and barriers are what keeps cyclists safe, paint alone is not enough since paint with no barriers is like a sandwich with no bread. I don't want endless delays, improving safe connectability is better for everyone who uses the paths to travel to work or nearby venues, please install more bikeways thru phoenix.
The Street Transportation Department has a bold plan to improve mobility and connectivity along this corridor, but it seems to be stalled. Please proceed as expeditiously as possible with this proposal. With regard to rumored opposition from Chase Field, the basketball arena, and the Convention Center, please don't let the tail wag the dog. The City either owns these facilities or has provided them with financial assistance. Their concerns should not override safety and mobility.
I am a behavioral scientist and public health researcher based at ASU’s Downtown campus, so can speak to this issue both professionally and personally. The science is clear on how crucial safe active transport infrastructure is to city residents’ health, safety and wellbeing. Living in Downtown PHX is made much more enjoyable and safe with the existing bike lanes and I strongly support the original proposal to extend the fully protected bike lane from Roosevelt to Lincoln.
As a lifelong Phoenix resident and bicyclist, I support the continuation of a protected bike lane on Third Street through downtown Phoenix to the Rio Salado path. The area around the convention center and ballpark gets congested, true. The vicinity also has excellent transit service. Safe, intuitive infrastructure that protects and welcomes people on foot and on wheels will reduce the congestion and encourage healthier modes of transport. People might also linger longer if they felt welcomed.
I strongly support the creation of a protected bikeway on 3rd street that extends all the way down to Rio Salado. Doing this human-scale infrastructure will create a more vibrant and livable neighborhood that would be the envy of the valley.
I strongly support the creation of a protected bikeway on 3rd street that extends all the way down to Rio Salado. Doing this human-scale infrastructure will create a more vibrant and livable neighborhood that would be the envy of the valley.
I urge the City of Phoenix to support the installation of bike lanes along 3rd Street between Roosevelt and Lincoln to support safe multimodal transportation. Downtown Phoenix is one of the only areas of the city that has the density and land use necessary to support alternative modes of transportation as opposed to driving. The installation of physically protected bike lanes would help Phoenix work towards achieving its goal of becoming a more sustainable desert city.
I live in Tempe and often bike to downtown Phoenix for events and visits. A protected 3rd Street bikeway would make those trips much safer and more practical for everyone. This project is a very important step toward a connected Valley.
As a life long Phoenician, I support, and urge the members of this council to support, the approval of a protected two-way bikeway on 3rd Street between Roosevelt and Lincoln Streets. I travel to and through this area by bicycle weekly, sometimes multiple times a week with several community bike rides. The lack of a dedicated north-south bike route makes biking/micro-mobility travel through this area unsafe, scary, and at times life threatening. Let’s help drivers and riders keep people safe.
The Downtown North-South Bikeway connects a gap in the bike network
I strongly support the continuation of a buffered bike lane on 3rd Street South of Roosevelt. I use the section just north of downtown everyday to commute to work and do the school run with the kiddos. It is very important that 3rd Street continues south through downtown and into South Phoenix. Right now, the north south connections are very much lacking. The bike lane should also be a physically separated bike lane which is much safer and instills a lot more confidence in cyclists.
I support a north-south bikeway, connection bike lanes on 3rd st to the new pedestrian bridge crossing Rio Salado. As an avid cyclist and a mom who takes her kids to school via bicycle through downtown, a connected bikeway that is safe and clearly marked is long overdue.
Please extend the protected bike lanes, it makes it would make it feel much safer to ride down third street.
Additionally, please continue to invest in bicycle and pedestrian focused infrastructure downtown especially now that residential and student housing is becoming a huge part of the area.
I totally support the 3rd street bike lane and the fact that there's not a continuous protected bike lane through down town on 3rd street is such a wasted opportunity to create a long north south bike corridor that brings communities together and makes nature more accessible for all city residents. It's a shame the city never prioritized the work needed to make this a reality. Getting to the Salado river by bicycle would simply be amazing
We’re one of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians and cyclists, and this is the city’s chance to improve safety for them. As a property owner and resident along this stretch, it would be a shame if the city didn’t move forward. We generate the most tax revenue per acre downtown, yet lack basic, safe bike infrastructure. Prioritize the thousands of residents who live here now and our quality of life that is negatively impacted by dangerous road design.
Please support concept 1 for the continuation of the 3rd Street bike lanes. Without the vertical barriers adding protection on these lanes, they’re not as likely to be used and could put people in danger. I understand the stakeholders’ concerns, but bike lanes have been proven to reduce traffic and help with congestion. This could be a real opportunity to connect key parts of our city core AND get people to events more easily and safely.
I urge this committee and the city at large to support a continued, separated, and protected bike way on 3rd street between Roosevelt and Lincoln. This bikeway is critical to making an important safe route connection on the city's bike map. This route is also a critical piece in the move towards the Vision Zero goals of the city. As a midtown resident whose main form of transport is a bike I utilize 3rd street almost daily. Please continue the work that was started with that project. Thank you!
My children attend school at Shaw on Washington and 13th St. and my wife and I frequently bike them to and from school. We lucky enough to have fairly good bike infrastructure for the route, until we get below Roosevelt in downtown. Then we must share the road with fast cars, or go out of the way to use the partial bike paths on 1st or 2nd Street, and it feels completely unsafe. A protected bike lane, especially between Roosevelt and Filmore, would allow us to more safely pass through downtown.
I strongly support a protected bike lane from Roosevelt to Lincoln. The fact is, the city is far behind its goals for bike lanes. Study shows 3rd street as the preferred route for our active transportation network. The 3rd street bike lane improvements have been a tremendous success for safety for all road users. The safety of Phoenix's citizens is now at risk for...stakeholder concerns? It's a safety issue. Please listen to the only stakeholders that matter, and prioritize safety over traffic.
I support a fully protected, bidirectional bicycle track from Lincoln to Roosevelt. The local community will be stronger because of further connections, and event crowds will be much more likely to use active methods of transportation to attend events downtown, easing traffic, boosting local businesses, and improving the health and wellbeing of Phoenicians generally. I would also like to see any necessary considerations for further bicycle connections south to help facilitate growth.
As a lifelong biker, I definitely want and support bikeways that are visually clear, and physically separated from automotive traffic lanes for my/everyone's overall safety. Physical curbs and barriers are what keeps cyclists safe, paint alone is not enough since paint with no barriers is like a sandwich with no bread. I don't want endless delays, improving safe connectability is better for everyone who uses the paths to travel to work or nearby venues, please install more bikeways thru phoenix.
The Street Transportation Department has a bold plan to improve mobility and connectivity along this corridor, but it seems to be stalled. Please proceed as expeditiously as possible with this proposal. With regard to rumored opposition from Chase Field, the basketball arena, and the Convention Center, please don't let the tail wag the dog. The City either owns these facilities or has provided them with financial assistance. Their concerns should not override safety and mobility.