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find out about the December 10th City Council Meeting for Arizona Avenue Improvements,
from Frye Road to Chandler Boulevard.
What is
"Chandler's New Front Door"?
 The planning and construction of the Loop 202/ Santan Freeway created
additional opportunities for many cities. The City of Chandler
recognized early on that this newly created access to the City's
downtown and future civic campus on Arizona Avenue could be beneficial
to Chandler's current and future residents and business partners.
This recognition evolved into a Mayor and Council goal, and the
South
Arizona Avenue Entry Corridor Study began. The boundaries for
the study area are Pecos Road to Chandler Boulevard, Delaware Street to
Palm Lane.
The Study involved extensive public input,
beginning in 2004, as well as market and demographic
analyses together with specific recommendations for future land use and
traffic circulation improvements. The Study was completed
in 2006 and later adopted by the City Council for implementation. Funding for the street and utility improvements
was authorized by voters in a 2007 bond election.
To that end, as part of the
Council-adopted Area Plan for the South Arizona Avenue Entry Corridor, the City of Chandler is
planning various roadway and streetscape improvements for the South
Arizona Avenue Corridor. The improvements are the initial steps in a
larger plan to improve traffic circulation and develop a pedestrian
friendly feel to the City’s core and a new entryway, or “front door”,
into downtown from the Loop 202 / Santan Freeway.
The initial improvement
project concepts include Washington Street, from Pecos Road to Fairview
Street; and design concepts for Arizona Avenue (see
"Current Projects" page).
Design for these
improvement projects is tentatively scheduled to begin March-April 2009,
with construction tentatively scheduled to begin in early 2010.
Construction of these two improvement projects is tentatively scheduled
to be complete to coincide with the opening of the
new Chandler City
Hall in late 2010.
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