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QUALITY-OF-LIFE STUDY OF THE 7th AVENUE AND 7th STREET REVERSIBLE LANES

Phoenix, like many large U.S. cities, is placing renewed emphasis on the livability of its urban core. The Valley Metro Light Rail, the largest single infrastructure investment in the region, will carry thousands of commuters, students, and visitors back and forth to work, school, shopping, and sports events. Districts in the vicinity of the light rail will undergo change as travel options expand and as improved local accessibility and transit activity create opportunities to optimize positive development in Central Phoenix.

The School of Planning at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory in cooperation with the City of Phoenix studied Phoenix residents’ opinions of traffic management issues in Central Phoenix. The goal of the study was to understand, in quantitative and qualitative terms, the community’s views and opinions of the current operation of 7th Avenue and 7th Street and how it can be improved to better meet the changing community needs. We sought input from pedestrians, drivers, residents, and businesses along 7th Avenue and 7th Street. Each group was surveyed and asked to participate in smaller group discussions.

If you would like to learn more about this study, email asutrafficstudy@gmail.com or call 480.727.7380.

 

Executive Summary 0.9MB

Title Page and Table of Contents 0.02MB

Chapter 1 - Introduction 0.9MB

Chapter 2 - Resident Survey Results 3.8MB

Chapter 3 - Residential Focus Group Results 0.2MB

Chapter 4 - Business Survey Results 1.6MB

Chapter 5 - Business Focus Group Results 0.2MB

Chapter 6 - Pedestrian Survey Results 1.0MB

Chapter 7 - Pedestrian Focus Group Results 0.2MB

Chapter 8 - Driver Survey Results 1.2MB

Chapter 9 - Driver Focus Group Results 0.1MB

Chapter 10 - Neighborhood Association Comments 0.2MB

Chapter 11 - Land Use Analysis 2.3MB

Chapter 12 - Literature Review 0.1MB

Appendix 1 - Detailed Resident Survey Results 0.3MB

Appendix 2 - Detailed Business Survey Results 0.2MB

Appendix 3 - Detailed Pedestrian Survey Results 0.2MB

Appendix 4 - Detailed Driver Survey Results 0.1MB

Appendix 5 - Reproduction of Important Literature 8.7MB