City of Scottsdale

Curb/gutter/sidewalk main thoroughfares to city limits

Currently, there are no visible (?) sidewalks North of Pinnacle Peak road on either the east or west side of Scottsdale Rd. I often see people riding their bikes or walking in the road and cars in this area generally go 50-60 MPH. In an area of higher than average tax revenues we can afford curb and gutter similar to what was done on Pima Road. There is very beautiful nature up in this area and... Read More
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Kelly Corsette City Staff admin 2 months ago

Thank you for your post, Zachary. We recognize this issue. The Transportation Master Plan Implementation Program approved by City Council on Jan. 13, 2009 contains several proposed projects to improve Scottsdale Road in this area and include drainage structures, landscaped medians, sidewalks, trails, and paths.

Unfortunately, the economic downturn has left these projects unfunded in the city’s 5-year capital improvement plan.  We hope to fund these projects in the future as revenue streams for capital transportation projects allow.

You can review the implementation plan at the link below - look specifically for projects #15 (Pinnacle Peak to Happy Valley: RTP FY2015), #25 (Happy Valley to Dynamite: RTP FY2017), and #28 (Dynamite to Carefree Hwy: RTP 2018).

Transportation Master Plan Implementation


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Regarding clean/safe neighborhoods, what can the City and...

Regarding clean/safe neighborhoods, what can the City and the neighborhood do about a cat-hoarder in the 8600 block of E. Hubbell. A resident there claims to have 40-50 cats in her home and another 8-10 outdoors all the time. You can find the home by following the cats after they kill birds and generally spray the neighborhood shrubs.
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Kelly Corsette City Staff admin 3 months ago

We will look into this - thank you for letting us know.


The City of Scottsdale should build a light rail along Sc...

The light rail could connect from the public transit center near ASU main campus and travel north up Rural Road through Scottdale Road. This would be an effective way to sustain valley tourism as well as give the local community an easy and inexpensive way to travel.
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Mary Crone 2 months ago

Speaking of busses, I frequently choose to use public transportation to 16th and Camelback from McDowelll Ranch. Last year the routes were changed and impacted Scottsdale resident bus riders. I heard yesterday from a driver that the talks are continuing this year with more changes effective July 23rd, 2013. Can you verify this please?

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Kelly Corsette City Staff admin 22 days ago

Mary, Valley Metro transit service changes will occur throughout the Valley on July 22. In Scottsdale, service changes will occur on Route 106 and Route 80. In addition, schedule adjustments will be made to the Route 511 and 514 Express routes.

Here are the changes that will affect Scottsdale:

Currently, Route 106 runs from Peoria to the Mayo Clinic (with 2 stops on Shea Blvd. and on at 124th St. & Via Linda). Effective July 22, this route will end at Paradise Valley Mall, eliminating the four stops on Shea Blvd., Via Linda and Mayo Clinic.

The section of Shea no longer served by Route 106 will be picked up by a change to Route 80, which will be extended to continue east on Northern, north on Route 51 Piestewa, east on Shea to 56th Street and continue east on Shea assuming the existing Route 106 to 90th Street or Mayo Clinic.

No other route changes in Scottsdale are planned.


Bulk Pick Up

The majority of bulk pick up is recyclable yard waste, especially tree branches. Consider having a truck with a wood chipper go around prior to bulk pick up. Use the chipped wood for parks, playgrounds, etc.
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Howard Myers 3 months ago

Not a bad idea and in fact as a minimum it reduces the volume of trash and gets a real head start on the decomposition process.


Facebook site City of Scottsdale confusing, too difficult...

I am a daily user of facebook. The City's facebook access is impossible and very discouraging for citizens to post ideas. It takes too long to get to a comment page and the access itself is far too complicated. I would hope that this is not intentional.
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Jan Horne City Staff admin 4 months ago

Hi Sigrid -- Thanks for sharing your comments. Our city Facebook page, scottsdaleazgov, works like other many government or corporate Facebook pages. You can't post a status -- like you can on your personal Facebook page, but you are welcome to comment on anything we've posted. We've set up Speak Up Scottsdale (this site) as an opportunity to post new ideas and suggestions. We are always willing to consider and look forward to getting citizen input. I hope this helps.

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Kelly Corsette City Staff admin 4 months ago

Sigrid - are you referring to the Speak Up Scottsdale "app" within our Facebook page?

That app seems to be experiencing problems at the moment, and generally does not offer the functionality we'd like citizens to experience.

The vendor is working on it and we apologize for any frustration it has caused.

Thank you for your feedback.


Proposed AT&T Wireless Tower north of Club SAR! I am con...

I would like to share results of my research about Wireless Towers:  " Cell phone companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration assert thatcell phone towers don’t pose health risks to the public.  Some studiessupport this assertion, but other studies suggest just the opposite.Harvard-trained Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona’s medicalcenter recently obser... Read More

Code for America

I'm not sure if Scottsdale has seen this, but I thought I'd pass it on: http://codeforamerica.org/cities/ We recruit fellows who demonstrate a networked, web-centric, and open approach to problem-solving. Attaching the fellows to the city for the year and helping them build relationships with a wide variety of city workers is an effective way to introduce this kind of thinking and help it spr... Read More
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Kelly Corsette City Staff admin 4 months ago

Thanks, Jeffrey - I've been tracking that for several years. The apps & other work coming out of CFA are impressive to say the least.

Is there a particular problem you think we could help solve through CFA?


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Create Community Gardens

I'd like to see the city embrace the idea of developing community gardens where residents can plant vegetables and other crops. The DC Ranch community in northern Scottsdale seems to have a prototype situation in development at this time and residents in the McDowell Mountain Ranch community have been eyeing an underutilized city-owned parking area that could be converted for that purpose. Even... Read More
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Kelly Corsette City Staff admin 4 months ago

Peter, thank you for the suggestion.

There is a very small garden in the planter-fountain west of City Hall on the Civic Center Mall (just across from the Love sculpture). That garden is maintained by Singh Farms who harvests the produce & takes it to our Vista del Camino community center for distribution.

(www.facebook.com/singhfarms)

Also coming up, courtesy our Green Building Program, is this seminar:

Feb. 7 Green Building Lecture features edible landscapes and community
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Join urban gardeners as they share the benefits and “how-to's” of growing your own healthy food, herbs, edible flowers and fruit trees in our desert environment. The free event takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the  Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road. Reservations aren’t necessary, but for more information, call 480-312-3111.

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Alex Acevedo 3 months ago

I feel a community garden would be a great idea for the city of Scottsdale as long as it is not privatized to only people who live in the specified community. Ex: DC Ranch residents only


Better Signage into Scottsdale from Camelback

When driving east on Camelback the welcome sign into Scottsdale is blocked by a huge pipe and can be barely seen unless your looking for it. Many of the main streets have better signage than the one now be represented.  The signage should be representative of the great city Scottsdale is.  A joint venture even with Phoenix in designing a overhead sign with Scottsdale on one side and P... Read More

The largest aquarium in the country (Bragging rights and ...

We are a tourist destination, so anything that offers them something to do will appeal.Select an architect that can design a destination building to house it, tie it to the zoo and the botanical gardens and wait for the hordes of sightseers. This will lead to redevelopment all along McDowell as they cater to the attendees. It will be expensive but should pay off over the years Read More
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alastair prescott 6 months ago

Well, actually I'd rather see a Smithsoniam as well.

I just thought that an aquarium would fit with a zoo and garden.

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Peter C 5 months ago

If you look carefully at the plans for OdySea posted on their website, the aquarium and other attractions appear to actually be clever draws for a fairly large retail mall.

While I'm generally happy to have these new "attractions" to add to the other tourist draws in the area, the mall itself could eventually divert substantial sales tax dollars from Scottsdale's coffers.