No Elevated Trail on McDowell Road

Elevated Trail on McDowell Road – Bad Idea  Building an elevated trail on or near McDowell Road is a terrible and costly idea. Using New York City’s unused elevated train tracks to create a landscaped path was a great idea because the track were already there and would have cost more to remove. The urban density of New York is twice that of Scottsdale. I have lived here for o... Read More
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D 6 months ago

This is crony capitalism at its finest and it must be stopped. 

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Andrea Forman 6 months ago

No.


Legend City 2020

Approach the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community regarding the land that borders McKellips Road south and Hayden Road east . . . currently that piece of land is vacant and farmland.  How about Legend City 2020?  Reintroduce Valley residents to our original theme park built with 21st Century technology for ride safety and summer cooling.  Right next to the Tempe Marketplace.... Read More
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Teri G 6 months ago

I think this is a great idea but not one that I would like to see our tax dollars support.  If it is a viable pursuit, and I believe it would be profitable, let the private side do it.

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Andrea Forman 6 months ago

Fun, but no.


Desert Disneyland (Discovery) Center

I am sure you are aware Mayor Lane has already issued an RFP/Q for the DDC with a statement that $50 Million will be added to the 2013 Bond Issue and another $30+ million from "private" investors? Why should anyone believe you folks are being honest with Scottsdale citizens or have any integrity?   Let me know immediately if you take offense to what Mayor Lane has done.  If you ... Read More
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Don 6 months ago

Terrible idea. The Gateway is plenty enough for that area. Tearing up more desert and creating more traffic is not wanted or needed.

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Howard Myers 3 months ago

The DDC isn't necessarily a bad idea, but in its current state is cost prohibitive, way too expensive to operate and the location picked is totally unacceptable. The Preserve must remain what was promised to the public, a preserve not a park with attractions. Also, there are many obstacles to trying to shoe horn it into the Preserve, which should tell you it doesn't belong there. It should never be in the Preserve period, like it or not.


Speed bumps at Chapparel Plaza were Safeway is and Green ...

Now that the Green Belt has been extended along Hayden and under Chaparral Road, speed bumps are needed for those ingressing and egressing the safeway shopping plaza. Someone is going to get killed, because people fly through there not seeing the bicyclists, pedestrians, etc... Slow the  traffic down! Please.
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Kelly Corsette City Staff admin 7 months ago

Kevin,

Our traffic engineering team has looked at this situation, and we are going to improve the signage for eastbound driveway traffic approaching Hayden, and possibly enhance the cross-walk.

Look for activity here soon, and thank you for posting. 


Smithsonian Annex

Years ago I was excited at the prospect. We need to lobby them and get a Western Annex here in our great town. Again, we need to move beyond retail, food, and resorts. Those are all great things, but Phoenix is beating at our door, and so is the Pima community, all adding viable alternatives. If we sleep, we lose. Mesa's art center is amazing, and one day their downtown will take hold. We have ... Read More
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Cecilia 7 months ago

Great idea!

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Andrea Forman 6 months ago

Love this.


Western Perspecta Bird Sanctuary

Ponds, marshes, trees, and an education center (museum), where people can learn, and the birds that are more typical of our environment and of the West in general are free to find refuge in this wonderful multi-acre, man-and-nature-made protected environment. I do not have a location in mind, but north Scottsdale is probably the most logical area. This could be a rallying point for the cit... Read More
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Mike S 6 months ago

A sound idea, but it sounds like a duplication of Gilbert's Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch.  I question whether there are sufficient financial resources for a duplicate project relatively close to Gilbert's.  

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Andrea Forman 6 months ago

There is also one near the Audubon Center in downtown Phoenix. Both are along the Salt River basis which makes sense - expanding one of those two is better than competing....


Scottsdale Rose Garden Magnifica

A rose garden for all generations to come. A tourist draw, a meeting place, a learning center. Roses do very well in our heated climate. Possible location would be the Green Belt park just south of Chaparral Park (the old golf course). That is a beautiful central location, close to downtown, but yet, as a park, it is a bit underwhelming. Much of the infrastructure is in place. Add pathways, gaz... Read More

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NEW OUTDOOR WET PARK, WITH THE FLOWRIDER. AN OCEAN OASIS ...

A New West Western Town called: THE WESTERN WAVE. Featuring THE FLOWRIDER. A CONTINUOUS WAVE TO BODY BOARD AND SURF ON. SAFE FUN AND AS EXCITING TO WATCH AS IT IS TO RIDE. A Place where Everyone will Experience What WE have been missing for too long. .............. JOIN ! Be On Board! There is so much more.  Support The Arizona Wave to bring the Waves to Arizona!!! Your Cities... Read More
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Shawn Brady 7 months ago

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Andrea Forman 6 months ago

no


Vacant Land Reuse

There is a lot of vacant land in the Downtown / South Scottsdale area owned by the City of Scottsdale. Turn some of these lots into temporary spaces and create mini-parks, putt putt golf courses, temporary retail spaces, retail incubators, food truck parking, etc.
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Shawn Brady 7 months ago

Yes!!!! Make it a Place where you will Visit Again and Again!

A Place We Can be Proud of....................from The Arizona Wave.


REVERSE OR ABSOLVE A 2009 COUNCIL DECISION FOR A SELECT F...

Scottsdale parachutes not just golden Call it the case of the $450,000 e-mail. A high-level Scottsdale city executive suggests a one-line change to a lucrative early-retirement package about to be offered to eligible city employees and as a result he walks away with an extra $17,750 a year for the rest of his life. This, in addition to the more than $292,000 in cash and benefits he gets as a ... Read More