Tempe Bicycle Action Group

In light of dwindling sales tax revenue, Tempe has been forced to scale back its public transportation service, including aspects of the service that TBAG members strongly advocated for several years ago. There are two rounds of public meetings coming up, where Tempe residents can learn about proposed changes that will take effect in July of 2010, and provide public input. Attending these meetings and providing input sends a message to Tempe’s City Council that public transportation is important, especially for people with limited mobility options. Help shape what public transportation Tempe has, by attending the meetings and voicing your opinion!

More information about the meetings is available through Tempe’s website, here.

Meeting dates:
Round 1:
Tuesday, February 23 @ 6 pm, Don Cassano Room, Tempe Transportation Center
Monday, March 1 @ 6 pm, Pyle Adult Recreation Center, 655 E. Southern Ave.

Round 2:
Monday, March 29 @ 6 pm, Pyle Adult Recreation Center
Tuesday, March 30 @ Don Cassano Room

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The last City of Tempe Multi-Modal Committee reviewed current and upcoming projects in an effort to prioritize them in the case of budget reductions. If you’d like to give input to the discussion, send along your thoughts on the following list of projects. How would you rank them in importance? The projects are:

Rio Salado Multi-Use Path Tempe to Phoenix
University Dr. Streetscape Improvements
Hardy Rd. Streetscape Improvements
I-10 Bike/Ped Bridge Crossing at Alameda

Do send your thoughts I will be sure to incorporate them into TBAG’s message at the upcoming committee this Wednesday. Thanks!

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From the Tempe Newsroom listserve:

For Immediate Release
10/6/2009

Tempe residents are encouraged to attend one of three public meetings to learn more about potential route changes to the existing Orbit neighborhood circulator and fixed route arterial bus systems. The purpose of these meetings is to gather ideas from neighbors and get input on potential route changes that may occur in January and/or July 2010.

The scope of the proposed route changes has been expanded to include the majority of the arterial bus route system in Tempe. These proposed changes are due in large part to the slowing economy. The Tempe transit system is funded primarily by a half cent sales tax, which has dramatically decreased causing Tempe to reevaluate the transit system to make it more efficient in order to reduce costs. Passengers and residents are able to comment online beginning Oct. 28. at www.tempe.gov/tim. The same information will be presented at all three meetings. Meetings will occur:

Oct. 28 at 6 p.m.
Pyle Adult Recreation Center
655 E. Southern Ave., Tempe

Nov. 4 at 6 p.m.
Tempe Transportation Center
Don Cassano Community Room
200 E. Fifth St., Tempe

Nov. 7 at 10 a.m.
Tempe Transportation Center
Don Cassano Community Room
200 E. Fifth St., Tempe

For information call (480) 350-2775 or visit www.tempe.gov/tim

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Tempe to host public meetings about Orbit and bus systems

TEMPE, Ariz. – Tempe residents are encouraged to attend one of three public meetings to learn more about potential route changes to the existing Orbit neighborhood circulator and fixed route arterial bus systems. The purpose of these meetings is to gather ideas from neighbors and get input on potential route changes that may occur in January and/or July 2010.

The scope of the proposed route changes has been expanded to include the majority of the arterial bus route system in Tempe. These proposed changes are due in large part to the slowing economy. The Tempe transit system is funded primarily by a half cent sales tax, which has dramatically decreased causing Tempe to reevaluate the transit system to make it more efficient in order to reduce costs. Passengers and residents are able to comment online beginning Sept. 9. at http://www.tempe.gov/tim. The same information will be presented at all three meetings. Meetings will occur:

Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.
Tempe Transportation Center
Don Cassano Community Room
200 E. Fifth St., Tempe

Sept. 12 at 10 a.m.
Tempe Transportation Center
Don Cassano Community Room
200 E. Fifth St., Tempe

Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.
Pyle Adult Recreation Center

655 E. Southern Ave., Tempe
For information call (480) 350-2775 or visit http://www.tempe.gov/tim

Shauna Warner
Neighborhood Services Director
City of Tempe
31 E. 5th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281

480-350-8883
480-350-8996 (fax)
shauna_warner@tempe.gov

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The final Papago Park workshops are this week. They are open to the public and take place Wed evening and Thursday morning. Bicyclists that currently use or plan to use Papago Park in the future are encouraged to attend. The Papago Park master plan will be presented and attendees will be given the opportunity to review and comment. Below are details for the two workshops, the same material will be presented at both. You can also participate online if you can’t make the workshops: www.discoverpapagopark.com

Session 1
Wednesday, August 19
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Salt River Pima – Maricopa Indian Community
Community Center
1880 North Longmore Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256

Session 2
Thursday, August 20
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Desert Botanical Garden
Dorrance Hall
1201 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85008
CONSTRUCTION DETOUR: Drivers will only be able to access the Desert Botanical Garden from McDowell Road. Please allow extra time to get to the Garden.

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Please be on the lookout for a silver BMW 4 door sedan with dark tinted windows having significant damage to the passenger front end including a missing marker & fog light and possibly a cracked windshield. A bicyclist was hit by the motorist of said vehicle who swerved into the bike lane on Cave Creek Road and Mountain Gate Pass at a high rate of speed striking the bicyclist and killing him instantly. The motorist made no effort to stop. The license plate is an Arizona plate but no numbers were obtained by witnesses. To read the report on ABC15 or to report information on the collision click here. Our condolences to family and friends of the victim.

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The next Action Team meeting will be held Tuesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. in the Don Cassano Community Room located at 200 E. Fifth Street, 2nd floor.

The next City of Tempe public meeting will be held Monday, May 18 at 6 p.m. in the Don Cassano Community Room located at 200 E. Fifth Street, 2nd floor. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the progress of this project . The agenda will include reviewing public comments, reviewing the traffic study, reviewing design concepts, and discussing next steps.

For more info on the project, see: http://www.tempe.gov/Tim/Traffic/broadwayroad.htm

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Help honor Bike Hero! Come to the Tempe City Council Meeting on April 23rd from 6:00 to 7:30 to hear who won and support the City of Tempe’s efforts to reward people important to cycling in Tempe.

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Please be on the lookout for a Silver Nissan Versa (2007 or 2008 model, unsure if sedan or hatchback) with damage to passenger side mirror and possibly scratches on passenger side of vehicle. Do not approach driver, simply record license plate, call Gilbert Police at 480-503-6500 and reference Officer J. Halliday (Badge #2144) and the accident involving Carol Winstanley on 25 March 2009 on Guadalupe Road in Gilbert. Carol was severely injured.

For more details please read TucsonBikeLawyer’s blog post.

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The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) will collect your used bicycle gloves for donation to the Department of Public Health for use in clinics and senior centers for wheelchair and walker users. It’s okay if the fingers are frayed, so long as the padding is intact.

The gloves will be washed then matched as best as they can, so this is a good use for your ummatched singles you have laying around.

SFBC is also accepting mail in donations and as such TBAG will collect gloves and make a single mailing to SFBC on Mar 25th. If you would like to donate your used bicycle gloves please drop them off (beginning tomorrow 3/12) at 502 S. College, Tempe AZ on the 3rd floor patio of the Studios5c building between 9:30am – 5:30pm. There will be a box on the patio marked “Bicycle Glove Donations”.

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