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Informational Memo Transportation Policy - Memo No. 23-01 Date: June 27, 2022 To: Joshua H. Wright, City Manager Thru: Ryan Peters, Strategic Initiatives Director From: Jason Crampton, Transportation Planning Manager Subject: Kyrene Branch/ Highline Canal Path Open House Summary On August 22, 2022, the Transportation Policy Division hosted an open house public meeting on the Kyrene Branch and Highline Canal Shared Use Path Study. The open house provided residents with the ability to learn more about the project, ask questions and have discussions with the project team, and submit their comments. Notice for the open house included the following: Postcard mailed to Chandler residents near the project location, Social media posts in Chandler and Tempe, Posting notices at the project site, Direct outreach to key stakeholders such as the Tuscany Homeowner’s Association and local bike clubs. Thirty-five participants signed in at the meeting and were invited to submit comment cards. Thirteen comment cards and one written letter were received, summarized as follows: Five positive comments - either directly expressing support for the project or suggesting further improvements for path users, beyond what was already proposed. Four neutral comments - with suggestions for making improvements to the project. Five negative comments - expressing concerns over negative impacts resulting from this project. Common concerns expressed include: o Increase in traffic within a gated community, o Increase to the urban heat island, o Increase in homeless activity, o Potential increased cleaning/ insurance costs for HOA, o Traffic congestion associated with added traffic signal. Attachments: Sign-in Sheet/ Comment Card Summary/ Turcott Letter Attachment 3 Kyrene Branch Canal & Highline Canal Shared Use Paths Open House Comment Recap Page 1 of 3 Kyrene Branch Canal Shared Use Path and Highline Canal Shared Use Path Open House Comment Card Recap Chandler Sunset Library (Monsoon Room), 4930 W Ray Rd, Chandler Monday, August 22, 2022 ~ 5:30pm – 6:30pm Approximately 35 participants signed in at the meeting and were invited to fill out comment cards to provide additional information to the project team. Thirteen comment cards were received with comments. The following summarizes the comment cards received: Were the displays and staff informative? If not, what further information would you like? What comments/suggestions would you like to provide the project team related to the project? Your Contact Information: A legend of the location of intersections would be helpful. Support this project especially the crosswalks since kids use canal to get to/from school & the track/cross country team. Karen Dada 1180 N Judd Pl 602.402.0069 karenwdada@gmail.com Please keep the paved dimensions same at Tempe. Runners run on the dirt and cyclists on the pavement. Beth Brizel 6130 W Shannon St 480.600.2312 emsemb11@hotmail.com Confusing as to where the crosswalks will be. Traffic would increase in our gated community (Tuscany). It would affect traffic along Roosevelt w/ speeding bikes. It will also increase homeless people to our neighborhood. • We are concerned about the cost to homeowners if any damage to the neighborhood. • Traffic congestion w/ crosswalk added. • Concrete – added heat + soil erosion. Glenn & Sherri Ozawa 6040 W Park Ave 480.961.4166 shgo@cox.net Yes. Info on how dual-use can be safer. Mixed use can be dangerous. Please consider 50% or 33% of the width to be ridged, undulated, or other to discourage excessive speeding by cyclists. I walk on the Kyrene Branch 1-2x per day usually at ~5:30am and 10pm. No longer can use the paved section between Kyrene & Warner because cyclists speed down, often without lights, and I have been scared off the path too often. Please don’t ruin the gravel section too. Frank Gates 6283 W Megan St, Chandler, AZ 85226 480.747.3405 fggates@gmail.com Kyrene canal crossing at Ray should be straight across – easier for bikes. [provided sketch showing Ray crossing at diagonal to accommodate path] Scott Barvian Mesa 480.813.5721 scott.barvian@gmail.com Kyrene Branch Canal & Highline Canal Shared Use Paths Open House Comment Recap Page 2 of 3 Were the displays and staff informative? If not, what further information would you like? What comments/suggestions would you like to provide the project team related to the project? Your Contact Information: Yes. This seems environmentally unfriendly, invasive to our Tuscany neighborhood, and not well thought through. My concerns – • Please no more concrete, too hot already and unattractive. • We don’t want another light to sit at and Ray is WAY too busy to cross w/out a light. • How will our GATED neighborhood be protected? I’d like to feel safe walking my dog at night – this will bring in more people than just our surrounding neighbors. • Why can’t the path be used as is anyway – the gravel is fine for most bikes, walkers and runners. Laureen Dzadovsky 1142 N Roosevelt Ave, 85226 412.889.3183 laurly1@gmail.com Specific timelines on when alternative designs will be considered. While it is understood that the canal path is NOT privately owned – it is US government owned – it is WITHIN a private gated community and we would respectfully like consideration of alternative design to avoid pavement in Tuscany. Beth Schuster 1119 N Judd Pl 602.418.0285 beth.schuster@gmail.com Yes, excellent. We support the project and are excited that canal path will help mitigate safety, lighting and dust! We look forward to the completion of the project. Olga Haugland 1229 N Judd Pl, Chandler, AZ 85226 602.315.6542 olga.haugland2@cox.net Yes. Would like to see info on drainage, lighting, landscaping. Concern over safety at crosswalk & (safety) ease of entering to existing backyards. Drainage changes due to concrete. Lighting affecting our quality of sleep. Damage to existing trees. Virginia Hammond 942 N Dustin Ln 224.234.9523 dinnyhammond@gmail.com Kyrene canal crossing at Ray should be straight across – easier for bikes. [provided sketch showing Ray crossing at diagonal to accommodate path] Scott Barvian Mesa 480.813.5721 scott.barvian@gmail.com Yes. Great turnout – encouraged by public participation! • Wayfinding – trail names, street names, maps depicting trail system. • Pedestrian/bicyclist amenities – seating, shade, drinking fountains. Dean Brennan 429 W McNair St 480.390.9185 dbrennan.plc@cox.net Would have appreciated hearing from key players and their role in project. Cancel Kyrene Path Project. We oppose this project for multiple reasons. This would have helped with Q&A to make sure our concerns are heard by all, instead of individual meeting with city representatives. Lack of consistency. Linda Kalaf 1133 N Roosevelt Ave 602.885.0723 lkalaf@cox.net Kyrene Branch Canal & Highline Canal Shared Use Paths Open House Comment Recap Page 3 of 3 Were the displays and staff informative? If not, what further information would you like? What comments/suggestions would you like to provide the project team related to the project? Your Contact Information: It would be nice if there was detail at what exactly the crossing signals were at Ray Road? Were they a standard signal, HAWK, or rapid flashing beacons? It would be nice if there was detail shown as to what improvements of widening would be made to the sidewalk between the Knox Rd crossing and where the path connects back up with the Kyrene canal (area K1 in the Project Area Map) • In conjunction with this consider, creating a bike route at the south end of the Kyrene Canal project to get to Nozomi Pool. (Linda to McKemy to Erie to Roosevelt) • Consider improvement to the Gila Ditch running north from Nozomi toward the south end of the Kyrene Canal project. • On the Kyrene project, it would be nice if the sidewalk were widened between the Knox Rd signal and where the path rejoins the Kyrene Canal to the south (area K1 in the Project Area Map) • It would be nice if the City of Chandler participated in the Knox road alignment pedestrian crossing of the I-10. It would connect Chandler residents on the east side of I-10 to a great park in the city of Phoenix, on the west side of I-10. • Please make sure the Knox/Kyrene signal is responsive to pedestrian crossers, and crossing delays are not optimized exclusively for vehicle traffic delay. David Rice 212 W Knight Ln, Tempe AZ d.rice@outlook.com Kelly Kinnard WR4 – BOD 6120 W Shannon St 602.524.7157 stonsiteaz@gmail.com Dave McCotter WR4 – BOD 602.315.5151