Phoenix seeks public input on bike-lane and restriping options for Paradise Village Parkway

City of Phoenix street transportation staff on June 17 asked residents for feedback on proposals to add buffered bike lanes and change lane configurations on Paradise Village Parkway between Cactus Road and Tatum Boulevard, opening a survey that will remain live through 11:59 p.m. July 6.

The proposals cover two segments. For the southwestern segment from Cactus Road to the southern Tatum Boulevard intersection, Option A would make no changes; Option B would add buffered bike lanes and remove on-street parking on the south side. For the eastern segment between the two Tatum intersections, Option A would repaint existing striping; Option B would reduce two travel lanes in each direction to one lane each, add a center two-way left-turn lane and buffered bike lanes.

“We are here to obtain your community input on the potential installation of bike lanes and potential, restriping of travel lanes for two separate segments of Paradise Village Parkway,” said Andy Granger, street transportation assistant director, introducing the project team. Marielle Brown, project manager for the project, said the proposals are being considered because the city has a planned pavement project and striping crews will be present: “We launch [the survey] during the public meeting… it will be open through July 6.”

Brown framed the work as part of the city’s Complete Streets policy: “Since 2017, the City of Phoenix has had a complete streets policy that requires us to consider everyone using the street when we design them,” she said, adding the city first prioritized pavement work and then evaluated opportunities to update striping and add transportation options.

Brown and staff explained the parking and traffic effects. For the southwestern segment, buffered bike lanes would require removing parking on the south side of the street; a staff field observation counted three to five passenger cars using on-street spaces at three times of day. “That’s why we do community outreach so we can hear from you because you see the street much more than we can,” Brown said.

Several residents said removing parking would harm nearby multifamily properties. Pam Kelly, board president of the Villas at Stone Creek homeowners association, said, “I would be for Option A… our parking is so limited that our vendors and sometimes our guests have to actually park in fire lanes.” Sal (last name not specified) and David M. also spoke in favor of Option A, citing limited resident and visitor parking.

Proponents of bike lanes spoke as well. Joe C. told staff that the revitalized Paradise Valley Mall and nearby connections such as the Indian Bend Wash make the area appropriate for bicycle infrastructure: “Anything other than Option B would be a disservice to the surrounding community,” he said.

Carl Langford, a traffic engineering supervisor, summarized the traffic analysis for the eastern segment and said the change from two lanes each way to one lane each plus a center turn lane produced negligible changes in modeled intersection delay: “In fact, one of the intersections gets better, one stays exactly the same, and the other in the PM adds two seconds,” Langford said. He said traffic signals and their coordination are the dominant factors in intersection delay and that the modeled volumes — which incorporated available traffic impact analyses for nearby development — did not show a major increase that would preclude the lane change.

Staff also said they reviewed collision data in the area and found no recent fatal or serious collisions flagged for high-level review; staff offered to look again at specific intersections if residents had concerns. The team reiterated that any final striping decision for the eastern segment would be announced after staff review of the survey results and other input, with the pavement project expected in fall 2025 and the striping decision planned for summer 2025 so changes could occur before the end of paving season in mid-October.

The meeting was recorded and will be posted on the project website, staff said. The survey link was posted in the meeting chat, and staff asked residents to share the survey with neighbors so the team can consider a “well-rounded perspective” before deciding.

No formal vote or ordinance was taken at the meeting; the project team opened a public comment period and a survey to inform a later administrative decision on striping.