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Council orders comprehensive study of Seventh Avenue/Seventh Street reversible lanes after sustained public pressure
Summary
After hours of testimony from residents and business owners calling the 'reverse' lanes on Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street unsafe and harmful to local commerce, the council directed staff to conduct a comprehensive traffic study and produce options for council review by fall 2026.
The Phoenix City Council on Wednesday voted to commission a comprehensive study of the reversible “reverse” lanes on Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street after hundreds of residents, business owners and community groups testified they create traffic danger and undermine neighborhood business access.
A wide and sustained public outcry — speakers said the lanes have become confusing, dangerous and underused — pushed the council to adopt a targeted study scope aimed at understanding traffic impacts and alternatives. Councilwoman Laura…
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