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Mesa council adopts Downtown micromobility and parking plan, limits initial actions to striping and signage
Summary
Mesa’s City Council approved a Downtown micromobility and parking plan on Nov. 17 that staff says commits the city only to short-term striping and signage work funded through routine pavement preservation; mid- and long-term changes such as Center Street reconfiguration would require separate council action and funding.
Mesa’s City Council voted on Nov. 17 to adopt a Downtown micromobility and parking plan that staff says focuses first on low-cost, short-term actions such as restriping and standardized parking signage and reserves larger changes for later funding decisions. The plan covers the area bounded roughly by University Drive to the north, Broadway to the south, Country Club to the west and Mesa Drive to the east.
The council’s decision followed nearly two hours of public comment and staff presentations that split opinion. Opponents said the plan bundles unrelated parking recommendations with micromobility changes and could be used to justify costly infrastructure later. “If this plan…
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