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15,700 for one-lane options, according to Joshua
Plumb, project manager.
Many commuters who use Arizona Avenue as an
access road to the Santan Freeway will be diverted to
McQueen and Alma School roads.
The plans to rework Arizona Avenue, classifi ed a
“major arterial street,” have drastically changed since
2002, when the city initiated a $4 million project to
widen the intersection of Chandler Boulevard and
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Arizona Avenue.
DON’T NARROW: With Arizona Avenue AGAINST NARROWING: Dennis Minchella, FAVORS NARROWING: Glenn Hamp,
“The important point is
behind him, Anthony Canecchia, owner of Kokopelli Winery in historic here with wife Lilet of LightRain Images,
[the improvements] aren’t
owner of SanTan Brewing Company, downtown Chandler, is not in favor of believes narrowing Arizona Avenue will
working,” says Teri Killgore,
says construction will hurt downtown current plans to narrow Arizona Avenue help downtown.
businesses. through the downtown area.
downtown coordinator and
redevelopment manager.
“Arizona Avenue is a barrier. Minchella says. “It affects a lot of people.” hopes to create “Chandler’s new front door.”
Some businesses are separated After speaking with several developers, Vice Mayor In 2006, $57 million in bonds was authorized for
from the energy of the Bob Caccamo says the option with two lanes in each the project. Phipps says an additional $16 million will
corridor.” direction would be best. eventually be needed for fi nalizing infrastructure.
Chandler’s Downtown
“We need to try not to get too narrow, or we “Arizona Avenue is only a small part of a larger plan
Coordinator
Bad for business? will push traffi c away and kill business,” Caccamo to bring new residential and commercial development,
Teri Killgore
Many business owners in says. “More people are now coming around to the improve traffi c circulation and develop a pedestrian-
the area fear their neighbors will have a hard time realization that two lanes will be better for downtown friendly, urban feel to the city’s core,” he explains.
surviving with reduced traffi c counts during and after commerce, and will also be beautiful and walkable.” After hearing more opinions, the planners will
construction. Glenn Hamp, co-owner of LightRain Images on suggest a favorite option to the City Council this month
“Businesses in downtown are struggling as it is,” Boston Street, likes the one-lane option, despite traffi c or next. The goal is to complete road construction by
says Anthony Canecchia, owner of SanTan Brewing and construction concerns. the 2011 opening of the city hall, according to Killgore.
Company, located west of Arizona Avenue on San “This is huge for downtown Chandler,” Hamp says. Killgore says the city is “following the same guiding
Marcos Place. “If you shut down the road we are all “It is going to become a destination in itself.” principles” for the Arizona Avenue renovations as
going to go out of business.” were initially suggested in the study.
Dennis Minchella, co-owner of Kokopelli Winery Part of bigger plan “All four design concepts bring a pedestrian feel to
on Boston Street, says the opinions of a few businesses The new city hall, Arizona Avenue and the the heart of historic Chandler and make it a unique
are being taken more heavily than others. realignment of Washington Street from Fairview place and destination,” Killgore says.
“The DCCP should not be [a] representative of [the Street to Pecos Road are the fi rst steps of the Southern
merchants] but should represent the merchants,” Arizona Avenue Entry Corridor Study project, which
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