Update - April 2021
The City of Phoenix will be ending the Shared Streets for Social Distancing Pilot Program at 2nd Street, Cody Drive to Broadway Road and Cody Drive, 2nd Street to 7th Street on April 15, 2021. The pilot was originally scheduled to end on May 31, 2021.
The safety of all users of our roadways is always the top priority for the Street Transportation Department. Unfortunately, due to consistent and repeated tampering with the barricades set up to guide traffic through the pilot program area, the program can not safely be maintained.
The barricades were placed following national safety regulations to notify drivers that the streets were closed to all non-local vehicles and to safely allow local traffic to enter. However, the Street Transportation Department cannot ensure safety measures are being taken when the original configuration of the barricades is not maintained, following the national safety standards.
Street Transportation Department staff will remove the barricades on April 15.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Nicolas Santiago at Nicolas.Santiago@phoenix.gov.
Update - February 2021
The application window for the Shared Streets for Social Distancing Pilot Program is CLOSED. Street Transportation Department staff continue to thoroughly evaluate the applications received. Upon receiving significant community support, locations are added to the pilot program.
Program Overview
The City of
Phoenix Street Transportation Department accepted applications for the
Shared Streets for Social Distancing pilot program. The objective of the program is to restrict a
select number of streets to local traffic only on a temporary basis to create more
space for Phoenix residents to walk, run, bike, etc. while complying with
social distancing guidelines.
Residents nominated their street(s) to participate in the pilot program by completing an application in December 2020. Priority was be given to neighborhoods fulfilling several characteristics. The criteria for these priority neighborhoods includes:
High population densities where there is a greater need for recreational space.
More than half-mile distance from parks, trails, or other open spaces.
Higher percentage of zero-car households.
Within a previously identified Mobility Area.
Additional criteria for consideration will include proximity to existing bike lanes, bus stops, libraries, schools, community centers, etc.
Only residential or minor collector streets will be considered. Street segments cannot cross an arterial/major street or a signalized intersection.
Street segments must be long enough to provide a meaningful opportunity for recreational activities (minimum of a half-mile).
Street segments that contain loops are ideal, but not required.