By Terrance Thornton | Independent Newsmedia
While construction to alleviate the parking congestion near Camelback Mountain has brought smiles to the faces of a number of nearby residents and hiking enthusiasts, some are raising question with the way the project was planned and developed.
Two residents and a municipal official contend a traffic study should have been done specific to the project, which, they say, points to a side-stepping of general practice and an overall lack of public transparency.
The project includes the addition of parking spots and creation of a roundabout at McDonald Drive and Echo Canyon Parkway.
Timothy Sears of Phoenix and Jerry Van Gasse of Paradise Valley say they intend to file suit against the city of Phoenix for what they believe to be an outright denial of access to public records.
