By Terrance Thornton | Digital Free Press
A citizen petition concerning the potential lane-reducing action outlined in the existing Transportation Action Plan presented to Scottsdale City Council has garnered a formal response from City Hall.
The Feb. 20 citizen petition — signed by 188 people of which 169 where confirmed as Scottsdale residents, officials at City Hall say — outlined by Scottsdale City Council candidate Bob Lettieri formally requests the six local thoroughfares not be reduced for the sake of bicycle lanes.
“As I meet and speak with residents in McCormick Ranch and Scottsdale Ranch, they have voiced concerns about the City Council’s ridiculous idea of road diets, eliminating car lanes in favor of bicycle lanes in their neighborhoods,” Mr. Lettieri told the Digital Free Press. “So to address the neighbors’ demand that the City Council stop making traffic worse…”
