By Brenna Goth, The Republic | azcentral.com
The Phoenix of today might be unrecognizable over the next few decades, as a generation yet to be born relies on walking to work, biking downtown, riding trains to school and taking buses across the city.
Current 30-somethings could retire in urban condos while members of Generation Z raise kids — if they have them — in revitalized neighborhoods from south Phoenix to Metrocenter.
Future Phoenix residents might never know the sprawling, suburban, car-driven lifestyle that many current residents live.
This vision is a goal for some and a farce for others as leaders try to plan Phoenix’s road to the future — and the future of its roads. It’s the crux of the debate over Proposition 104, a $31.5 billion, 35-year transportation proposal going to city voters in August.
