Scottsdale Gateway Alliance taps IDA to frame new McDowell Corridor community

McDowell Corridor

By Terrance Thornton | Scottsdale Independent

McDowell CorridorThe Scottsdale Gateway Alliance has been given a $50,000 shot in the arm to further revitalization efforts within the McDowell Corridor officials say will be enshrined in a new branding exercise for the southern Scottsdale area.

The Scottsdale Gateway Alliance, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, seeks to advance investment and revitalization opportunities in southern Scottsdale and along the McDowell Corridor, its mission statement reads.

There was a time when portions of McDowell Road served as a major commercial artery pumping a constant flow of revenue into the coffers of local proprietors and the municipality of Scottsdale. Once referred to as the Scottsdale “Motor Mile,” the area saw an exodus of business over the past decade as low- and high-end car dealerships sought greener pastures in different parts of the Valley of Sun.

City leaders refer to the McDowell Corridor as an eight-square-mile area spanning McDowell Road from Pima Road west to Phoenix and including surrounding neighborhoods north to Osborn Road and south to the city limits.

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