WV development could lead to ‘nightmare’ traffic
By Tom Scanlon | West Valley View Neighbors are alarmed, and the city of Goodyear sent a letter of concern about a proposed development on West Camelback Road east of the Loop 303. This is not a repeat. A month after Goodyear sent a letter to Maricopa County expressing apprehension over the proposed development of […]
Read More →The Monday Morning Commute: Ask the traffic engineer.What will be the future transportation results from the current COVID-19 traffic reduction?
By Paul Basha, traffic engineer, Summit Land Management What will be the future transportation results from the current COVID-19 traffic reduction? This question is being discussed fervently in traffic engineering and transportation planning circles, as we personally and professionally notice obvious transportation changes. Local traffic counts for our clients reveal a 10% to 40% decrease […]
Read More →The Monday Morning Commute: Ask the traffic engineer. Why does the Pima Freeway have an interchange on Chaparral?
By Paul Basha, traffic engineer, Summit Land Management Why does the Pima Freeway have an interchange on Chaparral Road, rather than Camelback Road? Chaparral Road is residential, and Camelback Road is commercial with direct connection to Fashion Square? Typically, this question is asked out of concern for the Villa Monterey homes that front Chaparral Road […]
Read More →QuikTrip study foresees big spike in 40th Street traffic
This photo of the intersection of 40th Street and Cottonwood Lane during morning rush hour Monday, Feb. 10, shows a vehicle coming out of Cottonwood and waiting to turn left, but is stuck beneath a signal because the white truck is at the end of vehicles at in the left-turn lane for traffic heading east […]
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