Posted Sep 8, 2024, 1:55 AM
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I'm not saying there isn't a case for Rural, but someone has collected evidence and presented a case for this intersection. Further, Apache and Mill have street car platforms slightly above grade in the center of the roadway. This arrangement adds a layer of complexity, inefficiency, or redundancy in the implementation of tunnel/bridge projects.
This study does not include crossings on Apache and Rural roads. It covers nine major intersections in the downtown core. Interestingly, it observed the NW corner of College & University, recording over 2000 crossings during one hour starting at 2 pm on October 16, 2016! No other crossing got close to this total in one hour.
Totals for busiest crossings ranked by 2016:
5 hours of observation (spaced throughout day) * 3 days (throughout week) * 4 (each quarter) = 60 hours
1) Fifth & Mill: 19,854 (2015) & 21,818 (2016)
2) University & College: 22,500 (2015) & 19,319 (2016)
3) Seventh & College: 17,715 (2015) & 16,071 (2016)
4) Seventh & Mill: 13,786 (2015) & 15,808 (2016)
-https://ctycms.com/az-tempe/docs/2016-pedestrian-report---reduced-size.pdf
The same group that did this study was behind the groundwork for the upcoming crossing project. You can find their letter to MAG advocating for funding on page 20:
-https://azmag.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Transportation/TIP/2021-08_Aug/Bike-Ped/TMP-22-BPB-001.pdf
Given the substantial development in the downtown core since and the expansion of the ASU campus/population, I would recon that those numbers are even higher now.
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