3rd Street Bike Lanes
Downtown Phoenix Needs a Safe North-South Bike Route
We are calling for the City of Phoenix to develop a protected bikeway along 3rd Street between Roosevelt and Lincoln to improve connectivity and safety.
The city’s own Downtown North-South Bikeway Study shows the need for bike infrastructure in this area, and its 2014 Downtown Phoenix Comprehensive Transportation Study noted that 3rd Street is “planned” to include bike lanes.
Contact your council member! Use our sample letter to tell them why you support bike lanes on 3rd Street.
Considering the existing bike lanes on 3rd Street north of Roosevelt and the new bridge being constructed over the Rio Salado along 3rd Street, it’s the ideal spot to expand bike lanes downtown.
With Phoenix's high rate of traffic violence, increased residential development downtown, and more people pivoting to transit and cycling, it's time to create a safe north-south micromobility route downtown.
BIKE LANES IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY
Installing bike lanes makes the street safer for all road users. We analyzed data for 3rd Street between Roosevelt and Indian School, before and after the bike lanes were installed. We found that crashes were reduced by more than 50%. There have also been zero fatalities or serious injuries among all road users. Click here to explore our data analysis.
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