Partial plans for additional bike lanes in Tempe will be the subject of two public meetings this month.

Tempe plans to add three miles of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Kyrene Road, Roosevelt Street and Farmer Avenue, between University Drive and Baseline Road, realigning the existing Handlebars BIKEiT route, according to a city release.

The project will include dedicated bicycling facilities, street crossing treatments, lighting, landscaping, ADA and sidewalk improvements and other amenities.

A Zoom meeting will take place noon, Wednesday, April 19, followed by an in-person session on the same day from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Childsplay Theatre Company rehearsal hall, 900 S. Mitchell Drive.

“The improvements will provide a low-stress multi-modal route with links to major regional bicycle and pedestrian facilities, like the Western Canal Multi-use Path, realigning the current Handlebars BIKEiT route,” officials said in the release.

For more or to provide online comment from April 19 – May 2, visit tempe.gov/handlebars

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