3rd Avenue from Indian School Road to Camelback Road Proposed Updates

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February 2023 Project Update​

About the Project​

​The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department is proposing an update to the parking, driving and bike lanes on 3rd Avenue from Indian School Road to Camelback Road. 

​Project Details

The department is proposing three options for this area:

  1. Option A: Keep the current design on 3rd Avenue.
  2. Option B: Update 3rd Avenue to allow for continuous bike lanes and on-street parking allowed in some places.
  3. Option C: Update 3rd Avenue to allow for continuous bike lanes with buffers in some places. Restrict almost all on-street parking.
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Roll Plots​

View roll plots of the proposed options. 

Option AOption BOption C



​​Live Virtual Public Meeting​

A live virtual public meeting was held on July 13, 2022 at 6 p.m. via Webex to discuss the project and the proposed updates. ​A video recording of the meeting is available above in the video player, and it is also available to watch on YouTube​. 

Project Survey 

A project survey was available through August 7, 2022. 

Contact the Project Team

E-mail bike@phoenix.gov to submit a question to the project team. 


Overview of Proposed Options

Option A 

Current 3rd Avenue Street Design: Two driving lanes in each direction, bike lanes south of the Grand Canal with some gaps, and a parking lane in some places. Parking is restricted in one area from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., and all day on weekends.3rd ave a.png 

Option B

Proposed 3rd Avenue Street Design: One driving lane in each direction with bike lanes and on-street parking in some places. Parking will not be allowed in the bike lane. There will be no time-of-day parking restrictions.​3rd ave b.png

Option C

Proposed 3rd Avenue Street Design: One driving lane in each direction with bike lanes and buffered bike lanes in places. Parking will not be allowed in the bike lane. There will be no time-of-day parking restrictions.​

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​Parking Implications for all Options

All three options differ in when parking would be allowed, and in which sections on-street parking could occur. ​

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