Fillmore St. from 7th Ave. to Central Ave.

The Phoenix Street Transportation Department continues to explore modifications to the design of Fillmore Street in downtown Phoenix to create safer east to west connectivity for people riding bicycles, or using other modes of active transportation.

In spring 2022, parking and two traffic lanes were removed on Fillmore Street between Central Avenue and 7th Street, and buffered and protected bike lanes were added on both sides of that corridor.

Next Steps​

The Street Transportation Department is currently working through a feasibility study and pre-design phase for a project that would add bike lanes, or a two-way protected bikeway, on Fillmore Street from 7th to Central avenues. Any projects resulting from this study would connect to the changes that were made in 2022 to Fillmore Street east of Central Avenue to 7th Street.​

Depending on the final recommendations, on-street parking may be removed from one or both sides of the street between 7th Avenue and Central Avenue. Signal timing may be impacted and turn lanes at signals may be removed. ​​

Project Area Connectivity 

Other bicycle infrastructure improvements in the downtown region that would enhance the Fillmore Street projects include: 

• 3rd and 5th Avenues Improvement Project - featuring Phoenix's first two-way protected bike lane along 3rd Avenue from Roosevelt Street to McDowell Road (completed in 2021)
• Garfield-Edison Park Proposed Bike Improvements (Villa/Fillmore Bike Boulevard) (future project)​