Getting out on my bike has always been one of the fastest ways for me to clear my head. The other night, I dreamed I rode my bike from McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale to the 202 Freeway in Tempe. When I woke up the next morning, that’s exactly what I did. The main north-south bike [...]
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Here’s one intersection you’ll want to avoid for the next ten days: The intersection of Scottsdale and Camelback roads will be reduced to one lane in all directions starting Tuesday, Sept. 7 through Sept. 17. The restrictions are necessary to permit repaving of the intersection and to install new crosswalks. Motorists are advised to take [...]
With all the rain we’ve had this week, and especially last night, Indian Bend Wash is flowing heavily and many of the street crossings are closed. The major streets that are closed, all located between Scottsdale and Hayden (or Miller) Roads, include: Roosevelt Osborn Oak Jackrabbit McKellips I also heard that McCormick Parkway is [...]
This coming Sunday (1/17/2010) is going to be a big day for the 30,000 runners who descend on the Phoenix landscape for one of the biggest parties in Arizona. My son couldn’t resist volunteering at one of the water stations with a bunch of his high schools friends. I’m thinking that I’ll be somewhere along [...]
Dorothy, at the front desk over at LA Fitness, mentioned to me that she was going to start riding her bike to work. In chatting with her, I realized that she didn’t know that she would have bike path access almost the whole way from her home in Tempe to McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale. I [...]
From ADOT (Arizona Department of Transportation): The following closures or restrictions are scheduled along Valley freeways this weekend: Southbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) closed between Chaparral and McKellips roads from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (August 18) for HOV (carpool) lane construction. DETOUR: Drivers are strongly encouraged to use State Route 51 and [...]
From the Arizona Department of Transportation for Aug. 9-11, as part of a project to construct high occupancy vehicle lanes: The northbound lanes of the Loop 101 Freeway will be completely closed between the Loop 202 Freeway and Chaparral Road from 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, through 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11. Adapted: Original photo [...]
