Help plan Tempe’s newest off-street path! The Grand Canal Connection Project will connect the Rio Salado North Bank Path with Tempe’s Grand Canal and Crosscut Canal paths, allowing for continuous, low-stress, multi-modal travel.

The proposed improvements include buffered bike lanes, a 10-foot-wide multi-use path, new pedestrian signal along Mill Avenue at Crosscut Canal, public art, lighting, landscape and ADA improvements.

North Priest Drive: proposed multi-use path looking north.

Lake View Drive: proposed buffered bike lanes
View draft preliminary designs and provide feedback through Monday, Nov. 7, at: tempe.gov/GrandCanal.

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Provide input through Nov. 7

Tempe’s portion of the Grand Canal Path is located just north of the Loop 202 and east of Priest Drive.

Once this project is completed, it will provide continuous, low-stress travel, connecting Tempe’s Grand Canal with the Crosscut Canal and Rio Salado multi-use paths that continue into Scottsdale, Mesa and Phoenix, allowing better access to employment, entertainment and education.

The Grand Canal Connection Project was awarded a Federal Design Grant, a Federal Construction Grant and will use local Tempe Transit Tax funds.

For more information, or to provide online input now through Nov. 7, please visit tempe.gov/GrandCanal.

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Tempe makes waves as a technology and business magnet, an inclusive, caring community and a hub for recreation and adventure. A robust multi-modal transportation system, including, over 220 miles of bikeways, six free neighborhood circulator routes, a comprehensive bus network, nine light rail stops and a 3-mile streetcar, makes it easy for residents and visitors to bus, bike, walk or rail to their destination.