Politics

Bicyclists will be able to breathe a sigh of fresh air as the city focuses on more bike-friendly streets in collaboration with the new bike-share program starting December.

Sen. John McCain told a crowded Burton Barr Central Library Thursday that the government is not considering sending American soldiers to intervene in Syria as the debate over involvement in the Middle Eastern country continues.

The city of Phoenix is set to complete renovations on First Street with paint and plants instead of heavy construction. The city will forgo tearing up the street and relocating utilities by using paint, planters and other design materials to complete the design guidelines set by the First Street Streetscape Study.

The first Undergraduate Student Government Downtown Senate meeting focused primarily on Senate and Director nominations and a series of funding requests, which were quickly and unanimously approved.

Downtown student government is working to fill the Senate, which has not happened since USGD's foundation. The administration hopes to focus on smaller student fees and downtown engagement this year.

Young leaders were asked to answer what their generation is, what would make them stay in Arizona forever and how they will lead the change they want to see to try and help unite them to bring changes to their home.

Sybrina Fulton, family attorney Benjamin Crump, an ASU student and many others addressed racial profiling and issues such as disproportionate incarceration and illiteracy that affect people in minority groups at Steele Indian School Park on Saturday.