Tag: Sean Sweat
Court verdict rejects activist’s appeal citing negative effects of parking lot
A court verdict on Monday reaffirmed the city’s decision to build a temporary parking lot adjacent to Taylor Place, rejecting an appeal filed by a downtown Phoenix resident and community activist.
Phoenix OKs construction of $17 mil parking garage downtown
The City of Phoenix approved a proposal Wednesday for the construction of a $17 million parking garage downtown.
Opinion: Sidewalk improvements come at cost of valuable shade
When ASU students return to their downtown apartments this August, they’ll be greeted with a lot of construction blocking First Street. About a month after classes start, the street will open back up, though the landscaping will take a touch longer. And once all of it’s finally done around Thanksgiving break, First Street will be a pedestrian Mecca.
Except for that pesky shade thing.
Downtown street construction work begins near campus
The City of Phoenix has contracted with Talis Construction to create pedestrian enhancements on First Street between Fillmore and McKinley streets and along Pierce Street between Central Avenue and First Street.
Potential new apartment complex downtown would give students more options
A real-estate development company hopes to acquire property in mid-May to build a new apartment complex in downtown Phoenix, which comes as welcome news to many students in the hunt for housing.
Innovation lab looks at moving to Phoenix; downtown promoted as a possibility
Efforts are being made to bring an innovation lab to downtown Phoenix that would give people with ideas for inventions the place and resources to bring them to reality.
Dog park committee recommends alternative locations as motion to reconsider fails
The BOA’s ruling on Nov. 4 resulted in the creation of the Ad Hoc Downtown Dog Park Citizen’s committee. This committee was created by the city with the purpose of finding a suitable location for a dog park other than the land next to Taylor Place.
Downtown parking lot construction raises concern about urban heat island effect
With the recent ruling that the former Ramada Inn property will become a parking lot, a new fight Phoenicians are facing is combating the Urban Heat Island Effect.
Board rejects bid for dog park, approves construction of interim parking lot
A motion to approve the construction of a parking lot on the site of the old Ramada Inn passed with a 3-1 vote by the Phoenix Board of Adjustment Thursday afternoon despite pleas from area residents to instead convert the property into a pedestrian-friendly dog park.
Some Phoenix residents want dog park, not parking lot
Sean Sweat, treasurer and resident of the St. Croix Villas located near Filmore and First streets, said a parking lot would do more harm to the city than good because the black top would cause more heat during the summer months and it would eliminate foot-traffic around the area.