Local constituents have been requesting the addition of a continuous sidewalk along the west side of 7th Avenue from Southern Avenue to Broadway Road. The study will provide the information and assessments necessary to plan for a future capital improvement project to improve the west side of the street to its full width.
The existing city-owned right-of-way is limited. The city would need to acquire right-of-way from parcels that don't currently have sidewalks. The study will consider the implications to generational property owners.
There are underground utilities such as water, sewer and dry utilities that will need to be assessed as part of the planning effort. Salt River Project (SRP) also has an irrigation ditch on the west side of 7th Avenue.