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Scottsdale mayor clarifies biggest critique with Coyotes arena plans



Scottsdale Mayor now says his biggest issue with the Arena is that the rendering shows the main entrance for parking being on Scottsdale Rd which is in Scottsdale’s junction and he wants main entrance and 100% access to the Arena instead to be on 64th St on the Phoenix side.

“The Coyotes’ conceptual proposal shows the sole access at Scottsdale Road at 101 Loop and parking garages off Scottsdale Road. Thus, traffic would enter city of Scottsdale jurisdiction and have to cross over to turn west into the project,” Ortega wrote on Tuesday. “The proposed configuration compounds traffic at the Scottsdale/101 ramp and forces cross-over of Scottsdale Road. With garages on Scottsdale Road, fans or event patrons could depart after an event without even circulating thru the commercial spaces, which are west of the arena.

“I am pushing for the 64th Street/Loop 101 solution for 100% access in Phoenix. With parking garages on the west end of the property, fans and patrons would walk past commercial spaces to the arena, and after the game or event, they would circle back past other commercial spaces to return to their cars and depart at the 64th Street/101 ramp. Essentially the mega project would anchor a vacant ramp and spur economic activity there.”

by powergate92

6 Comments

  1. powergate92

    Pretty much, Scottsdale’s Mayor is saying that the new Coyotes Arena should have 0 entrances and access on Scottsdale Rd which is in Scottsdale’s jurisdiction and instead 100% of entrances and access should be from 64th St in Phoenix’s jurisdiction. This will create a traffic nightmare for fans leaving games if they do have 0 access to Scottsdale Rd.

  2. FatherFenix

    Doesn’t really make you look any less dumb, bud. You already publicly ranted, now you just look petty for backpedaling and saying that it’s just where they put the entrance that offends you.

  3. Frnklfrwsr

    So all the “reasons” he cited before were shot down and debunked thoroughly.

    So now he makes up something else and then that’ll get debunked too.

  4. CoyotesAreOk

    Has this mayor never heard of or seen a concept in his entire life? What a little bitch lmao.

    I’m sure Frank Spaghetti is going to be all over this breaking story

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