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6.1.5 Public Comments on Safety and Access Needs
A sample of public comments received at the first round of open houses related to safety and
access includes:
• The speed limit on La Cañada Drive should be 35 mph near school crossings. There
should be pedestrian cycle initiated crossing lights or signal lights.
• The intersection of Oracle Road and First Avenue has severe left-turn problems when
turning to go north.
• These should be limited access from residential areas.
• In the area north of Rancho Vistoso Boulevard, the curb cuts into small housing
developments create a safety issue.
• All roads within the corridor need right- and left-turn lanes.
• Limit access to Oracle Road to increase speeds, decrease accidents.
• Create an expressway for the Pinal County section of SR 77. Limit access to one mile or
greater intervals.
6.2 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
6.2.1 Transit Workshops
The first of the two transit workshops involving community and transportation group
representatives, was held August 20, 2003, to identify transit needs and concerns. A
brainstorming session was conducted in which workshop participants were asked to identify
transit-related needs and concerns. The greatest number of needs and concerns were expressed
relating to bus routing, particularly a perceived need for additional service in the northern portion
of the corridor. Pedestrian facilities were also a particular concern, together with roadway design
and access.
On December 2, 2003, the second transit workshop was conducted. Workshop participants were
presented with background information relating to determining thresholds for different levels of
transit service (these are discussed in Chapter 4). The participants were then divided into three
groups, each of which was presented several large-scale worksheet maps of the corridor and
color markers with which to draft transit service concepts. The three draft concept maps were
used by the Project Team to assist in formulating transit alternatives, which are presented in
Chapter 4.
6.2.2 Technical Advisory Committee Field Review
Subsequent to the first transit workshop, the Project Team and the Technical Advisory
Committee conducted a field review of the corridor. Key transit-related observations made by
team members during the inspection of the corridor include the following:
• The Town of Oro Valley has programmed the construction of a new roadway, Innovation
Park Drive, which will run north and south, west of Oracle Road. The Town envisions
the implementation of a new transit route using this road between the Honeywell plant (at
Hanley Boulevard/Oracle Road) and the Rancho Vistoso area.
SR 77/Oracle Road Multimodal Corridor Profile Study May 2007
Final Report Page 6-13