New canal path links Tempe, Scottsdale
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:49 am
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A new path has opened along the Crosscut Canal in Tempe, creating a new link through Papago Park and giving joggers and bicyclists a great hilltop view. The mile-long path connects to an existing 1.25-mile path, and it also completed a regional link in the Valley’s path system by connecting Tempe with Scottsdale.
The project includes a paved path, landscaping, solar lighting, public art, three bridges and retaining walls and railings. The new segment consolidates trails in Papago Park and helps preserve the Sonoran Desert. It was funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Tempe’s transit tax
I checked out this path on Friday. It is pretty cool. You can go all the way from the disc golf course (across from First Solar) all the way to the north side of the zoo. Its a really wide path as well and the view is one of the best i've seen on a bike path in phoenix. Its a bummer they went through the middle of the disc golf course but hopefully they can adapt. They may need to move some baskets.