Camelback Corridor Transit-Oriented Development Study

This project is a study of existing conditions and development opportunities contiguous to light rail in the Camelback Corridor in Phoenix. This study was conducted by the 2007 Introductory Urban Planning Studio in the School of Planning at Arizona State University (ASU). The project is a joint collaboration between the City of Phoenix Planning Department, Valley METRO, the School of Planning and the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL) in the College of Design at ASU.  Area residents and property owners were also an integral part of the semester studio providing insight and background information to the students.

The study area is bounded by Seventh Street to 22nd Avenue and Colter Street to Pierson Street. Specific studio tasks included assembling profiles of the area on aspects such as neighborhood characteristics, demographics, housing, crime statistics and traffic conditions along with existing planning and zoning policies and overlay districts. The class was also asked by the city to examine comparable light rail developments throughout the United States, identify appropriate development opportunities for the corridor and work with the community to explore concerns and wishes. Attention was also paid to areas within a half-mile radius of the three new light rail stations within the study area.

The studio made significant progress towards identifying a diverse set of development scenarios for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) along the Camelback Corridor. The recommendations and options discussed in the study should assist in integrating TOD into the existing rich and diverse neighborhoods adjacent to light rail and to finding optimal ways to create a vibrant, accessible and economically productive new streetscape. The attached report will serve as a foundation for the Spring 2008 ASU design studio and the future consideration of these issues by the Alhambra Village Planning Committee.

Available documents:

• Final Report (9.3 MB, PDF¹)
• Camelback Corridor Map (1.2 MB, PDF¹)

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