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ITEM 3
City Council Memorandum Government Relations & Transportation Policy Memo No.
TP23-18
Date:
March 23, 2023
To:
Mayor and Council
Thru:
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Ryan Peters, Strategic Initiatives Director
Jason Crampton, Transportation Planning Manager
From:
Nancy Jackson, Transportation Planning Program Coordinator
Subject:
Resolution No. 5659 Authorizing the Execution of a License to Use Salt River Project Property, Located at the Consolidated Canal between Germann Road and Chandler Boulevard, to Conduct the Annual City of Chandler Family Bike Ride
Proposed Motion:
Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5659 authorizing the execution of a license to use Salt River Project property, located at the Consolidated Canal between Germann Road and Chandler Boulevard, to conduct the annual City of Chandler Family Bike Ride Event.
Background:
The City of Chandler Family Bike Ride along the Paseo Trail began in 2009 and provides families a great opportunity to exercise, celebrate bicycling for recreation, and replace automobile trips to work, school and other locations. Approximately 200 - 300 participants gather each year at the Chandler Park and Ride for a leisurely 7.8 mile ride to Tibshraeny Family Park and back (see attached map). This year’s in-person event will be held Saturday, April 1, 2023.
The City of Chandler continues to offer a virtual ride option, allowing participants to choose which event works best for them. Virtual participants are encouraged to safely ride with families and friends around their local parks, trails, and neighborhoods during the week of March 27 - April 2, 2023. To continue a sense of community, participants are encouraged to share their experience with posts, pictures, and videos through their personal social media accounts and on the City of Chandler’s Facebook event page. Over the three years a virtual program has been offered, approximately 400 - 500 cyclists have participated annually.
To facilitate the in-person event, SRP requires the City to enter into a license agreement for use of the canal property. The 7.8-mile ride will start at the City’s Park and Ride facility at 2100 S. Hamilton Street (adjacent to Tumbleweed Park), travel north to Tibshraeny Family Park at 270 N. Cottonwood Street (near Chandler Boulevard and Cooper Road), and then return to the Park and Ride facility. The Chandler Fire and Police departments, as well as many volunteers, will participate to ensure the event is fun and safe.
Attachments
Resolution 5659 for Family Bike Ride
SRP Special Use License for Family Bike Ride
Family Bike Ride route map
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