Main Street Mesa

SB1246 is vetoed, now what?

Quick update:
The veto is a good thing
Prepare for the next legislative cycle
MAG Transportation Policy Committee could use your voice ensuring people -first policies are warranted

Veto SB1246, because people matter

New legislation coming from the AZ Legislators, namely the Freedom Caucus, restricts freedom for communities to reprioritize their hostile roads into community-centric streets.
AZ SB1246 prioritizes the fear of congestion over ever other worthy goal: safety, economic vitality, culture, clean, quiet, people-centric street design is DENIED BY PROPOSED LAW. This can be stopped by Governor Hobbs.
Email jcruz@az.gov ASAP to urge a veto of this flawed, dangerous agenda packaged as SB1246.
Keep up the good work!

Breaking News: SB1122 Transportation Tax

Read the update on Arizona Senate Bill SB1122 in this News Alert: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ikyANC2IGK7cPklCu2RaHJGTgQqv_TH7/view?usp=share_link
 

S03 Interlude - Michael Huff and Affordable Housing in Flagstaff

Interlude Episode to feature an award winning student planner: Michael Huff from Northern Arizona University. Michael explores what was gained as he delved into a student project regarding a theoretical site for affordable housing in Flagstaff, Arizona. His student project was featured as an awarded plan at the 2021 Western States Planning Conference held in Arizona.
Read the plan: The Meadows and Schultz Pass for a sample of Michael's work. Reach Michael Huff at michaelhuff17@gmail.com
Musical Credit: Pulsefire Ezreal (Free) by Rameses B at https://ramesesb.bandcamp.com 

S03E04 - Neighbors Building Neighborhoods with Lucas and Roberta

Main Street Mesa brings on innovative city builders for today's episode. Lucas Lindsey and Roberta Clay caught our attention as they are bringing their passion for a small scale development projects to the topic of today's show: 4Square. Their story about the making of 4Square offers insights for beneficial small-scale development that keep our communities thriving and offering more variety of housing options and access to high-demand neighborhoods. Why does this project matter? What are some basic elements can unlock more neighborhood potential? We cover that and more in this conversation.
Find more about Lucas at http://venueprojects.com/ and Roberta can be contacted at roberta@rclayarchitect.com.

S03E03 - Traffic Safety with Scott Kelley

Main Street Mesa brings another guest on to talk about safe streets in our series focused mostly on safety, but always making room for the benefits of the human-scale city design and groundbreaking news happening around us. 
Episode #3 features Scott Kelley. Scott is a respected expert on traffic safety with over 17 years of experience. He is a cofounder of Greenlight Engineering (https://greenlighttrafficengineering.com/) where the firm is involved in traffic and transportation engineering for traffic operations, safety, design projects, and more across the state, region, or as small as an intersection. Scott is a numbers guy, but his knowledge and insights go beyond the numbers. Listen to Ryan and Scott have a conversation about the industry and how there's room for progress and advocacy by listeners like you. If interested, you can reach Scott Kelley here: scottk@greenlightte.com or on LinkedIn.
You can follow Main Street Mesa on Facebook or Twitter. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on any major pod-catcher app you choose. Be sure to give us a 5-star review! Thank you for listening and we hope a little more informed in your civic engagement for a livable community.

S03E02 - Culdesac Tempe with Lava Sunder

Culdesac Tempe (https://culdesac.com/) is described as a car-free rental apartment community in Tempe, AZ, about half way between Tempe's Downtown and Mesa's Downtown. Lava Sunder, the general manager for the soon-to-be community, joins the podcast to lay it out. Ryan and David are impressed and excited to share this conversation. Please enjoy and share.
Lava's twitter: @LavanyaSunderCuldesac twitter: @culdesac
Kudos to Stone Martin for the episode's theme music.
As always, feel free to follow us at @MainStreetMesa or email us at mainstmesa@gmail.com

S03E01 - Safe Streets with Yung Koprowski

Ryan Wozniak and Yung Koprowski explore the possibilities of safer streets in Mesa and the region dominated by fast, convenient, and deadly car travel. New theme music is thanks to Stone Martin (this you have to hear). David was away this episode, which gave Ryan ample opportunity to mess up the recording process... but after hours of editing, the conversation was salvaged for the benefit of the relaunch of the pod. Here's the first in the series where we explore safe streets, why we need them, what works against them, and what are the opportunities to promote a safer, more humane, and more equitable street design.

S2E4 - Happy City Book Club - Chapters 5 & 6 plus PARKING DAY!

Join hosts Ryan & David as we discuss Chapters 5 & 6 from Charles Montgomery's Happy City -- and Ryan's MAN ON THE STREET interview at Parking Day 2018! 

S2E3 - Happy City Book Club - Chapters 3 & 4

This episode, we try something a little different. We invited Camille, our guest from the last episode, to curate her own guests and give us a little different perspective than just Ryan and David talking. join us for this grand experiment!
Be sure to join in the conversation on our Facebook Page (fb.com/MainStreetMesa)!

S2E2 - Visiting a Small College Outside of Boston -- and Strong Towns Visiting Bird City

Join Ryan & David as we talk about Ryan's visit with Jeff Speck at some liberal fancy-schmantz institution and the upcoming visit of St. Marohn to the Valley of The Sunburn -- and why you should be there on Wednesday, August 8th at the AE England Building in downtown Phoenix!
 
Join Valley advocates as they host Strong Towns president Charles Marohn at a free, public Curbside Chat on Aug. 8, 2018.
Reception 5 p.m.
Welcome/Program, 5:30 p.m.
Q&A and Discussion, 7 p.m.
RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730646090359602/
Join us afterward at Valley Bar.

S2E1 - Happy City Book Club - Chapters 1 & 2

Join Ryan and David, with special guest Camille, as we begin our podcast bookclub of Charles Montgomery's Happy City! We're covering the first two Chapters of the book. 
You can find a copy of Happy City at your local independent bookstore or online at IndieBound.