Officials in Tempe are developing a new 25-year transportation plan with the goal of making basic essentials — like shopping, schools and healthcare services — accessible to all residents within a 20-minute walk, bike ride or by public transportation.
Tempe Transportation Plan 2050 is updating the city’s previous transportation plan, which brought transit improvements such as the streetcar and circulator bus.
Eric Iwersen, the transportation and sustainability director for Tempe, said a key factor is to make streets safer…