More Rumors Than Resolutions For McDowell Road Corridor

February 03, 2010 Filed in:Scottsdale | Community Affairs | Politics
Rumors about the McDowell Road corridor's future are spreading:

  • The intersection of McDowell and Scottsdale roads will be a light rail hub that connects Scottsdale and Tempe.
  • Water from the CAP canal will be diverted underground to McDowell Road to create Waterfront South.
  • The stretch of McDowell Road between 64th Street and Pima Road will be turned into the 4th runway for Sky Harbor airport.
No one disputes the fact that McDowell Road is as dead as a doornail. But there's disagreement about what to do, how to do it ... and who will restore life into what was once a thriving part of Scottsdale.

However, one thing is becoming painfully obvious to on-lookers: 
the solution for McDowell Road won't be coming from the McDowell Corridor-South Scottsdale Economic Development Task Force. Read More...