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TexasTowelie

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Wed Aug 31, 2016, 04:17 AM Aug 2016

Phoenix Grand Canal plan moves forward with revisions, delays

Of the nearly 200 miles of canals that flow through the Valley, the Grand Canal in central and southeast Phoenix arguably is the most forgotten.

While many canals that meander through suburbs to the east and neighborhoods to the north are lined with paved trails, marked street crossings and amenities like public art and shade, the Grand Canal trail is less safe and picturesque.

The waterway's banks are mostly barren, and pedestrians and bicyclists lament that crossing busy arterial streets, where there are no signals or crosswalks, can be a dangerous ordeal.

But plans to transform the waterway into a thriving transportation corridor and gathering place are moving forward, with construction slated to start early next year. The vision, though, has faced delays and aspects of the plan have been scaled back.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/08/30/phoenix-grand-canal-plan-moves-forward-revisions-delays/89372714/

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