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Scottsdale: Apartments and Bars? What do you think?

By Bob Cappel Take a minute and review the photographs below and let us know what you think by replying to this post above. More and more residents are now observing increased apartment construction going up along Scottsdale Road and are getting concerned about Scottsdale’s infrastructure, increased traffic congestion, loss of resident’s views and reduced property values. Apparently, many residents did not know that over 10,000 new...

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Back to the Future: Add Scenic Drive to Scottsdale’s Historic Register
Oct17

Back to the Future: Add Scenic Drive to Scottsdale’s Historic Register

Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive May 2012 In February 1999, Mayor Campana announced that the Scottsdale Scenic Drive was one of the twenty-two first place winners of the “Scottsdale Places” program. The goal of the program was to identify and celebrate the places that give the city its unique character and its special sense of place. The prestigious 5-person jury composed of architects, historians and educators...

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New Developments Being Proposed Near Winfield

By Bob Cappel Two new developments are being proposed on neighboring vacant property adjacent to Winfield. The first is on the vacant land on the northeast corner of Westland and Scottsdale Roads. The second is on the vacant land along the western portion of the vacant land along Scottsdale Road between Winfield and the Summit. Taylor Morrison is applying to rezone 16 acres on the northwest corner of Westland and Scottsdale Roads from...

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Boulders Villas Update: 8/17/2013

This is an update on earlier posts. There was another community open house for the Boulders Villas project. This one was held on August 15th from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Chapparal High School. Unlike the earlier open house, this one was held quite a distance from the neighborhoods that will be impacted by the project; another project closer to the high school was included in the open house. Taylor Morris is proposing 40 lots, not 50,...

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Is Light Rail N. Scottsdale’s Bogeyman?
Aug08

Is Light Rail N. Scottsdale’s Bogeyman?

Timing is everything, especially when it comes to catching a flight, flagging down a taxi, or finding a pedicab ride in downtown Scottsdale. Which leads me to the subject of light rail. Bringing light rail to Scottsdale has been a subject of discussion in downtown Scottsdale for several years. There has even been talk of light rail someday careening  up Scottsdale Road through the Scenic Drive to connect downtown Scottsdale to...

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Proposed Development Near Boulders on Scottsdale Road – Layout

Taylor Morrison is proposing a single-family, luxury, gated residential community, consisting of 40 lots, on a 16+/- acre vacant parcel located on the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Westland Drive, just south of the Boulders community.  There will be an open house to provide information about the proposed development, depicted by the diagram to the right. For more information, read the related post noted below.  ...

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