Apr. 8—A company famous for creating a “car-free” community in Tempe moved a step further in its bid to create a “car-lite” development at Mesa’s notorious Site 17.Culdesac, a start-up devoted to walkable communities, proposes to build a mixed-use development on city-owned land at the southwest corner of Mesa and University Drive with up to 1,000 residential units and between 25,000 and 50,000 square feet of retail space.
City Council last week approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and Culdesac that kicks off final negotiations to hammer out details of a development agreement for a site that has sat vacant for over three decades. Culdesac’s proposal for housing includes a mix of apartments and townhomes.
The outline of the deal so far includes the city supporting a steep reduction in the typical number of parking spaces for a residential project — only 800 spots total. It’s a small figure, but not as radical as the company’s Tempe development, which has no parking for residents.
Nevertheless, the plan also echoes a trend that the City of Tempe has signed off on for several big downtown high-rises approved in recent months.
Downtown Tempe is building a walkable core. Those who live or visit now find just about everything they need within a five-block walk. There also are the Tempe streetcar as well as several stops along the Metro light rail downtown, Orbit circulator buses, plus Uber, Lyft, Waymo and bicyc …
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