Culdesac Tempe
Culdesac Tempe is a car-free mixed-use development in Tempe, Arizona that opened in 2023.[1][2][3][4]
Overview[edit]
Culdesac Tempe is a car-free neighborhood in the U.S. consisting of 1000 residents at full build-out and zero cars or parking spaces for residents.[5]
Culdesac Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and is about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the center of downtown Tempe.[5] Culdesac Tempe is the first project for the startup Culdesac originally based out of San Francisco, California and now relocated to Tempe, Arizona.[6]
Ryan Johnson is the founder and chief executive of Culdesac.[6] His primary motivation for starting up the company was that he believed the future of American cities would be walkable in the way that San Francisco and New York are.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Construction for Culdesac Tempe began in 2019.[7] The project was estimated to cost US$140 million, span 16 acres (6.5 ha), and include 636 apartment units and 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) of restaurant and retail space.[7]
The Phoenix metro area is commonly known as the capital of urban sprawl due to its status as the second-worst[8] big city in America for walkers according to the website Walk Score.[6] In most areas of Phoenix, residents rely heavily on personal vehicles for transportation. Culdesac eliminates the need for cars by providing most necessary services within the neighborhood and mobility benefits via partnerships with rideshare companies and public transit agencies. Cocina Chiwas restaurant, Street Corner Urban Market, and Archer's Bikes are open, and plans are in place for a coffee shop, co-working space, and additional shops on site at Culdesac Tempe.[9][10][11][7] Another result of a ban on parking spaces is that there are more opportunities for green space including courtyards, gardens, and places to gather in community within the Culdesac Tempe neighborhood.[7]
Dan Parolek is the architect working on the design plans for the community. He coined the term "missing middle housing" to describe the type of walkable, sustainable housing that Culdesac is intended to exemplify.[7]
The company plans to expand to other locations with the goal of building on the success of "the first-ever car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the United States".[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Culdesac | Details, Details, Details!". culdesac.com.
- ^ Bliss, Laura (September 8, 2021). "Developers Offer Mobility Services to Lure Car-Free Renters". Bloomberg News. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Kusisto, Laura (November 19, 2019). "New Arizona Development Bans Residents From Bringing Cars". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Polakoff, Elliott (August 1, 2023). "Tempe car-free neighborhood seeks to change the way people live". AZ Family. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Johnson, Ryan (June 22, 2020). "Introducing Culdesac". Medium. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Dougherty, Conor (October 31, 2020). "The Capital of Sprawl Gets a Radically Car-Free Neighborhood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Richardson, Brenda. "Developer Breaks Ground On A Neighborhood In Tempe, Arizona, For People—And No Cars". Forbes. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Most Walkable Cities in the United States and Canada on Walk Score". Walk Score. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Armato, Dominic (June 22, 2023). "True Mexican food? Tempe's Cocina Chiwas is true to itself". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Street Corner Urban Market". Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Archer's Bikes At Culdesac Tempe". Archer's Bikes. Retrieved September 18, 2023.