Highline Canal Multi-use Path was completed in 2020 and includes a 10-foot wide concrete path with lighting, landscaping and public art. The project is located along the Tempe portion of the Highline Canal and links to the City of Chandler and the Town of Guadalupe for a distance of 3.5 miles. Funding included $3.2 million in Transportation Alternatives Federal grant, $65,000 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grants and $200,000 Transit Tax. 

Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path is located in north Tempe from Washington Street to the Scottsdale border. The 2.5 mile path follows Salt River Project’s Crosscut Canal through Papago Park and connects to Tempe’s Evelyn Hallman and Moeur parks.  Phase I was completed in 2002 with Phase II constructed in 2011. The project includes a paved path facility, landscaping, lighting and public art. Funding: $1.3 million for Phase I from the Bureau of Reclamation and $65,000 from Tempe transit tax fund. For Phase II,  $1.5 million in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds.

       

 El Paso Gasline Multi-use Path runs along the El Paso Gasline easement from Kiwanis Park to Rural Road where it meets a one-mile stretch of bike lane along Southshore Drive to McClintock Drive, meeting up with the existing El Paso Gasline path that runs between McClintock Drive and Price Road. Completed in August 2015, the half-mile section of pathway includes paved pathway, lighting, landscaping, public art and other amenities, was funded almost entirely with $1.3 million in federal transportation grants. In 2022, path improvements along a new section of the path through Optimist Park included a 10-foot concrete pathway with new ramps and crosswalks, public art, LED lighting, enhanced landscaping and irrigation.

  

 Kyrene Canal Multi-use Path connects the Western Canal MUP to just south of Warner Road in south Tempe. Completed in 2002, this 2.5 mile pathway has lighting, landscaping and other amenities. Funding: Approximately $600,000 from Salt River Project.

 

Rio Salado Multi-use Paths are located near Tempe Town Lake, and include 7.5 miles of continuous paths around the lake.

LOCATION	Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Grant	Tempe Transit Tax
143 to Priest Dr. (south bank)	$460,000	$1 million
Priest Dr. Underpass	$1.2 million	$60,000
Priest Dr. to Beach Park	$1 million	$57,000
Beach Park to McClintock Dr.	$0	$3 million
McClintock Dr. to Mesa (south bank)	$2.2	$110,000
Priest Dr. to Scottsdale Rd. (north bank)	$0	$3 million
Scottsdale Rd. to Indian Bend Wash (north bank)	$500,000	$600,000

 

     

 Rio Salado Underpass at McClintock Drive underpass is  located along the Rio Salado south bank and goes beneath the McClintock Drive bridge. Design of the path cost $159,000. Construction was funded with a $1.1 million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant and $79,604 from the Tempe transit tax fund. The underpass was completed in 2020.

Rio Salado Underpass at Priest Drive underpass and is  located along the Rio Salado south bank and goes beneath the Priest Drive bridge. Design of the path cost $133,612. Construction was funded with a $1.1 million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant and $89,000 from the Tempe transit tax fund. The underpass was completed in 2017.

  

Tempe Canal Multi-use Path is located in east Tempe from University Drive to just south of Apache Boulevard.  Completed in 2009, this one mile project includes lighting, landscaping and public art. Funding: $500,000 from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant and $600,000 from Tempe transit tax fund.

 

 

Western Canal Multi-use Path is located in south Tempe and connects Arizona Mills Mall to Price Road. Completed in 2010, this 6 mile project includes lighting, landscaping and public art. Funding: $3.5 million from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant and $7.6 million from Tempe transit tax fund. A half-mile extension was built in 2020.  Funding: $1,028,000 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant & $83,000 from Tempe transit tax fun.

 

         

Indian Bend Wash Multi-use Path is located in the northeast part of Tempe and connects to the city of Scottsdale.

 

  

Grand Canal Multi-use Path is located in the northwest part of Tempe.

 

  

College Avenue Bike/Ped Bridge is located on College Avenue over the US 60, and was completed in 2003.  Funding: Approximately $1.5 from Arizona Department of Transportation.

   

Country Club Way Bike/Ped Bridge is located on County Club Way over the US 60, and was completed in 2004. Funding: $300,000 from Arizona Department of Transportation, $300,000 from Tempe transit tax fund, $1.3 million from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant.

  

Tempe Town Lake Bike/Ped Bridge is located over the Tempe Town Lake on the west end, and was completed in 2011.