Community & Economic Development

Fundamentally, a Transportation System Plan (TSP) is a blueprint for biking, walking, driving, and using transit through the year 2035, because it will include plans and policies for automobiles, bikes, freight vehicles, pedestrians, and transit. The TSP is a comprehensive document containing goals, objectives, policies, projects, and implementation guidelines needed to provide mobility for all users, now and in the future. The City of Phoenix TSP integrates mobility options for all modes of travel: automobile, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight movement.

The study area for the Phoenix TSP (the TSP planning area) is illustrated in Figure 2- 1 of the TSP. The TSP addresses transportation projects within the City of Phoenix and its UGB, and in those areas outside of the city limits that may be added to the UGB in the future.

The TSP policies and projects are determined by the goals and objectives developed with input from the Phoenix community. The TSP is the long-range plan to guide transportation investments within the City of Phoenix. The overall goal of the TSP is to establish a system of connected transportation facilities, services, and policies to meet long-range (20-year) local transportation needs. The TSP addresses local transportation needs with cost-effective street, transit, freight, bicycle, and pedestrian facility improvements. The plan provides a connected transportation network for residents, employers, and visitors, through a balanced system, to support livability and economic development.

This TSP offers a menu of projects that can be selected as funding sources become available or as adjacent improvements are made. As funds become available, the mode-specific planned projects can be evaluated together to assess the highest priority projects that can be completed together within the available budget.