February 20, 2024

Car Free Rental Space in Arizona

Nice News -  An innovative settlement in Tempe, Arizona, is the first in the U.S. designed to be entirely car-free. The 17-acre rental community, named Culdesac, is a mecca for pedestrians — and its founders are looking to bring the concept to other parts of the country. Located just about 10 miles from Phoenix’s metropolitan sprawl, the development was strategically built right next to the light rail system. All residents, the first of whom moved in last year, receive a free transit pass, as well as discounted Lyft trips.
“Because we don’t have residential parking, it opens us up to have 55% landscape space,” Culdesac co-founder Ryan Johnson told NBC News. “We get to add so much to the neighborhood.” That includes ample social spaces, a gym, restaurants and retail stores, and a dog park.   About 200 apartments have been completed so far, with another 500 or so to be built by 2025. But Johnson and partners are already planning to replicate the space. “We have heard from cities and residents all over the country that they want more of this, and this is something that we want to build more,” he told The Guardian in October.

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