Phoenix: The Good, the Bad, and the Mildly Dystopian

Insane streets with wild traffic configurations, robot taxis that play trance music, scorpion exterminator billboards everywhere — what more do you want? Phoenix, Arizona has it all...including some pleasant surprises too!

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Want to help restore sanity to 7th Street and 7th Avenue in Phoenix? Check out the End Reverse Lanes effort, there are lots of ways to pitch in! https://www.endreverselanes.com/how-t...

The Urban Phoenix Project does great work organizing folks to advocate for a more livable, less car-dependent Phoenix. Get involved here!
https://www.urbanphoenixproject.org/d...

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Previous CityNerd videos referenced:
- Inside the Las Vegas LOOP:    • Inside the Las Vegas Loop: Transporta...  

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Resources:
- Bukhamsin, Mohamed. "Applied Project Thesis Report — CEE 593: Reversed Lane Study — 7th Avenue and 7th Street Evaluation, Analyses, and Alternatives." 2024, Arizona State University
- https://www.scottsdalerealtors.org/20...
- https://www.phoenixcountryclub.com/

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Images
- All courtesy yours truly (and Google Earth of course)!

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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)

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