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Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2006 population of 169,712, and is near the center of the greater Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area.

It is a designated Bicycle Friendly Community with 165 miles of bikeways.

Residents and commuters make extensive use of public transit and service is offered on a more frequent is than elsewhere in the state. It is recognized as one of the more bicycle friendly communities in the US with a flourishing art and music culture, thanks to the vicinity of Arizona State University.

Tempe Town Lake Greenbelt

The Valley's best — the only, really — system of bike paths is in Tempe, where more than 150 miles of paths serve a two-wheeling student population. In Scottsdale, the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt is popular with pavement-seeking cyclists, as well as with in-line skaters. The Tempe Town Lake bike path connects up with the Scottlsdale system to provide a seamless integration with the city's entire eastern urban half.

Future City Bicycle Route Projects

College Avenue Streetscape and Pedestrian Improvements Project

The city of Tempe with the help of neighbors is in the process of designing traffic calming and pedestrian/bicycle improvements along College Avenue between Apache Boulevard and the US 60. The city is reviewing ideas and suggestions from the community.

Rio Salado South Bank Multi-Use Path

The Rio Salado South Bank Multi-Use Path Project will extend the linear park and pathway system in the Rio Salado area from Hardy Drive/Tempe Arts Center to Priest Drive. It will provide path linkages on the south bank to Priest and Hardy drives, the Town Lake downstream dam, the Tempe Arts Center and other portions of the Town Lake and Rio Salado Park. The project involves coordination with the Tempe Arts Center and a rehabilitation/re-vegetation project in the Salt River channel and banks. The project involves creating a half-mile concrete, lighted and landscaped path facility with a public art element. This project is currently under construction.