The Town of Paradise Valley is about to vote on a ~$17.5 million redesign of Mockingbird Lane — one of the most heavily used roads in our community — and most residents have no idea it's happening.

The project would install chicane obstacles along the roadway and narrow travel lanes from the current 10.5–11 feet down to just 9.5 feet. Consider what that means in practice: the mirrors on large trucks extend to roughly 10.5 feet wide. After this redesign, those mirrors would reach into the bike lane — the same lane used daily by many cyclists, including many neighborhood kids.

Traffic safety research identifies lane widths below 10 feet as a higher-risk threshold, particularly on roads shared by cars and cyclists. Mockingbird already feels narrow when traffic passes in opposite directions. This redesign would make it narrower while adding physical obstacles for cars to navigate.

The Council is scheduled to approve the construction contract on March 26, with construction beginning as early as May 2026 and running 6–12 months.

We are not opposed to improving Mockingbird Lane. We are asking for one thing: that the Council delay this vote until a proper public consultation has been conducted and an independent safety review of the lane width and chicane design has been completed. Residents who live on and near this road — and the cyclists and families who use it every day — deserve a real say before $20 million is committed and construction begins.

Sign this petition to ask the Paradise Valley Town Council to delay the March 26 vote.