February 20, 2018
Dave and photographer Jean Laninga at the KNOW Phoenix book launch in Scottsdale.
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Scottsdale PD to implement 29 initiatives this year
Residents sound off on new bike share program
By Wayne Schutsky
By Matthew McClure
Scottsdale Police Chief Alan G. Rodbell was one of several panel members at the Scottsdale City Bridge Forum. (Courtesy Scottsdale Police Dept)
The Scottsdale Police Department will implement 29 initiatives in 2018 based on feedback from the community and law enforcement leaders. The initiatives will tackle a broad range of issues from policing methods to behavioral health. The department developed the initiatives with help from feedback provided at the Scottsdale City Bridge Forum that took place last January. A wide range of individuals and organizations attended the forum, including Scottsdale Police Chief Alan G. Rod-
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On January 19, Scottsdale residents attended a town hall forum about the city’s bike share program, which launched in November. While the upsides of the fledgling program were mentioned, many residents had complaints about the dock-less system, which has led to bikes being left on their lawns and Ofo bikes can be left anywhere after riders are done using them. (Photo by Joe Mabel) other less-than-ideal places. The bike share system riders tend according to Scottsdale Transportato rent the bikes for a short period tion Planning and Transit operations of time while riding to work or run- manager Lisa Johnson. There are two ning errands. The average length of a types of bike share programs active in ride is about 1.35 miles or 10 minutes,
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