This will allow left turns on all green lights, It has been proven in other cities to reduce traffic congestion, reduce vehicle emissions with fewer cars idling at a light, improve traffic flow and reduce speeding in the left turn lane to make the light.

Either at the East and West boundaries, Mesa needs an iconic "Welcome to Mesa" sign. Perhaps have a contest for design entries. Get the city involved with the process to encourage Mesa Pride. The sign could also be centered in Downtown Mesa.

The places with bars on the windows and drive-thru stores are a particular problem. they do nothing to improve communities. At the very least come up with some zoning laws about how close they can be to residential communities. I live in Casa Mesa II and there's too many within a 1.5 mile radius of our house. I will have to work on a count of smoke shops and liquor stores and report back

Many people that own homes here in Mesa can't afford to make repairs or fix up their property. Lending tools would eliminate financial barriers so people could fix their houses and improve their neighborhoods. Did you know the average power drill gets used around 15 minutes for the life of it? Tools are expensive and they are used less than 1% of the time they are owned. Here is a webinar on how to start a tool library and if you skip to 45 minutes into it, is where it talks about starting one through a government funded library.

http://www.newdream.org/blog/webinar-start-a-tool-library

The City, through a public-private venture, should work with Economic Development to attract investors for a "Six Flags-like" amusement park that would be open most of the year, but closed during the hot summer months from June to September. Metro Phoenix has lacked this facility for a very long time. Think of the economic development opportunities associated with this sort of development! It would be "Arizona's Disneyland."

Give these people a chance when no-one else did. Joe Arpaio institutionalized good people who clearly need help. There is no focus on recovery. The jails make things worse. We are not showing these people self-worth. They need to be brought up, not brow beaten by bully detention officers that have no clue what it is to be addicted. Individually they need different rehabilitation and professionals that have not only been there themselves but show love and a better way of life. Only a true addict would know. I'm a professional addict and would-with love donate my time.

since the back out we should look in too one of the big hotel form Las Vegas to come down here like MGM or Circus Circus would be good for us

This is an idea that would be a natural compliment to the community garden. There are many people that would like to develope and sell GF products but do not have access to a certified gluten free kitchen. It would be self supported by the fees charged to use it just like other commercial kitchens. It would give Mesa a very big presence in GF movement because there is nothing like it anywhere in AZ. It has been done in other cities with great success.
Jeff Akers
The Artisan Food Guild

A number of years back improvements were made to Gilbert Road where block fences were erected to give a uniform look along the road. They still look great. Similar walls opposite Mesa High school along Harris would hide an unsightly mix of broken walls and fences. Many newcomers to Mesa High are bused in along here. It would be nice for Mesa's first high school to give a good impression for the great school that it is. It is also in the 85204 area, which has been targeted for renewal.

Routew the new light rail around downtown at country club going 1 way down 1st street and the other down 1st ave, and joining back up at mesa Drive. This will preserve all the new businesses just starting up downtown, and allow for more development downtown and a better traffic situation there for the next 3 years.

The wide streets throughout downtown are great for doing u-turns in a wagon with a team of four horses, but they do nothing for making downtown FEEL like downtown. Add medians, bike corridors, widen the sidewalks for big streetside patios...anything to make the streets of downtown Human-sized and walkable. Perhaps consider blocking off a couple of those streets and make it an outdoor mall like in Boulder, Co.

Mesa looks so hodge-podge because it allows business to paint any color they want..have better zoning as far as colors and elavations, and the city will have more continuity. Stick to beiges, tans and light colored terra cotta.

Play Streets Overview
The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) invites cities and towns across the United States to apply for $50,000 in funding to get kids and communities active as part of the nationwide PHA Play Streets program.

Play Streets close specific streets to traffic on a routine basis and open that space to the community to encourage physical activity. They offer a high-impact, low-cost approach to encouraging and increasing physical activity, particularly in neighborhoods that often lack sufficient open space for activity. For more information: http://t.co/vLzq5JFP

There are red light cameras, just what is the City of Mesa, the counties, and the state going to do about drivers who follow too close to the vehicle in front of them? So far I have seen NO enforcement of laws for maintaining a safe distance to the vehicle in front of them. Impatient "expletive" drivers