New Arizona Development Bans Residents From Bringing Cars

An apartment development with no parking for its expected 1,000 residents is planned across from a light-rail station in Tempe. The $140 million development will have scooters, bicycles and some ride-sharing cars. It also has plans to offer residents of the 636 apartments deals on light rail, buses and rides with Uber or Lyft. Developers of the complex called Culdesac Tempe, which will be on 16 acres near Apache Boulevard and River Road, say it will be the first car-less apartments built in the U.S. It's scheduled to open to renters across from the Smith-Martin light-rail stop in fall 2020. “We want our residents to see life from their doorstep, not stuck behind a windshield,” said Jeff Berens, who with Ryan Johnson founded the San Francisco-based firm Culdesac with $10 million in venture capital. "To our knowledge, this will be the first apartment complex built without parking for residents," said Graham. "It feels like the timing is right. The number of people I know who are carless now is amazing." The development wouldn't be entirely parking-free. There would be guest spaces on site for visitors and parking for the development's commercial retail...MORE