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	Mega Events Traffic Management Avery Rhodes, P.E. City of Glendale

		City of Glendale Venues • Jobing.com Arena - Opened December 2003 - Home of NHL's Phoenix Coyotes - Seats 17,799 spectators •University of Phoenix (UOP) Stadium - Opened August 2006 - Home of NFL's Arizona Cardinals and college football's Fiesta Bowl - Normally seats 63,400 spectators expandable to 73,719 • Camelback Ranch - Opened March 2009 - Spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox - Seats 13,000 spectators

		City of Glendale Mega-Events • Greater than 40,000 people • Fall 2006: First Arizona Cardinal's Season in Glendale • January 2007: First Fiesta Bowl in Glendale and first ever BCS National Championship Game. • February 2008: Super Bowl XLII • January 2008/09: 37th/38th Annual Fiesta Bowl • January 2009: NFL Playoffs (Wildcard & NFC Championship Game)

		Transportation Roles and Responsibilities • Arizona Cardinals, National Football League and the Fiesta Bowl - Site Layout (Tents, Parties, Parking etc.) - Parking Pass Sales and Distribution - Parking Lot Operations

		Transportation Roles and Responsibilities • City of Glendale (Transportation & PD) - Planning - Traffic Control Plans - Implementation of Traffic Control • Other Public Agencies - City of Phoenix - City of Peoria - ADOT: 511 System, Freeway Message Signs • Barricade Company - Set-up of Traffic Control Devices

		Plans Development
		1. Identify Parking Needs (Staff, Spectators, Buses, Limos, Taxis, Pick-up/Drop-off)

		Plans Development
		1. Identify Parking Needs (Staff, Spectators, Buses, Limos, Taxis, Pick-up/Drop-off) 2. Identify Parking Locations

		Plans Development
		1. Identify Parking Needs (Staff, Spectators, Buses, Limos, Taxis, Pick-up/Drop-off) 2. Identify Parking Locations 3. Develop Routes

		Plans Development
		1. Identify Parking Needs (Staff, Spectators, Buses, Limos, Taxis, Pick-up/Drop-off) 2. Identify Parking Locations 3. Develop Routes 4. Public Notification (Parking Passes, Websites, Dynamic Message Signs)

		Plans Development
		1. Identify Parking Needs (Staff, Spectators, Buses, Limos, Taxis, Pick-up/Drop-off) 2. Identify Parking Locations 3. Develop Routes 4. Public Notification (Parking Passes, Websites, Dynamic Message Signs) 5. Develop Location Specific Traffic Control Plans

	Traffic Control Plan

		Lessons Learned
		• Expect the unexpected

		Lessons Learned
		• Expect the unexpected • Prepare extra resources in advance

		Lessons Learned
		• Expect the unexpected • Prepare extra resources in advance • Don't sweat the small stuff

		Lessons Learned
		• Expect the unexpected • Prepare extra resources in advance • Don't sweat the small stuff • Get to know your partners early

		Lessons Learned
		• Expect the unexpected • Prepare extra resources in advance • Don't sweat the small stuff • Get to know your partners early • Do what's best for the majority

		Lessons Learned
		• Expect the unexpected • Prepare extra resources in advance • Don't sweat the small stuff • Get to know your partners early • Do what's best for the majority • Be flexible, creative and open to ideas

		How did it go??

		Future City of Glendale Mega-Events • 1/4/2010: 39th Annual Fiesta Bowl • 3/28/2010: Wrestlemania XXVI • 1/1/2011: 40th Annual Fiesta Bowl • 1/10/2011: BCS National Championship Game • January 2010: Arizona Cardinals Playoffs??? • February 2013: Super Bowl XLVII???