Scottsdale's plans for expanding the Brown Avenue Parking Structure are finally stepping out of the shadows and into the public eye with a scheduled meeting to unveil and discuss the design process. The community has been summoned to the Civic Center Library Auditorium at 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Scottsdale, for 8:30 a.m. on Thursday where they can expect to get their first look at the project team's ideas and provide their input on the expansion, according to an announcement on the Scottsdale official website.
With the Old Town Farmers Market set to continue at its original venue till the close of the 2025/2026 season, the city understands the value of continuity and community as it collaborates with vendors to scout a new home for the market after the construction commences, which echoes a commitment to not just build but to sustain and nurture the bonds that hold the community together, even as this necessary expansion takes shape. The approved addition of two more levels to the existing parking structure is meant to remedy parking deficits and speaks to the city's responsiveness to its growing needs, a move blessed by the voters in the 2019 bond election and subsequently set into motion by the city council with a design contract and construction approved this February 11, as detailed on the Scottsdale official website.
While the blueprint of the expansion is currently being drafted, the city has promised a second public meeting set to take place later this year which would serve as a platform for reviewing proposed design concepts and finally, the spanners are expected to turn in the heat of the summer of 2026 when construction is provisionally pegged to begin. For residents who are either eager about what architectural solutions will grace their streets or perhaps anxious about what this expansion means for their daily ebb and flow, Scottsdale has made provisions to keep everyone in the loop with project updates accessible via a simple search of “Brown Avenue Parking” on the city's website.
