Sedona, AZ - The Sierra Club Sedona-Verde Valley Group strongly supports keeping Dark Skies in Sedona and keeping a small quiet town. We can choose now to remain this way and not become Vail, Estes Park, or Scottsdale.

The issue on West Sedona’s Highway 89A is safety day and night that lighting alone does not tackle. Many of us have experienced inability to make a left turn onto 89A between Airport Road and Dry Creek Road. The biggest problem for pedestrians is a lack of (lighted) crosswalks between Rodeo and Dry Creek Roads. The majority of the accidents take place during the day (84% vehicle; 62.5% pedestrian crossing). We further feel that the plan put forth put forth by Keep Sedona Beautiful is the first simple slow-go approach solution. This simple plan suggests lowering the speed limit from 40 to 30-35mph, a traffic light and crosswalk at Andante and perhaps a further “demand” crosswalk/light between Andante and Dry Creek.

We further suggest that unique ways to add any further lighting should be considered – those which are green, sustainable and ‘small town’ in scale. Low level street lights powered by solar panels (as suggested by Matthew Turner) would be a good example. Sedona can choose to be not only a national scenic treasure, but an internationally known environmental leader through its environmental choices.

This move would be good for business and residents.

Sierra Club Sedona Verde Valley Group
Bob Donahue, Chair Cornville, AZ
Marlene Rayner, Vice Chair 70 Whitetail Lane Sedona AZ
Brian Myers, Conservation Chair Sedona, AZ

The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Inspired by nature, the Sierra Club’s 750,000 members—including more than 13,000 in Arizona and 500 here in the Sedona area — work together to protect our communities and the planet.
 

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