Acequia

Mercado District's Acequia Street follows the alignment of a 2,500-year-old canal used by the Hohokam Indians who settled along the Santa Cruz River.

The street is pedestrian at its ends in the form of two paseos. In the middle segment illustrated to the right, the east side of the street features a landscaped swale varying in width to recall the original acequia. The houses along the west side of the street are adjacent to the sidewalk and parkway.

The houses along the east side are adjacent to the landscaped swale, which will be planted with a dense grove of native trees to shade the swale and houses. Additionally, the swale provides for water harvesting and permaculture opportunities.

The street commemorating the original acequia is the central thoroughfare and defining streetscape image for the Mercado District.

  
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