Downtown grocery store looking for input
The owners of the planned downtown grocery store, Johnny Gibson’s Downtown Market, are looking to get feedback from bicyclist. The owners asked Living Street Alliance to organize a “community conversation”…
Photo: Downtown bypass no longer has a giant ditch
The Jim Glock Bypass is useable once again. We reported last week that a large ditch had appeared down the middle of the bypass creating a hazard for cyclists especially…
BICAS raises rates for shop & tool time
BICAS increased shop rates by 50 percent this week. According to a post in BICAS’ group page, the rates increased to $6-12 based on a sliding scale. The new prices…
Passing a stopped streetcar will get you a ticket
We reported last week that TPD would be out about along the streetcar route giving tickets to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians caught breaking the law. A line in that article raised…
Work on Toole bypass creates unsigned hazard for cyclists
For the last several weeks cyclists who use the recently reopened Jim Glock bypass have had to deal with a new hazard. A foot-wide and six-inch deep ditch in the asphalt,…
6 El Grupo riders need help getting to Tour de l’Abitibi
Six El Grupo cyclists were recently selected to represent the United States at the Tour de l’Abitibi in July. El Grupo has never had so many riders participate and qualify…
Memorial and ghosts bikes for two Tucson cyclists who died
Two Tucson cyclists died last week and BICAS is remembering them both through ghost bikes and memorials. The first, Gary Evans, known by most in the cycling community as the…
Perimeter Bicycling expands to Vegas; more to come
El Tour de Vegas? It’s coming. Perimeter Bicycling of Association of America, the organization that puts on El Tour de Tucson is expanding to Las Vegas by taking over the Viva…
Update x2:Cyclist killed on Speedway; Driver arrested on second degree murder
An early-morning crash has left one cyclist dead. Cyclist Kris Lee Chambers, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on Speedway Boulevard near Main Ave.…
Reports: Tucson’s Gray Wolf dies
Tucson’s Gray Wolf has died according to a Facebook post and confirmed by several members of the cycling community. Gary Evans, also known as the Gray Wolf was an institution…
El Grupo trailer stolen
One of El Grupo’s trailers they use to transport bikes to races was stolen last night. Check out the post below for details and help get it back. Post by…
City looking for Tucson bike share consultants
The City of Tucson is moving forward with a plan to implement bike sharing in Tucson. The city initiated the “request for proposals” process to select a “consultant team (Consultant) to perform…