LSA launches streetcar crash reporting tool
Living Streets Alliance launched a tool for cyclists to report crashes caused by the streetcar tracks. The goal is to record data about where crashes are happening most frequently and…
SDMB to partner with national mountain bike group
Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists may soon partner with the International Mountain Bicycling Association. SDMB is set to vote on whether they should become an IMBA chapter at a retreat on…
UAPD starts targeted education and enforcement today
Starting today, the University of Arizona Police Department will begin targeted enforcement and education at various intersections around campus. Each year UAPD, sets up at popular intersections around campus looking…
City of Tucson hires local to fill bike/ped coordinator position
The City of Tucson has hired local planner Ann Chanecka to take over the bicycle and pedestrian program coordinator position. Chanecka replaces former bicycle and pedestrian coordinator Tom Thivener who…
BikeShopHub.com moving to Tucson in spring
Tucson is set to get another bike business in the coming months. BikeShopHub.com, an online retailer of bike commuter products, will be relocating to Tucson this spring. The company is currently…
New class targets University of Arizona students; teaches safe track crossing
A new class and informational brochure have been created to target University of Arizona students who are riding around campus and attempting to navigate the newly installed streetcar tracks. The…
Bike commuter attacked by dog let out of car
A bike commuter was attacked by a dog this weekend on his way to work after its owners set it free from their car to chase him. Cyclist Jimmy Payne…
SDMB awards first $1K grant to White Elementary school for bike club
Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists awarded their first $1,000 grant to TUSD’s White Elementary School to help fund the school’s bike club. SDMB president Zach MacDonald said the school’s Bulldog Bike…
Pedestrians struck and killed yesterday
Two pedestrians were A pedestrian was struck and killed on Tucson’s streets yesterday. A pedestrian was struck by an on-duty police officer who was responding to a 911 call on…
GABA’s Blue Loop ride canceled due to low ridership
The Greater Arizona Bicycling Association announced yesterday that the Blue Loop Bicycle Tour had been cancelled this year due to low ridership. GABA ride organizer James Harms said 29 people…
A how-to guide: Riding bicycles with kids
When Luci was born we never imagined we would tote her around on bicycles so much. In fact there is a video somewhere on the internet in which we suggest…
The dangers of riding against traffic and on sidewalks
I posted a photo of two Tucson Police officers riding on the sidewalk last week. Amazingly it generated more than 40 comments. Matt Zoll, Pima County’s bicycle and pedestrian program…