100 turn out for El Grupo celebration
About 100 people attended a party celebrating El Grupo’s five-year birthday and honoring its founders Ignacio Rivera de Rosales and Daniela Diamente last night. El Grupo board president Mark Mandel…
Streetcar construction update: Track placement to close intersections
This update is for the week of May 21, 2012. Please note: Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these…
Tucson ranked 8th most bikeable city
On same day Tucson learned it did not earn the coveted platinum rating from the League of American Bicyclists, a website previously devoted to ranking cities by their walkability announced that Tucson…
Motorized bike rider killed in midtown crash
A motorized bike rider died from the injuries he sustained in a crash with a car at 10 p.m. on May 8, 2012. According to a Tucson Police Department release, Michael…
Newly installed counter tracks cyclists 24/7
A newly installed bicycle counter at the intersection of Country Club Road and Third Street will automatically count cyclists 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The City of…
Tucson fails to earn platinum bicycle-friendly status
Despite an intense effort by government officials throughout the Tucson and Pima County region, Tucson was not upgraded to a platinum community by the League of American Bicyclists, who announced…
Streetcar construction update: University closing from Park to Third Ave.
This update is for the week of May 14, 2012. Please note: Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these…
BAC meeting: Santa Cruz bridge opening in July; Johnson gets second term
Officials managing the streetcar construction told the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee on Wednesday that the Luis G. Gutierrez bridge, which will connect the area west of I-10 with Downtown…
Third Street intersection gets bike detection upgrade
The City of Tucson recently upgraded the Third Street and Tucson Boulevard intersection to improve detection of bicycles. The city added two “bike pucks” — circular black devices placed in…
GABA’s Lemmon ride a go despite rocky start
The Mt. Lemmon Hill Climb is scheduled for this Friday morning, but for a brief time it looked like it might not happen at all. Pima County officials and the…
Indoor BMX park closing this weekend for move to bigger space
The indoor BMX park that grew out of frustration with the city’s lack of parks for BMX riders is being forced to move. Ian Abbot, the creator of Premises Park…
TPD gets grant for bike/ped enforcement
Starting today the Tucson Police Department will begin increased enforcement of bicycle and pedestrian safety violations. Last week TPD was awarded a grant to pay for the increased enforcement, which…