Streetcar construction update: May 7
This update is for the week of May 7, 2012. Please note: Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these…
City’s bike/ped coordinator leaving for Canada
The City of Tucson will soon be without a Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator. Tom Thivener, the man who has filled that posistion for the last five years, accepted a position…
City installs bicycle speed bumps on Aviation Path
The City of Tucson is trying out speed bumps for bicyclists on the Aviation Path. Tom Thivener, the City of Tucson’s bike and pedestrian coordinator, said he decided to try…
Mind Our Own Businesses group rooted in bicycle, pedestrian culture
From the same minds that spawned the Pima County Book Bike and Bicycle Belles comes Mind Our Own Businesses, a new group devoted to patronizing businesses along the streetcar route.…
University Boulevard shut down for 4 months starting today
Starting today University Boulevard between Bean Avenue and Euclid Avenue will be closed for four months. University is a popular bicycling and walking route. Pedestrian access will remain open, but…
Slightly more cyclists counted in 2011 but fewer women
Remember that bike count we had five months ago? The preliminary data was released late yesterday and there was a slight increase in the number of cyclists counted from 2010…
This Saturday’s Tour of the Tucson Mountains will be the last
This weekend’s Tour of the Tucson Mountains will mark the 26th time Perimeter Bicycling of America has hosted the annual ride. It will also be the last. Perimeter president and…
More kids rolling in Menlo Park neighborhood
David Walker and his mobile community bike repair station have helped more than 200 kids in the Menlo Park neighborhood get their broken down bikes back on the road. Walker…
Streetcar construction update: Week of April 23
This update is for the week of April 23, 2012. Please note: Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these…
Tucson’s newest Bicycle Friendly Business: Spoke 6
Tucson gained a sixth bicycle friendly business yesterday when the League of American Bicyclists updated their list of businesses that support bicyclists. Tucson’s Spoke 6, a co-working space, received a bronze…
Snow disrupts Prescott mountain bike race
Editor’s note: Karilyn Roach wrote this post. She holds a MS in Urban Planning from the University of Arizona and works as a Program Coordinator with Watershed Management Group, a Tucson…
Motorist sprays cyclists on Old Spanish Trail
Editor’s note: Kenneth Lenger sent along this account on an incident that occurred on Old Spanish Trail last Wednesday. He said they didn’t call the police because they weren’t sure…