Bike-jacking victim’s bicycle recovered by friends
Friends of a Tucson cyclist who was the victim of a bike jacking last month, recovered his stolen bike at a nearby grocery store. Cyclist Dean Gray was attacked on…
Advocacy groups from around the country sharpen their skills in Tucson
Editor’s note: This post was written by Colby Henley one of Tucson Velo’s newest contributors. Henley is a daily bicycle commuter and advocate. Living Streets Alliance, a local biking and walking advocacy…
BAC starts new year by wrapping up last year
After failing to meet a quorum last month, the Tucson Bicycle Advisory Committee started 2012 by revisiting everything they accomplished in 2011. The BAC had planned to recap their accomplishments…
Inspiration on two wheels: Brian Smith
Editor’s note: Karilyn Roach holds a MS in Urban Planning from the University of Arizona and currently works as a Program Coordinator with Watershed Managements Group, a Tucson non-profit. She currently…
City council wants stiffer texting law
The Tucson City Council requested city staff revise the proposed texting ban to make the penalties stiffer and return it to the council for approval within 30 days. At its…
UA Criterium could be the last on campus
This year’s University of Arizona Criterium could be the last. Graduate student and UA cycling club member Melanie Meyers Colavito said after this year, the course will likely be unusable. “It makes…
Public hearing on Tucson’s texting ban Tuesday
The Tucson City Council will have a public hearing about it’s proposed ordinance banning texting while driving Tuesday night. The council meeting starts at 5:30 in the City Council chambers…
Pima County book bike needs volunteers to get rolling
Remember the bicycle book mobile project the Pima County Library was putting together? Well now they are looking for volunteers to help them at events around the city. Here are…
Trail dedicated to Gabe Zimmerman
The Arizona Trail Association dedicated a section of the Arizona Trail to Gabe Zimmerman, an aide to Gabrielle Giffords who was killed in the Jan. 8 shooting. Zimmerman was an…
Photo: A complete touring setup
I love this photo. It was taken by the friend of a Tucson Velo reader and it shows his entire bike touring setup. For perspective, the bike is a 63-centimeter…
City continues to tweak bike boulevard
The City of Tucson continues to tweak its first official bicycle boulevard. Two new features have popped up along the Fourth Avenue/ Fontana bicycle boulevard since the last time I…
Video: Urban Assault trail
Several years ago, my wife and I moved from the Tucson Mountain Park area to midtown so we could use our car less and our bikes more. In our old…