Eight bike-count locations in need of volunteers
Pima Association of Governments planner, Ann Chanecka, sent out one last request for volunteer bike counters. Here is her email and the locations. My last plea (well, for this year…
PAG hunting for bike-count volunteers
Pima Association of Governments’ planner Ann Chanecka is looking for more bike-count volunteers. Counters will be stationed at 100 different locations throughout the region. Download the map to see where…
Gorman files lawsuit to recover money from trailhead debacle
Cycling advocate Jean Gorman, the mother of a cyclist who was killed along Catalina Highway, wants Pima County to return more than $20,000 of money she gave the county to…
Q&A: Cyclovia director Daniela Diamente
Cyclovia Tucson’s director Daniela Diamente answers questions about the 2011 event, which has a new route heading through South Tucson and will be a month earlier this year, March 27:…
County committed to rebuilding Barrio Trails BMX park
One thing is clear: cyclists, neighbors in the San Antonio neighborhood and Pima County officials all say they are committed to rebuilding a BMX park that will be bulldozed to…
Alert: Cyclist receives minor injuries in crash; motorist flees scene
A cyclist was struck at 5th Street and Tucson Boulevard this evening at 5:18 p.m. According to a Tucson Police Department spokesperson, the adult female cyclist received minor injuries that…
City hosts open house about bike boulevards in Grant Road area
Nearly 100 residents, cyclists and city officials met Thursday night for an open house to discuss the proposed bike boulevards along the Grant Road corridor. The bike boulevard routes would…
TPD wraps up enforcement; receives money to extend campaign
The Tucson Police Department wrapped up their month-long bicycle and pedestrian safety campaign, but additional funds from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety will allow them to continue the campaign…
New program aims to get middle schoolers on the road
Some local middle school students may soon get a dose of driver’s ed on two wheels. A new program, backed by an $850,000 transportation stimulus grant, will bring bicycles, helmets…
City will have contractor widen bike lanes on Anklam
Soon cyclists like Andy Suter won’t have to choose between riding in the dirt and hugging the painted line separating the bike lane and the car lane on Anklam Road.…
RTA puts brakes on new 2014 bike projects
The Regional Transportation Authority will hold off on funding new bike and pedestrian projects for 2014. The RTA has awarded 45 percent of the $80 million bike and pedestrian funds…
Business community seeks flexibility in bike parking rules (updated)
Proposed changes to the City of Tucson’s bicycle parking regulations are raising concerns in the business community. The bicycle parking rules are being moved from the city’s development standards document…