Help visually-impaired teens ride a bike
The Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired is looking for volunteers to escort several groups of visually impaired young adults through the University of Arizona on Saturday at 7:15…
Tour de France at Ghini’s
Ghini’s French Caffe is showing the Tour de France on their televisions every morning and is inviting Tucson cyclists to join them. Ghini’s, which is located at the northwest corner…
Video: Trolley tracks may have contributed to death of bike rider
The Tucson Police Department pavement markings related to the death of Dennis McKinney, 47, who was killed while riding his motorized bike on Congress near Toole, were still clearly visible…
More bike parking coming to Southern Arizona
Cyclists in Pima County will begin to see additional bike parking in the coming months. Tom Thivener, the City of Tucson’s bicycle and pedestrian program manager, received 150 bike racks…
Motorized bike rider killed in crash this morning
KVOA is reporting that a man riding a motorized bike was killed this morning when he lost control and swerved in front of a car. TUCSON – An early morning…
Link roundup: July 5
Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. Red White and Bicycle! What is the “Buzz” at BICAS? Bicycle powered sewing machine Santa Monica introduces ‘sharrows’ on 14th…
Weekend open thread: July 3
In the weekend open thread you can suggest story ideas, talk about what happened in the news last week, rail against drivers, anything.
Community support for bike boulevards saves funding options
Community support for bicycle boulevards prevented an amendment from being attached to a long-range transportation plan at a meeting on Thursday. The amendment would have limited funding for the boulevards.…
Ghost bikes in Tucson: Grant Davis and Laura Varela
Last weekend I rode to Grant Davis and Laura Varela’s ghost bikes as part of Tucson Velo’s project to photograph each ghost bike in Pima County. Join us for a…
Photo contest: Vote for you favorite photos
It is time to vote for the winner of the Tucson Velo photo contest. The winner will receive a copy of Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities by…
RTA group updates criteria for bike project rankings
Starting this fall, bicycle improvement projects seeking funding through the Regional Transportation Authority will be evaluated using updated criteria. The new ranking system gives more consideration to projects that connect…
Updated: Teenage cyclist strikes vehicle
UPDATE 3: Dave Boskee called this morning and said he was riding home just after the crash occurred. An officer on the scene told him the cyclist was riding against…