5 highlights from Bicycle Boulevard Master Plan
What is a bicycle boulevard? Where would they go? How would they be implemented? These are questions addressed in the City of Tucson’s Bicycle Boulevard Master Plan released in draft…
Bicyclist struck last week dies
A bicyclist who was struck by a motorist last week has died. According to Tucson Police, Roger Haar, 65, died today following a crash on July 11th. Haar was riding…
Platinum out of Tucson’s reach once again
Another fours years have passed and once again, Tucson missed out on earning a Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community designation from the League of American Bicyclists. The Arizona Daily Star’s Murphy…
5 tips for monsoon biking
While the forecast doesn’t show many monsoons on the horizon, they are coming and these tips will help you be prepared. 1. Prevent flats: The monsoons wash debris in the…
Tucson bike share to become reality after city council vote
The Tucson City Council greenlighted a bike share program with a simple vote last week. “Bike share is going to happen,” Ann Chanecka the city’s bike and pedestrian planner said.…
Tucson represented in Olympic selections
Current and former Tucson cyclists will be representing the USA at the Olympics in Rio. The USA Cycling Selection Committee announced the full team heading to the Olympics earlier today.…
Cool off with these summer bike events
It may be swelteringly hot, but BICAS and Living Street Alliance are hosting two events this week to cool you off. The first is BICAS’ Hottest Day of Year ride…
Keeping your bikes secure
When we moved last month, we lost the ability to put our bikes in the garage and the (theoretical)security that comes with. I say theoretical because I once had a…
Photo: Tucson’s newest Bike Hawk
The City of Tucson has installed a new Bike Hawk at Campbell Avenue and Ninth Street. Check out the photo Tucson Cyclist Colby Henley posted on Instagram. Thanks@TucsonBikePed for this…
Photos: New bike racks at Himmel Library
The Himmel Park Library received a landscaping overhaul recently, which included several new bike racks. The bike parking at the library was often full and the new racks offer about…
Advocates asking for cycling presence at bail hearing
Local cycling advocates are asking the biking community to turn out for a bail hearing tomorrow morning. According to advocates Brendan Lyons and Damion Alexander, the driver accused of hitting…
Downtown neighborhood second best for biking in US
The El Presidio neighborhood in downtown Tucson was recently listed as the second best downtown biking neighborhood in the country. The real estate website Redfin.com published the rankings, which the based on…