The year in Tucson bikes
It’s been a busy year when it comes to Tucson bicycling. Many new projects have been started or completed in the region. Here at TucsonVelo.com, we’ve published 546 posts in…
Photo: Yetman Wash reroute nearly complete
The Yetman Wash reroute is nearly complete. Crews have a few hours worth of work to complete the final section of trail, but the majority of the reroute is finished.…
The importance of having a conversation
How many of you have ever thrown your hand up in the air or yelled a few choice words at a motorist who did something stupid? Yeah, me too. It’s…
Video: A rainy 2013 El Tour de Tucson
I shot the video above with my GoPro and is from the 57-mile start. As you can see the conditions deteriorate quickly.
Help up keep the lights on by supporting Tucson Velo
In a little more than a month it will be four years since I started TucsonVelo.com to bring you bicycle news from around the region. In that time I’ve published…
Digging back into Tucson Velo after completing my MBA
It’s been 22 months since I started my MBA. On Wednesday I completed my last class and am officially done. It’s been a challenge to juggle, my full-time job, family,…
Video: The 2013 All Souls Procession Bat-Wing Bike
Check out the video of the bat-wing bike I shot after the All Souls Procession last night. The bike was the last of the procession and even shot flames. I…
Photo: Signs on UA campus get cleaned up
A few days after posting a photo of a pretty terrible signage problem on the University of Arizona campus, the problems have been fixed. Check out the photo below for…
$15 million available for residential street fixes
A bond oversight committee has been established to help decide which residential streets the city should spend some of the $15 million available for pavement fixes on. When city voters…
Photo: Streetcar crashes reminder of track danger
I’ve been getting used to the streetcar tracks and how to navigate. I might have even been getting a little complacent about them. Last week I witnessed my first streetcar…
Victim blaming easy in stories about bike and pedestrian fatalities
In the last few weeks, the Arizona Daily Star has been reporting more on the rise of bicycle and pedestrian crashes in the region. The first was Tim Steller’s piece…
Photos: Sign placement on UA campus leaves much to be desired
Judging by the placement of several signs along the streetcar route through the University of Arizona, the person or persons doing the placement, must not think highly of the bike…