Streetcar officials clarify wording about bikes on 4th Ave
Streetcar team The Arizona Daily Star featured a front page story about the modern streetcar, which will begin accepting passengers on Friday, July 25. Buried in the article was a…
Photos: Transporting bikes by bike
In a few weeks both of our kids will be going to the same preschool, which means I’ll be riding them both in the CETMA cargo bike. There are a…
Photos: Trail-side photos with a new camera
I recently got a new mirrorless camera that I’ve been able to bring along on mountain bike rides. Here’s a few of the photos from the spectacular Sonoran Desert. I’m…
Photos: Minneapolis from a Tucsonan’s perspective
Editor’s note: Occasional contributor Jay Rochlin spent 10 days in Minneapolis riding his bike around the city, which has moved up the ranks as one of the best bicycling cities…
International transit planner to speak in Tucson tonight
An international transit planner, book author, and blogger will be in Tucson for a free presentation tonight. Jarrett Walker author of the book and blog of the same name Human Transit will…
Time for the Tucson Velo photo contest
It’s time once again for the TucsonVelo.com summer photo contest. Here’s how it works: Every reader can submit two bikey images to be included in the contest. The photos must…
Photos: Coffee by bike
For the past couple weeks I’ve been playing around with combining early mountain bike rides and making coffee. I first saw the combination through The Path Less Pedaled‘s Instagram feed.…
Update: Photo: Another attempt to keep bikes off Urban Assault trail
Update: After digging into the Pima County plat maps it appears the trail cuts through private property including at the section of trail where the new sign and fence…
Sweetwater gets some love from Singletracks.com
Sweetwater Preserve — the trail system west of Tucson — was rated the fourth most scenic trail system in the west by Singletracks.com this week. The rating stemmed from a…
Photo: Summer improvement wishlist
There isn’t a cyclist among us who doesn’t have some bicycle infrastructure improvement they wish would get added to the region’s amenities. It may be a wide bike lane on…
City of Tucson posts second bicycle and pedestrian planner job
The City of Tucson is hiring. The city has posted the bicycle and pedestrian planner position we wrote about in April. The job, which is grant funded and will last…
Photos: Two weeks in Southern California
You probably noticed my it was very quiet on Tucson Velo the last couple weeks. My family and I were fortunate enough to be able to spend two weeks roaming…