Expansion of Tanque Verde to include bike lanes
I ran across this article in the Daily Star today: Construction to widen East Tanque Verde Road is scheduled to begin in about a month and a half. The Pima…
County to schedule meeting with neighbors of trailhead
Jean Gorman, head of the BRAD Fund (Bicycles Ride Alongside Drivers) isn’t yet ready to find a new site for the Brad Gorman trailhead. “That site on Catalina highway is…
Registration closing for 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
According to Epic Rides’ Facebook page, registration for the event closes Tuesday night. If you haven’t yet signed up, but want to ride, make sure you do so before the…
Cyclist hit near Miracle Mile
The Arizona Daily Star posted this update on its site. A collision involving a bicyclist at West Miracle Mile blocked off all lanes of westbound traffic on North Oracle Road…
Supervisor’s office discusses memorial trailhead
According to Scott Egan, Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll’s aide, there is little chance the Brad Gorman Memorial Trailhead will ever restart construction in its original location. “At this point…
UA kills parking fee hikes; still free to ride bike to campus
Check out Arizona Public Media reporter, Robert Rappaport’s latest blog about parking hikes at the University of Arizona. He posts a recent memo making the rounds saying the Parking and…
BAC reacts to County’s decision on trailhead
Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee members voted unanimously to send a letter requesting Pima County reconsider their decision to halt progress on the Brad Gorman Memorial Bike Trailhead. The BAC’s…
Accident data yields interesting results
Here at TucsonVelo.com, we’ve started working on a story about data analysis several members of the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee are doing on bicycle accident reports from the last…
Meet Russ and Laura from Path Less Pedaled
Russ and Laura of pathlesspedaled.com have scheduled a meet and greet at BICAS, Saturday Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. They plan on discussing their trip, talking about the gear that…
Pima County puts brakes on bike trailhead
Just ran across this article in the Arizona Daily Star. An outcry from homeowners — upset that they didn’t learn of county plans for a bike trailhead in their neighborhood…
Path Less Pedaled crew in town
Russ and Laura from PathLessPedaled.com will be in town for a few days starting Friday. If you aren’t familiar with their story, Russ and Laura liked bicycle touring so much,…
Sweet ride: Tour de Cookie hits Tucson
There is still time to register for the 2010 Tour de Cookie, which rolls into Tucson and out of Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Sunday. Tour de Cookie combines baked goods,…