Serious crash prompts work on Dodge Boulevard bridge
A man in his sixties crashed on the Dodge Boulevard bridge several weeks ago breaking his neck and several vertebrae. The crash prompted Pima County put up barriers along the…
Sixth Avenue’s two-way traffic to be extended
Construction to permanently convert Sixth Avenue from one-way travel to two-way travel has started and is extending the change to Drachman Street. During the streetcar construction Sixth Avenue has been two…
Bikes to be banned in Warren underpass on UA campus
When the dust from the streetcar construction settles and the Warren Avenue underpass on the University of Arizona campus is reopened, bicyclists will no longer be allowed to ride through…
Ft. Lowell gets new pavement and wider shoulders
Add Ft. Lowell Road to the growing list of federally funded resurfacing projects in the Tucson region. The city recently finished repaving Ft. Lowell Road, from Country Club Road to…
City will have contractor widen bike lanes on Anklam
Soon cyclists like Andy Suter won’t have to choose between riding in the dirt and hugging the painted line separating the bike lane and the car lane on Anklam Road.…
City redesigns bicycle crossing signal for bike boulevard
The City of Tucson is planning to convert an existing pedestrian signal along the Fourth Avenue/Fontana bike boulevard, into a newly redesigned bike-friendly crossing signal. The city will start construction…
Pima County plans lake-front park with several bike amenities
Pima County officials are moving forward with a plan to convert a cement quarry into a regional park, which would feature two lakes and several bike amenities. Nanette Slusser, Pima…
New bike lanes in downtown area will be finished soon
Three roadway projects near downtown Tucson will be finished in the next few weeks and will all include bike lanes. Anklam should be completed this morning, according to Tom Thivener,…
County to proceed with memorial trailhead at McDonald Park
Pima County officials have decided to proceed with moving the Brad Gorman memorial trailhead to McDonald Park despite no consensus among cyclists and homeowners in the area. In a letter…
County working on car-free loop around Tucson
The work of several Pima County bike advocates to create an urban loop path around the city is starting to pay off. The loop, portions of which are under construction…
Reminder: Sign up for Tucson Velo’s Bicycle Broadcast System
The first message of the BBS went out yesterday warning cyclists about the bike lane closure on Anklam. The Bicycle Broadcast System is a way to quickly spread time-sensitive information…
TDOT on Mountain Ave.: ‘The end is near’
“The end is near,” says Fred Felix a Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the Mountain Avenue paving project, Signs appeared yesterday afternoon on Mountain Avenue announcing the dates…