To improve bike parking city offers free bike racks for businesses
The City of Tucson will begin offering free bicycle racks for businesses who request them. The formalized program makes it easier for businesses to get a rack from the city…
BAC envisions car-free 4th Ave and University in the future
While no formal action was taken on the modern streetcar during the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday night, the BAC expressed interest in a future where Fourth Avenue…
Changes coming to two UA bike programs
The University of Arizona is making changes to two of its most prominent bicycle programs on campus. According to Charles Franz, the UA Parking and Transportation’s alternative transportation program manager,…
New program aims to get middle schoolers on the road
Some local middle school students may soon get a dose of driver’s ed on two wheels. A new program, backed by an $850,000 transportation stimulus grant, will bring bicycles, helmets…
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…