Photos & Video: GABA Bike Swap
Check out the images and video from the Fall 2010 GABA Bike Swap YouTube version here.
Tucsonans who turn bike parts into art
Several local artists are creating art by incorporating bicycles into their projects. Monique Laraway • Why: Laraway says when she sold her car in 2003, bikes became an important part…
El Grupo’s Headless Hunt: By the numbers, video and images
El Grupo’s 7th annual Alley Cat Bicycle Scavenger Hunt: 150: Participants 55: Teams 1 hour: Winning time 10: Prizes raffled 2: Women with skull face paint 1: Dog on a…
Guest post: Riding LA’s first car-free event
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Tucson’s bike and pedestrian program manager Tom Thivener. This past Sunday, I participated in Los Angeles’ first-ever CicLAvia event. I have a…
Riding with Luci: Thoughts on riding around Tucson with a child
There is an inverse relationship between the temperature and the number of trips and miles I’ve ridden with my daughter Lucilia. Mix in a mother who is getting slightly more…
Mountain lion activity in Sabino Canyon
I received and email from a reader about Mountain Lion activity in Sabino Canyon. Here is his note: Hello, I’m a local Tucson cyclist that rides often in Sabino Canyon…
City hosts open house about bike boulevards in Grant Road area
Nearly 100 residents, cyclists and city officials met Thursday night for an open house to discuss the proposed bike boulevards along the Grant Road corridor. The bike boulevard routes would…
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…
Scenes from Tucson’s Park(ing) Day
Check out the video and images from Tucson’s Park(ing) Day on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. View the YouTube version of the video here.
City carves out space for bikes on West Congress
Cyclists riding east into downtown Tucson on Congress now have their own space on the road. The City of Tucson used stimulus funds to repave the section of Congress between…
Anniversary by bike: When getting there is part of the fun
My wife, Irene, and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary last night. As with most people, our lives are very different than they were eight years ago. When we got…
Ghost bike update: Patti Lopez and Bruce Hedges
I rode to two more ghost bikes recently. The first was Bruce Hedges who was struck from behind on Jan. 1, 2001 while riding on First Avenue just south of…