Photos: Sandbox Showdown
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Tucson bike share could roll by end of 2015
If all goes according to plan, a bike share system could start rolling on Tucson streets by the end of 2015. Last week the Regional Transportation Authority’s Transportation Improvement Program subcommittee…
Tu Nidito Ride for a Child looking for El Tour cyclists
Who are you riding for? That is the question Tu Nidito Ride for a Child organizers are asking cyclists who plan to participate in November’s El Tour de Tucson. Each year,…
Pima County adds green pavement to crosswalk on Loop
New green pavement popped up on Tucson’s south side last week. Pima County’s bicycle and pedestrian program manager Matt Zoll said the thermoplastic is part of a Loop path…
Drug dealing & defecation prompt bike rack removal at main library
Drug dealing, fights and defecation around the Main Library bike racks prompted the city to remove them. Peg Weber a Tucson Parks and Recreation administrator said the racks, which…
A Londoner’s perspective of cycling in Tucson
Editor’s note: This post was written by David Armet a native Tucsonan, who was interested in comparing bicycling in Tucson to his current city, London. I’m a Tucson native, born…
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…
Parental dilema: When is it too hot to ride with kids
How hot is too hot? Now that Luci is riding — and pedaling like mad —a tag-a-long to her preschool, I’ve begun having to ask myself that very question. The…
Three Tucson neighborhoods rank among top 25 most bikeable
View Three most bikeable neighborhoods in a larger map Are you in the market for a new house? Want a bikeable neighborhood? You might consider moving to the Pie Allen,…
New Tucson bike map highlights routes with fewer cars
A new supplemental Tucson bike map released yesterday aims to highlight city bike routes that have lower volumes of cars and are more comfortable for cyclists. The map, which has…
6 tips for teaching kids to ride a bike
This weekend was a huge weekend for riding bikes in the Tucson Velo family. As you can see from the video, my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter is riding her own pedal bike.…
5 tips for biking in Tucson summers and 3 reasons why it rocks
Depending on where you look, we may have hit the century mark yesterday and not in miles, but degrees fahrenheit. Whether it did or didn’t isn’t all that important. We…