Posted September 15, 2020
While our offices are not currently open to the public, we have been using this time to create a new center for development permits in Tucson. Renovations on the first floor of the Public Works building are nearly complete.
Posted September 14, 2020
Please join me as I host Chief Chris Magnus from the Tucson Police Department and Chief Chuck Ryan from the Tucson Fire Department as we discuss everything related to public safety.
Posted September 14, 2020
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at approximately 6 a.m., northbound and southbound traffic on Euclid Avenue, just north and south of Broadway, will be shifted to the east side of the roadway with one lane in each direction.
Posted September 11, 2020
The City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) invite you to attend a virtual pre-construction public meeting for the Houghton Road Improvement Project from Valencia Road to Mary Ann Cleveland Way.
Posted September 11, 2020
Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility have begun work on the Downtown Links project.
Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians should anticipate the following upcoming work:
Posted September 11, 2020
Judging by the emails to my office over the last week, the issues on Wednesday’s council agenda that generated the most heat in our community were the extension of GPLET incentives and our declaration of a climate emergency. I’d like to talk a little about another item we discussed that ties into climate change and that touches on the very survival of Tucson as a city in the coming decades: a plan for what to do in a severe drought.
Posted September 11, 2020
Posted September 4, 2020
The Ward 5 Council Office will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.
The Ward 5 Council Office will resume operations Tuesday, September 8 at 8 am.
With the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Ward 5 Council Office, along with other City offices, are closed to public access.
You can reach the Ward 5 Council Office at (520) 791-4231 or Email: ward5@tucsonaz.gov.
Thank you.
Posted September 4, 2020
I am going to do something that not enough people in politics are willing to do: I’m going to admit a mistake.
In my newsletter two weeks ago, I wrote that Tucson Electric Power spent money to elect candidates to the Corporation Commission, the body that regulates utilities. They did not.
Posted September 4, 2020
Posted September 3, 2020
Make Way for Books is offering a free opportunity for families with young children. The spots are filling up quickly.
Posted September 3, 2020
Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) have begun work on the Downtown Links Improvement Project.
Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians should anticipate the following upcoming work:
Posted September 2, 2020
On Thursday, September 3, 2020, City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) Electric Shop technicians are scheduled to replace the traffic signal control cabinet at the Campbell Avenue and Allen Road intersection. This is emergency work taking place after a motor vehicle crashed into the traffic signal control cabinet.
Posted September 2, 2020
On Thursday, September 3, 2020, beginning at 2 a.m. crews from the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) Sign Shop will replace overhead street name signs at the Granada Avenue and Alameda Street intersection. The work is scheduled to be complete by 2 p.m. the same day.
Posted September 1, 2020
On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, crews from Next Generation Electrical and the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) Electric Shop, are scheduled to replace traffic signal heads with upgraded signals to accommodate flashing yellow left turn arrows at the intersection of Valencia Road and 12th Avenue. During this work, crews will also replace two traffic signal mast arms for eastbound and westbound travel on Valencia Road.
