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Houghton Road UPRR Bridges to I-10 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Posted November 12, 2019

The City of Tucson Transportation Department, Pima County and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) invite the public to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Houghton Road bridges over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), as well as the 1.2-mile project from the UPRR bridges to Interstate 10.

Thursday, November 14, 2019
9:30 a.m.
Under the Houghton Road Union Pacific Railroad Bridges

Paul's Note - November 8, 2019

Posted November 8, 2019

Before I begin, I need to talk a little about the election. I am grateful that you and your neighbors chose to give me another term on the city council. There is a lot of work we need to do together, and by together I mean with you as constituents and with my two new colleagues, Nikki Lee and Lane Santa Cruz as well as my longtime colleague and our next mayor, Regina Romero. Congratulations to all three for earning the support of our city.

100th Annual Veterans Day Parade Monday

Posted November 8, 2019

The Tucson Veterans Day Parade takes place on Monday, Nov. 11, in Downtown Tucson. The parade begins at 11 a.m., and this year’s theme is “100 Years of Honoring Veterans.” More than 100 entrants are expected.

Participants will start assembling at 8 a.m. The parade begins downtown at West Alameda Street and Granada Avenue, heads east on Alameda Street, north on Stone Avenue, west on Franklin Street, north on Church Avenue, west on 6th Street, then south on Granada Avenue, returning to the staging point on Alameda Street.

Safety Pilot Program at Sentinel Peak Park to Begin Monday

Posted November 8, 2019

The Mayor and Tucson City Council recently approved a six-month Sentinel Peak Park (“A” Mountain) Road Safety Pilot Program that will expand pedestrian and bicycle access while still maintaining vehicular access for the community.

Beginning on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Mondays will become vehicle-free days, meaning cars and trucks will not be allowed, and the vehicular gate will remain closed. On Tuesdays-Sundays, vehicular gate access hours will be from 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Design Review Meeting for South 12 Avenue Improvement Project is Next Tuesday

Posted November 8, 2019

A public meeting on the design review for the South 12th Avenue, Irvington Road to Drexel Road, Transportation and Streetscape Improvement Project is Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the El Pueblo Senior Center, Multipurpose Room, 101 W. Irvington Road.

Proposed improvements include new sidewalks, streetscape and landscape improvements, adding center turn lane and striped bicycle lanes, and creating on-street parking in some locations. During the meeting, the public can meet the project team and ask questions.

Traffic Alert: Dusk Music Festival Downtown Road Closures

Posted November 8, 2019

This weekend, Nov. 9-10, the Dusk Music Festival will take place at Armory Park, 222 S. 5th Ave. The festival begins at 2 p.m. each day. Two-day and single-day tickets are now on sale.

Now, through 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, Sixth Avenue from Broadway to 13th Street and 12th Street from Scott Avenue to Fifth Avenue will be closed for the safety of pedestrians and drivers. There is no official parking for the festival. Public transportation, ride-share, and taxis are recommended.

Downtown Road Closures - Dusk Music Festival

Posted November 7, 2019

The Dusk Music Festival will take place at Armory Park in Downtown Tucson on Saturday and Sunday, November 9-10, 2019. The Sun Link Streetcar will offer free rides courtesy of Dependable Health Services and Nationwide Vision on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. on Sunday, and on Sunday from 8 a.m. until midnight. For more information on the Dusk Music Festival, please visit: https://www.duskmusicfestival.com/

Cigna and Tucson Parks and Recreation present the Family Festival in the Park

Posted November 7, 2019

Cigna and Tucson Parks and Recreation are proud to present the 14th annual Family Festival in the Park.There will be games, prizes, face painting, crafts, inflatables, and class demonstrations. Reid Park Zoo will have $1 admission (funds going to the Reid Park Zoo’s Conservation Fund), and the Edith Ball Adaptive Recreation Center will host free swimming with an inflatable obstacle course. Volunteers from Friends of the Reid Park Rose Garden will be giving tours of the garden during the event.

Mary Ann Cleveland Way Waterline Installation Work to Begin Nov. 9

Posted November 7, 2019

Pima County, Nov. 7, 2019 - Beginning Saturday, November 9, the Pima County Project Management Office (PMO) and their contractor, The Ashton Company, will begin a waterline installation project on the south shoulder of Mary Ann Cleveland Way from just east of Empire High School to Atterbury Wash Way. The waterline work will provide utility services to the future Pima County Esmond Station Southeast Library.

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