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Emily Yetman Emily Yetman

You cannot prioritize all modes

As communities across the US struggle with pedestrian safety, when even states that follow Vision Zero best practices continue to see deadly crash rates increase, it’s time to question whether we are actually going to be able to reduce deaths and serious injury by continuing with the current approach.

A guest blog post from Anna Zivarts

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Farewell to Evren

LSA bids farewell to one of our longstanding team members. Join us in thanking her for 11.5 fantastic years with Living Streets Alliance!

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Start the School Year with Safe Routes to School

Does seeing your child walk along a line of hot cars spewing emissions make you worry about their lungs? Are you concerned with how little time your kids spend outside each day? Do you worry about the safety risks associated with all the car traffic around the school?

It doesn't have to be this way!

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LSA letter of support for keeping ALL transit fare-free

On March 5th Tucson Mayor & Council are considering a recommendation by City staff to reinstate fares for Sun Link (streetcar) and Sun Express transit services. Living Streets Alliance stands firmly behind keeping ALL transit fare-free. Read our letter supporting why.

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What goes into Strategic Planning? Turns out, a lot!

At the end of 2022, Living Streets Alliance Board and staff launched a year-long strategic planning process to lay the groundwork for LSA’s future. This strategic plan will establish key goal areas and objectives for LSA to focus its energy and resources on for the next 3-5 years. A year later we’re close to wrapping up this extensive process. Here’s what it looked like…

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Pedaling the Pueblo 2023 Recap

2023 highlights from Pedaling the Pueblo: our mini-program and podcast, connecting you to bicycle events and updates in Tucson.

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Looking back at Cyclovia, Fall 2023

Each Cyclovia event, we work with an awesome group of volunteers to complete our Cyclovia Census—a sample survey of participants. This Fall we surveyed over 200 people along the route. Find out what we learned and relive the day through this blog post recapping highlights from each Activity Hub.

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