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Introducing: Bici Bingo—Grab your bike and get ready to play!
Thanks to the City of Tucson and Pima County's Clean Air Program, we're excited to introduce a brand new game for you and your family, friends, and coworkers to play this April. As a way to support 25 locally-owned businesses, we've created this free game where you can win prizes for every five you visit by bike this month. That's right, visit any five businesses on bike (no purchase necessary), then follow the steps to be entered to win a $25 gift card to one of the businesses. Click on the link below to learn more, and enjoy the ride!
Check it out >>
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Strengthen community connections this Tuesday, April 6th
Arizona Gives Day is just around the corner, happening this Tuesday, April 6th. It's a day to support your favorite nonprofits doing amazing work throughout the state to overcome the challenges of today and create a better future for generations to come.
Here at Living Streets Alliance, we've set a goal to raise $10,000 on Tuesday and we need your help to meet it!
Mark your calendar for April 6th, or better yet, click on the button below to pre-schedule your contribution now so you don't have to remember to do it later. Your contribution will help us take advantage of cash prizes offered by AZ Gives Day on Tuesday, so thank you in advance!
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Tune into two conversations exploring the shifting role of streets and public spaces over the last year
Last month, LSA joined leaders from Tucson and across the state to reflect on what the pandemic has meant for public spaces, including streets. Tune in and hear what our Executive Director and partners at Downtown Tucson Partnership and Tucson Department of Transportation & Mobility had to say about what they've learned, what's happening now, and what they hope will continue beyond the pandemic.
Listen in>>
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18th St, 8th Ave, & S Campbell/Pinal Bicycle Boulevards Virtual Town Hall
Wednesday, April 21st, 6-7pm
Online meeting link
Phone: (213) 293‐2303
Conference ID: 456 781 742#
Community engagement activities are starting this month for the 18th St, 8th Ave, and S Campbell/Pinal Bicycle Boulevard projects which will create three connected bicycle boulevards using low volume neighborhood streets. Proposed treatments include neighborhood traffic safety enhancements such as traffic calming treatments and push-button crossings as well as landscaping and wayfinding signs.
These projects are identified in the City of Tucson Bicycle Boulevard Master Plan and funded by Proposition 407, a bond package approved by voters to fund improvements to parks and construction of new bicycle and pedestrian routes. A project page with more details will soon be available at this link.
If you walk, bike, roll, or live any of these project areas, we invite you to join the town hall to learn more about the proposed improvements and share your thoughts!
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Dangerous by Design 2021
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Smart Growth America’s brand new Dangerous by Design 2021 report just came out and it provides the most up-to-date look at how dangerous each state and the largest metro areas are for people walking.
For the last decade, the deaths of people killed while walking has continuously been on the rise—in spite of overall traffic fatalities barely increasing. The equivalent of 17 people a day were struck and killed by drivers in 2019, however, the risk is not the same in every place or for all people. Black Americans, older adults, people walking in low-income communities, and American Indian or Alaska Native people all die at higher rates and face higher levels of risk compared to all Americans.
Head over to their website to see the striking graphics, download the report, and see how Tucson ranks according to the Pedestrian Danger Index.
{Image: Smart Growth America}
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Plan to expand Texas highway stalled over environmental racism concerns
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It has been proven over and over that interstate expansions do not alleviate congestion, and yet they continue to happen.
This article highlights the environmental racism concerns expressed by the community and galvanized by a lawsuit in Dallas, Texas, where an already massive highway is planned to be widened. The outcomes of the lawsuit could be a game changer, the first to end an era of ramming freeways through minority communities.
Have a look and make sure to follow the outcomes—we'll definitely be paying close attention!
{Image: Alamy Stock Photo}
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Maps Depict How 2020 Transformed Landscapes
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How were the landscapes of our lives reshaped by the pandemic? For the past year, CityLab has been asking its readers to create their own maps that show what their worlds look like with all the changes brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Take a look at the maps and accompanying stories submitted by people living through the pandemic in different places all around the globe, depicting pain and loss, but also joy and comfort found in new routines as well as a sense of reflection and contemplation.
"We hope these maps offer readers a sense of solace and solidarity, a chance for reflection or provocation, and perhaps even a breath of creative inspiration," says Citylab.
{Image: CityLab}
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The mission of Living Streets Alliance is to advocate for a thriving Tucson by creating great streets for all of us.
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