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Student, Jaz, and teacher, Annie, from AZ School for the Deaf & Blind navigate a typical walk to school.
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Reflections from the first National Week Without Driving
Last week we invited Tucsonans from all walks of life - including our elected officials - to join us in participating in the first National Week Without Driving - an event organized by a coalition of partners including America Walks and Disability Mobility Initiative. Dozens of people signed our pledge, and we at LSA have been moved and motivated by the stories we have collected so far.
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Amphi Neighborhood supported by a Resource Fair as part of our 20th Cyclovia outreach
Amphi, a neighborhood in North Tucson, is among the most diverse places in Tucson, and indeed the Nation, with 32 languages spoken there! The LSA - Literacy Connects Resource Fair, hosted in collaboration with Amphi neighbors, Tucson Ward III council office, International Rescue Committee, and Tucson Refugee Ministry turned out to be a moving and joyful community event that drew around 200 attendees, including 50 children (and even six puppies) to celebrate community and connect with direct services and tangible resources.
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Photo by Mamta Popat
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Block Party celebrates seven years of Safe Routes to School in Pueblo Gardens
This month, after a years long wait necessitated by the COVID pandemic, we returned to the streets of the Pueblo Gardens neighborhood with plants, paint, brushes, and a community-based vision of positive change - seven years after the very first “asphalt art” project that we implemented in Tucson came to life at Pueblo Gardens Elementary School.
On Saturday, September 30th, 2023, we gathered with Pueblo Gardens residents, the School’s Principal, teachers, staff and students, to transform a school-area intersection with a beautiful asphalt mural, to complement the freshly-installed curb-extensions, the new crosswalk and curb ramps as was envisioned in the Pueblo Gardens Safe Routes to School Travel Plan. Click below to see highlights and photos from the day.
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LSA welcomes Madeline McClure to the team!
Madeline (she/her) joins the LSA team as our new Operations Manager, bringing over ten years of nonprofit experience to this important role. The values Madeline carries have been shaped by experiences in immigration rights, racial justice, popular education, and crisis counseling. As a rider of bikes, motorcycles, and frequent walker of dogs, Mads (as she is known to her friends) values the safety and creative potential of Tucson’s streets. Also a lover of language, Madeline teaches community ESL and Spanish courses, and on her free time enjoys writing poetry, plays, and short fiction. We feel very fortunate to have Mads helping out with our 20th Cyclovia Tucson and getting us ready to start 2024 on solid footing. Welcome Mads!
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Cyclovia Route Preview Community-Bike Ride
Saturday, October 14
10:00 AM - Meet at Building Bridges Community Center "BB Café" (299-265 E. Mohave Rd)
11:00 AM - ride Downtown to "SUMAJ" - Bolivian Food Truck (403 N 6th Ave.)
Want to check out the Fall Cyclovia route without the crowds? Join us for a community preview ride this Sunday. Don't forget to bring some cash to support the local businesses along the way.
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Cyclovia Route Prep & Clean Up - Volunteer Day
Saturday, October 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
One of the most important days for open streets in Tucson happens the weekend before Cyclovia - when we prepare the route with the help of volunteers like you. Help us clean up, hand out flyers, and spread cheer by signing up below. Copious hot Exo coffee and baked goods will be provided!
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Cyclovia Tucson: Downtown—Amphi
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
View the route
October, is rolling, and that means Tucson’s favorite car-free, carefree “open streets” event is just around the corner! We're excited to welcome the public to our 20th Cyclovia Tucson event; spanning between Downtown and the Amphi Neighborhood. Three miles of city streets will be temporarily closed to car traffic and opened for you to walk, bike, roll, play, and connect at this free event celebrating Tucson’s unique cultures, art, and movement.
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Block Painting Party @ Tenwest Street Fest
Tuesday, Nov 4th, 2023
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
At the intersection of 7th St and 5th Ave
Join us for a quick-build street transformation as part of the kick-off to TENWEST Festival 2023. Stop by and help paint curb extensions during Tenwest Street Fest then enjoy the festivities happening until 9:00 PM along 7th Street and 6th Avenue. Huge thanks to Psomas, Speedy Striping, Startup Tucson, and Tucson Dept. of Transportation & Mobility for helping make this project happen!
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Volunteers like YOU needed for Cyclovia!
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The Open Streets movement needs you! Cyclovia is quickly approaching and there's plenty of work to get ready for it.
Lend a hand Saturday, October 21st for our Route Clean-up & Prep day, and during our 20th Cyclovia Tucson event on October 29th (we especially need intersection volunteers for the afternoon). Be a part of making Cyclovia happen. Sign up!
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Learn about the 36th & Campbell Roundabout
LSA is supporting the City of Tucson Transportation and Mobility Department (DTM) to make our streets better places for walking, biking, and rolling as part of voter-approved Proposition 407 projects. Community engagement activities are scheduled next month to inform the 36 Street Pedestrian Safety and Walkability project; a roundabout is proposed at the intersection of 36th Street and Campbell Avenue, and the DTM project team would like to hear from people who live or travel in the area.
If you live in Pueblo Gardens, Las Vistas, Western Hills, and South Park neighborhoods, we specially invite you to come and learn more about the proposed roundabout, and to share your thoughts with the project team.
Thursday, November 1, 2023
6:00 - 8:00 PM*
1575 E 36th Street
Quincie Douglas Center
*Presentation at 6:15 PM, followed by Open House style meeting with interactive activities to experience how the proposed roundabout would work. FREE food and beverages.
Saturday, November 4, 2023
9:00 - 11:00 AM*
1575 E 36th Street
Quincie Douglas Center
* Presentation at 6:15 PM, followed by Open House style meeting with interactive activities to experience how the proposed roundabout would work. FREE food and coffee + bike repair.
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Apply for an America Walks Community Change Grant
Have an idea for how to make your neighborhood more walkable? Community Change Grants are awarded to innovative, engaging, and inclusive programs and projects that create change and opportunity for walking and movement at the community level. The deadline to apply is this Monday, October 16th so apply now!
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