Living Streets Alliance and local business partners to transform Sixth Avenue into Pop-Up Plaza for one day only, Tuesday, November 30th
Tucson, AZ (November 16, 2021) — This #GivingTuesday, support your community in more ways than one by heading down to 6th Avenue. On Tuesday, November 30th, 2021, Tucson nonprofit Living Streets Alliance will bring bistro sets, umbrellas, astroturf, and more to transform 6th Avenue into an open-air public plaza from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Tucsonans of all ages are invited to attend and enjoy the space, which will be located just south of the intersection of 6th Avenue and 6th Street.
Businesses from the block of 6th Avenue between 6th Street and 7th Street will be helping program the Pop-up Plaza. Free morning yoga will be hosted by Bhava Wellness from 7:00-8:00 AM. Let’s Sweat will offer a free boot camp session from 3:00-4:00 PM. Food trucks will also be on site between 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM and again from 5:00-7:00 PM. The City of Tucson Department of Transportation & Mobility will be at the Plaza in the morning and evening to talk with folks about bike lane improvements in the area. Exo Roast Co., Tap+Bottle, Miller’s Surplus, and The Royal Room will all be offering promotions and incentives throughout the day.
Emily Yetman, Executive Director of Living Streets Alliance, sees this as an opportunity to put their mission into motion in more ways than one. “This section of 6th Avenue is lined with local businesses who have spent years cultivating it as a destination. Right now they’re all struggling due to the combination of the ongoing pandemic and the road closure at 6th Avenue and 7th Street,” says Yetman. “The street is a resource that we can activate to invite people into the area and also provide a quality public space to safely gather and relax, something that’s missing right now.”
The day will culminate in an outdoor screening of Motherload, a crowd-sourced documentary about the international cargo-bike movement from 6:00-7:30 PM. The movie is free and open to the public thanks to underwriting by Pedego Electric Bikes of Tucson. Ample bike parking will be available for those arriving to the movie on two or three wheels.
The Pop-up Plaza is being generously underwritten by Mister Car Wash, whose national headquarters are located on 6th Avenue. “Living Streets Alliance does so much to bring engagement and connection to the downtown area and we are proud to partner with them to bring people back into the 6th Avenue area after the last year,” said Megan Everett, Sr. Director, Communications at Mister Car Wash. “We get the benefit of being neighbors with these great locally owned businesses and can’t wait for others to connect and see how special they are to our community during the pop-up event.” For more information and a lineup of activities and promotions happening as part of the event visit www.livingstreetsalliance.org/pop-up-plaza
This is the final event for the November Tour de 4th Cyclovia Remix route, wrapping up a month filled with events, stories, and celebration from the popular Cyclovia Tucson event route last activated in 2013. To learn more and to preview the December Remix route visit www.cycloviatucson.org.
The mission of Living Streets Alliance (LSA) is “to advocate for a thriving Tucson by creating great streets for all of us.” LSA is improving access to active modes of transportation in the Tucson region through outreach, education, advocacy and research. For more information visit www.livingstreetsalliance.org
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