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In Support of Free Transit in Tucson

Tucson is one of many cities considering making public transit free, permanently. LSA supports keeping transit zero-fare as an investment in economic & racial justice, our shared climate future, and safer, more hospitable streets for all.

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Thrive in the 05 Recap

Over the past year, LSA has partnered with three different communities and artists in the 85705 zip code to facilitate quick-build projects that combine traffic calming treatments with murals painted on the street.

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Cyclovia 2022 Highlights

2022 marked our biggest season of Open Streets yet, with a 90,000 people of all ages attending two Cyclovia Tucson events. Check out other benchmarks and highlights collected through Cyclovia Census, our participant survey, in a fun infographic, hot off the press.

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Road Diets 101

A Road Diet, sometimes called a “roadway reconfiguration” or “rightsizing”, is a transportation design treatment that involves re-striping a stretch of a roadway to remove travel lanes and reallocate that space for other uses such as left turn lanes, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, pedestrian crossing islands, and landscaping. Find out more about how they are a great tool for improving traffic safety.

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Quick-Build 102

Last month we did a primer on quick-builds, giving an overview of what they are and why they exist. This month we’re taking a deeper dive, looking at some of the different kinds of quick-build projects that we’ve utilized in Tucson and their function in calming traffic and enhancing safety.

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Quick Build 101

By now you’ve probably come across the phrase “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper (LQC)” in news articles and blog posts focused on urban planning. It’s an approach to place-making/place-keeping that’s all about making community-visioned changes on the ground happen quickly and in a way that’s inclusive and flexible. Find out how…

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The electric vehicle "revolution" is status quo for cities

From Super Bowl commercials to conversations in The White House, electric vehicles (EV) seem to have many Americans charged up. The mass adoption of EVs has been called a "revolution," but can a solution that maintains the status quo of car culture and infrastructure really be thought of as revolutionary?

Over two months, we'll examine EVs potential impact on our cities and on broader climate change goals.

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