Category: Living Streets Alliance

Living Streets Alliance · SunTran · transit · transportation · Tucson · University of Arizona

Tucson Transit Task Force and Imagine Greater Tucson: Methods of Shaping Our Future

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April 6: First Tucson Transit Task Force Meeting – I met with small group of people from the Living Streets Alliance and from other local groups to brainstorm a strategy for addressing issues of transit funding, expansion and awareness. I learned much about the history of transit in Tucson, from the relationships between the various… Continue reading Tucson Transit Task Force and Imagine Greater Tucson: Methods of Shaping Our Future

bikes · biking · BMX · critical mass · Google Maps · Living Streets Alliance · Tucson

Tuesday Night Community Bike Ride

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On the evening of April 5, I participated in the Tuesday Night Community Bike Ride for the first time. This ride, in one form or another, has been occuring for years. In the past, it has appeared in the local news, receiving both positive and negative press. I had known about the existence of it… Continue reading Tuesday Night Community Bike Ride

bikes · car sharing · Living Streets Alliance · LSA · SunTran · technology · transit · transportation · Tucson

Rethinking the Automobile: Communal Carsharing

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American transportation, and especially “alternative” and “sustainable” transportation, is sometimes framed in a black and white, “car vs. everyone else” context. This type of framing is especially prevalent among certain portions of the population that only uses single occupancy vehicles to travel around. Since single occupancy vehicles use the majority of public road space, some… Continue reading Rethinking the Automobile: Communal Carsharing

city council · effective · government · Living Streets Alliance · local · policy · Tucson · Tucson Velo

On Public Process: The Interaction Between Local Government and Citizenry

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Last week, I attended a city council zoning commission hearing. I attended this meeting with other members of the Living Streets Alliance. This was the culmination of weeks of efforts on the part of Tucson Velo, the Living Streets Alliance and a variety of other local activists. The reason we were at this meeting was… Continue reading On Public Process: The Interaction Between Local Government and Citizenry

bikes · biking · Europe · Living Streets Alliance · Tucson · Tucson Velo · urban

Recent Developments: Back in Tucson and the Living Streets Alliance

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NOTE: This was a post I had started a few months back before spring semester commenced. Since then, things have become infinitely more busy. However, now I have a better idea of the direction I want to move in. This post is a combination of the old material I had previously written and newer updates… Continue reading Recent Developments: Back in Tucson and the Living Streets Alliance