Community Corner
City Plans Town Halls To Discuss Blacklidge Bicycle Boulevard
Learn more about improvements on a 4.5-mile section of Blacklidge Drive from Oracle Road to Columbus Boulevard at McCormick Park.
Press release from The City of Tucson:
May 21, 2021
The City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) is planning neighborhood traffic safety improvements on a 4.5-mile-long section of Blacklidge Drive from Oracle Road to Columbus Boulevard at McCormick Park. This project will connect to five parks and four schools. The Blacklidge Bicycle Boulevard is part of the voter-approved Proposition 407 Tucson Delivers Strong Connections Program that will calm traffic on neighborhood streets and expand the citywide low-stress biking and walking network.
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Join DTM staff at one of two public events to review the preliminary design and give input to the project team:
ICE CREAM SOCIAL & BIKE-IN MOVIE
(Pop-Up Open House + Ice Cream + FREE bike repair)
Saturday, May 22, 2021 | 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
La Madera Park | 2700 E. La Madera Drive
Family-friendly movie begins at 7:45 p.m.
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VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
Link to join online: bit.ly/blacklidge2
Thursday, May 27, 2021
English: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Spanish: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
or
Call-in number: (213) 293‐2303
Conference ID: 988 929 902#
The Blacklidge Bicycle Boulevard project may include:
- Traffic calming elements such as speed humps and neighborhood traffic circles.
- Crossing enhancements for people walking and biking such as push-button crossings at major roadways.
- 20 mph speed limit signs.
- Wayfinding signage and roadway markings to guide people biking and alert people driving to the possible presence of bicyclists.
For more detailed information on this project, please visit the project website: https://bit.ly/BlacklidgeBB.
In November 2018, City of Tucson voters approved Proposition 407 Tucson Delivers Parks and Connections, a bond package to fund improvements to parks and construction of new bicycle and pedestrian routes. Over 50 connectivity projects will be built as part of a planned citywide network to improve connections to schools, parks, libraries, stores, and other destinations.
This press release was produced by The City of Tucson. The views expressed here are the author's own.
