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Welcome / Welcome / ¡Bienvenidos Bienvenidos !

City of

Tucson

Transportation & Mobility

Connections Overview

• Projects approved by voters in

November 201 8

• 31

Bicycle Boulevards

• 3 Protected Bike Lanes
• 5 Greenways
• 3 Shared-Use Paths
• 1

0 Pedestrian Safety & Walkability I mprovements

Bicycle Boulevards

• I mprovements to residential streets

to prioritize bicycling and enhance conditions for walking

• Based on conceptual project plans

in Bike Boulevard Master Plan

• 31

projects, 1 02 miles

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• Features:
• On shared residential streets
• Traffic calming to slow cars
• Features to reduce cut -through

traffic

• Landscaping for shade
• Enhanced crossings to assist

bicyclists and pedestrians in crossing busier roadways

Bicycle Boulevards

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Why Bicycle Boulevards

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Why Bicycle Boulevards

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Before After

Why Bicycle Boulevards

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Before After

Project Outreach

• Flyers mailed to households within ¼ mile of project, posted on NextDoor, emails to Ward offices,

neighborhood associations contacted

• September and October: 5 meetings and online survey to gather input
• December: 2 meetings and online survey to show plans and gather feedback
• Neighborhood association meetings as requested

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• On-street parking, shared car/bike lane, center turn lane
• 3,000 vehicles per day, 29 MPH

Stone to 4th Ave - Existing Conditions

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Option 1 : Protected Bike Lanes

Pros:

• Highest comfort option
• Physical separation between

vehicle traffic and bicycle riders Cons:

• Approximately 1

/ 3 of the parking spaces along University would be unavailable

Stone to Herbert

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Option 2: Buffered Bike Lanes

Pros:

• Higher comfort than existing

conditions

• Parking spaces would be

unaffected Cons:

• No physical separation between

vehicle traffic and bicycle riders

• Parking vehicles have to cross

bike lane

Stone to Herbert

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Herbert to 4 th Avenue

Option 1 : Parking + Bike Lanes

• Left turn lane removed
• May increase delay at intersection

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Herbert to 4 th Avenue

Option 2: Left Turn Lane + Bike Lanes

• Parking removed

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• September - December 2019: Project outreach
• October 2019

October 2019 – September 2020: Project design September 2020: Project design

• Fall 2020: Pre-construction meeting
• Fall-Winter 2020: Construction

Project timeline

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Take the survey by September 1: bit bit .ly/ .ly/ universitybikesurvey universitybikesurvey Don’t forget the self-identification survey:

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Questions?

Comments or questions: Ryan Fagan ryan.fagan@tucsonaz.gov (520) 41 9-2245