for people of all ages and abilities. Recent key projects include: • Launching Tugo Bike Share in 2017, which provides 24/7, 365 days a year access to 330 bikes at 36 stations in 13 Tucson neighborhoods in close proximity to community resources, employment centers, and bike infrastructure. • Identifying 193 miles of future bicycle boulevards along 64 corridors that improve connectivity to schools, parks, libraries, stores, and other key destinations through its Bicycle Boulevard Master Plan. • Incorporating greenways and shared-use paths, pedestrian safety and walkability, and bicycle safety and mobility improvements into Tucson’s successful Proposition 407: Parks + Connections Bond in 2018. • Installing Tucson’s first Leading Pedestrian Interval Signal, that gives pedestrians a head start before cars venture into an intersection. • The Proposition 407: Parks + Connections Bond provides funding for build bikeways, shared use paths and pedestrian connections. Safety remains a major concern in Tucson, and the City has taken several steps to address and monitor progress toward reducing traffic collisions. • A multi-agency and multi-departmental Traffic SafetyWorking Group began to meet monthly in 2018 to collaborate on a comprehensive, data-driven effort to better understand the root cause of collisions and identify, prioritize,
and implement strategies to reduce injuries and fatalities. • Tucson’s Department of Transportation sends quarterly reports to Mayor and Council on topics including engineering, education and encouragement, enforcement, policy and planning, and evaluation and data analysis. • Tucson’s Department of Transportation has created a Safety Coordinator position to pinpoint best practices for safety within the right of way. Community and government partners throughout the region have also established programs to expand transportation options for older adults. • Pima Council on Aging’s Neighbors Care Alliance uses volunteers to provide older adults with rides to medical appointments, grocery shopping, and other errands. • Similarly, Pima Association of Government’s Find-A-Ride is a directory of transportation services for the general public, people with disabilities and older adults. • As ride-hailing mobile technology expands, the Regional Transportation Authority is piloting the AMORE program in parts of Tucson. The project integrates new mobility tools, such as a smart phone app, bike and car sharing, and bus and van services, for convenient transportation options. The program is intended to help address first-mile/last-mile service gaps in transit.
FiveYear Plan forTransportation
Goal A Incorporate a Complete Streets policy in transportation planning to enhance safe multi-modal transportation options throughout the City for residents of all ages.
Recommendation 1 Mayor and Council have adopted and staff will implement a Complete Streets policy. • Conduct workshops and outreach in drafting of policy (Completed 2019). • Adopt Complete Streets policy (Completed 2019).
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