El Tour de Tucson 2008
November 21, 2008
This Saturday, November 22nd, is the 26th Annual El Tour de Tucson. I’m not an avid cyclist, myself, but the event draws somewhere around 9000 cyclists to Tucson to participate in rides from the 1/4 mile Kids Fun Ride to the 109 mile full Tour of Tucson.
There are maps of the El Tour de Tucson route here - even if you don’t go out and watch or participate, understand there’ll be some road closures and limitations for this event!
My Phoenix buddy Steve Belt is participating this year. If you see him whooshing by, wave hello!
Other Information That Might Be Helpful
- Plan for Widening Grant Road (May 9, 2008)
Some of you will remember back in 2006 when voters approved a sales tax that formed the Regional Transportation Authority. One of their first projects is the widening of Grant Road.
I found a website that will help us understand the schedule, potential impact area, as well as keep track of current status, at www.GrantRoad.info. [...] - Grant Road Widening Project - Proposed Alignment (October 13, 2008)
The Grant Road Widening Project folks released a proposed alignment yesterday, which includes a map of which side of Grant Road will be taken for the project in each section of the road.
While some of the acquisitions of land on either side of Grant Road are likely to be painful for some (Keep an [...] - I-10 Widening in Tucson Ahead of Schedule (March 30, 2009)
An article in the Arizona Daily Star yesterday reported that the I-10 widening project between Prince and 29th St was 88% complete - and ahead of schedule.
I remember when the project started back in July 2007 it was expected to last 3 years - putting completion in the mid 2010 range. But - they’re [...] - Park(ing) Day in Tucson - Sept 19 (September 18, 2008)
Tomorrow, there’s a rather cool and funky event happening in Tucson. It’s called Park(ing) Day. This is a once-per-year global event to promote the need for more parks and open spaces in urban areas.
During Park(ing) Day, volunteers take over a public parking spot and turn it into a park.
There’s a map of Tucson Park(ing) [...] - Tucson Monsoons (June 25, 2009)
It’s raining!
Or it was, for a few minutes.
Those of you that aren’t familiar with Tucson might not understand the glee with which we greet an overcast cloudy day, pressing our noses to the window to see if it is sprinkling outside or not.
Technically, Tucson should be in the midst of Monsoons - our summer rainy [...]
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This is one time, where Cow Bell would actually be appropriate…
Since one of the main reasons I plan to retire to AZ is to spend my days bicycling, I’d love to hear Steve’s opinion of the ultimate AZ town for a bicycle lover. Then again, having just returned from a 1.5 hour ride in 29F CT weather, with a 30 mph north wind turning my toes to toecicles, any town in AZ sounds pretty good right now.