If you’re heading downtown this holiday season, big changes are making it easier to get around safely.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — If you’re heading downtown this holiday season, big changes are making it easier to get around safely. The now-completed Stone Avenue Complete Streets project is designed to improve safety, mobility and accessibility. Jacqueline Aguilar | KGUN 9 It incorporates more pedestrian-friendly streets while improving traffic. Some projects include a mid-block pedestrian crossing, extending the protected 2-way bike lane, and adding green storm water infrastructure. Green storm water infrastructure was added to the lanes as a way to capture, clean and infiltrate storm water. Jacqueline Aguilar | KGUN 9 Lifelong cyclist, Tom Thivener, says this is a game changer because walkers, cyclists, and drivers are now separated by speed.
"We need a lot more protected lanes on some of the busier streets. But I’m happy that they’re doing it in downtown because that’s the place I’d start with all the, you know, all the businesses, big destinations like the library, you know this is where people want to come. Now it’s a little bit safer to get there," Thivener said.
Downtown businesses like Ike’s Coffee & Tea hopes the improvements will bring more coffee seekers their way. Jacqueline Aguilar | KGUN 9 "So hey, why not stop in for a cup of coffee, you know, on a safe road that I can go ahead and park my bike? We have allowed people to bring their bikes inside so they can feel safer […]
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