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Traffic in downtown Tucson.

Rio Nuevo Considers 'Sunshine Mile' Preservation

Effort would preserve Broadway between Euclid Avenue and Country Club Road

Municipal Leaders Express Doubt in County Bond Election

Prospective loan for $815 million would fund variety of community projects
A car travels near potholes on a Tucson-area street.

METRO WEEK: How Will We Pay For Tomorrow's Road Work?

Long-term transportation planning requires attention to funding puzzle.

How to Fix the Roads? Be Creative With Funding Sources

Arizona Town Hall meeting proposes a statewide commission to figure out how to pay for road work in the future
Tucson Streetcar stop on Fourth Avenue.

Sun Link Streetcar Anticipates Millionth Passenger Soon

Lucky rider be suprised with gifts when they board

Tucson's Broadway Widening Alignment Nearing Consensus

City comes to 'point of certainty,' official says; final recommendation may come next week.

Businesses May Move if Broadway Widened

Also, trip to Guaymas enhances trade relations with Mexican counterparts.
Bicycle sharing station, shown at the Mercado San Agustín at west end of Tucson streetcar line.

Bicycle Share Stations Detailed for Tucsonans in Map

Borrow a two-wheeler for short trips, return it to any station; system tied to streetcar line.
The corner of Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road.

Proposed Broadway Road Expansion Plan Now Public

Plan would widen the road to six lanes east of downtown through Country Club Road
Elected officials from Tucson, Pima County and Arizona's congressional delegation scoop dirt in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the project to move Hughes Access Road a half-mile south of its location. The new road will be called Aerospace Parkway.

Pima County Breaks Ground to Give Raytheon Expansion Room

Project is first step in economic development opportunity for southern tier of Tucson.
Route of Aerospace Parkway, 5-mile, $12.7 million roadway on Tucson's South Side.

Pima County Breaking Ground on Aerospace Parkway

New road protects Raytheon, anchors larger economic development plan for South Side.

METRO WEEK: Rough Roads? If Not for Bond Issue, Would Be Worse

Tucson playing catchup on street repair, after years of state budget cuts, city priorities elsewhere.
The University of Arizona's Tech Launch Arizona helped UA professor Yi-Chang Chiu get Metropia launch the application

New App Aims to Speed Your Tucson Commute

Metropia's maker came out of UA business incubator
Traffic on Congress Street.

New Bill Would Establish Insurance Requirements for Ridesharing

Those using ride-for-hire apps would need insurance beyond personal plan
Possible Tucson-area highway projects in the future include new highways through Avra Valley and a southeastern spur connecting Interstates 10 & 19.

Nevada Awards Contract for Start of I-11

$83M contract for short stretch of freeway eventually to be part of Arizona-Las Vegas route.
Tucson International Airport.

Average Airfare Out of Tucson Going Up

1% increase in last year, to $397 for roundtrip ticket; Phoenix average declines to $363.

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