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Residents of the Pima County region frequently use bicycle and pedestrian facilities as a means of transportation for commuting and/or recreation. Pima Association of Governments (PAG) coordinates the regional bicycle planning process among local jurisdictions. The current bicycle network consists of over 600 miles of bicycle lanes, routes and shared-use paths/trails. The 2000 Regional Plan for Bicycling was the fifth in a series dating back to 1975. Cycling has grown in popularity and use in the last 10 years. To address this trend, many local jurisdictions have policies to provide bicycle lanes or paved shoulders, whenever feasible, as part of major roadway projects. Other plans and programs exist to help provide bicycle lanes or shoulders where no major road projects are scheduled.
In 2006, the Tucson Arizona /Pima Eastern Region received a Gold Award from the League of American Bicyclists in recognition of the region’s ability to provide a bicycle friendly environment.
Pedestrian facilities such as sidewalks, crosswalks, shared-use paths, and bridges provide safe and accessible travel by foot throughout the urban area. The PAG region has received national recognition for innovative facility design and inclusion of ADA-compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act) features in all new and retrofitted roadway projects.
PAG coordinates the regional planning process among local jurisdictions and adopted the first Regional Pedestrian Plan in July 2000. It also developed the first-ever comprehensive sidewalk inventory which is used as a tool for identifying important gaps in the regional pedestrian network. |
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Dan Holiday and Frank Shumaker, Tucson firefighters, are staying fit and saving hundreds of dollars this year by riding their bikes to work each day. Read their Q&A's (click here) and see how you can get into the bicycling groove and save, too. |
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