A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury when she crashed her bicycle on the newly installed streetcar tracks has filed a claim against the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
       
Attorneys for Angel Welch sent notice of her personal injury claim to the RTA and city-owned Sun Tran transit service earlier this year, saying they’ll settle for $3 million.  State law requires claims to be noticed within 180 days for a specific amount (which needs to be

It turns out you CAN make a difference in Arizona when it comes to makes roads safer.  Several weeks ago, one of our partners, Frances Lynch, wrote an email to the person at Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) in charge of the maintenance for the area of Oracle Road at Catalina State Park.  That intersection had been a major hazard for bicycles.   As anyone who cycles in Tucson knows, there are many cyclists coming in and out of

As the streetcar construction continues, so do the closing of intersections. For the week of May 21, 2012, several roadways will be closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access will remain open at all times, and cyclists are reminded that they must walk their bikes while using the sidewalks.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, repairs and replacement of a sewer line that extends across Broadway between Church and Stone Avenues will begin, which will

More and more Arizona bicyclists are putting add-on gas or electric motors that allow their bikes to reach legal speeds of up to 20 mph on city streets. The appeal behind these bikes are that riders don’t need a license, registration or insurance to operate a motorized scooter, and building this type of bike is significantly cheaper than operating a car (gas, insurance, registration, etc.) or even riding the bus.
In 2011, there were 89,000

Editor’s note: Kenneth Lenger sent along this account on an incident that occurred on Old Spanish Trail last Wednesday. He said they didn’t call the police because they weren’t sure what jurisdiction they were in. He considered stopping into a police station nearby, but eventually decided against it.
I think as cyclists we need to make sure we report things like this. If it were to happen again it would illustrate a pattern and it

Cheer on El Tour de Tucson riders starting tomorrow morning, Saturday, November 19th at 7:00 am! If you’re not a cyclist or you missed registering this year, you can still watch the action and take part in the festivities at the El Tour Fiesta, which takes place at the  Children’s Museum Tucson/Military Plaza Park (200 South 6th Avenue).  The events kicks off with a light show and the singing of the national anthem at 6:30

If you’re a cyclist, it can be frustrating getting stuck at a traffic signal and having to wait for a car to come up from behind to trigger the light.  But did you know that in many instances it is possible to trigger a light with your bicycle?  On-demand signals use what they call “induction loop vehicle detectors” to sense when a vehicle is waiting at a light.  These detectors are essentially metal detectors embedded into

We’ve all noticed that cycling is a popular activity here in Tucson and so we must share the road with care in order to avoid injuring a cyclist.  In Florida, a jury awarded $578K to a bicyclist who sustained a spinal injury following an accident where a car making a right turn hit him.  Bicycles are considered vehicles too, and bicyclists must obey the same rules as motorists.  Here are some tips from the Arizona Governor’s

Do you know the bicycle laws in Tucson and Artizona? Check out this article and find out how much you really know about bicycling in Arizona.