Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
COOLING CENTERS NOW OPEN ACROSS TUCSON - In the wake of extreme heat with temperatures over 110 degrees this week, Mayor Regina Romero recently requested that City Manager Michael Ortega open cooling centers across Tucson. Six locations, one in each Ward, are open every day through this Sunday, June 20, from noon-6 p.m. These cooling center locations (link below) will resume operations after Sunday on any day when temperatures are expected to exceed 110 degrees. Masks are encouraged, and the centers will be operating at reduced capacity to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness (TPCH) has compiled a list of additional cooling stations and locations (link below) for water and supplies.
Mayor Romero's tweet of City of Tucson cooling stations
TPCH cooling stations
TUCSON PARKS AND RECREATION CANCELS TOMORROW'S ROAD RACES - Due to the extreme heat, the City of Tucson Parks and Recreation department is canceling its road races that were scheduled for tomorrow, June 16. The annual summer road races and track and field events are typically held throughout June and July. The road races take place every Thursday at various locations, through July 22. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with events starting at 6 p.m. Track and field events are held Tuesdays, through July 20, at Palo Verde High School, 1302 S. Avenida Vega. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m., with events starting at 7 p.m. Ribbons will be given to the top finishers at each track and field meet and each run. For more information, call (520) 791-4870.
Summer Track and field and road races
Tucson Parks and Recreation
OPERATION SPLASH UNDERWAY - Yesterday, June 15, marked the first day of Tucson's monsoon. As weather patterns shift to bring moisture into Tucson, crews from the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) Streets Maintenance Division recently delivered barricades to hundreds of dip crossings throughout the city. Protecting the public on city streets during Tucson’s summer thunderstorm season is the objective of the Operation Splash campaign. DTM staff is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through mid-September. As washes flood, crews will close roadways at dip crossings and washes using more than 500 barricades near the crossings. DTM will also assist residents concerned with flooding by offering free, self-serve sandbags in the east parking lot of Hi Corbett Field, 700 S. Randolph Way, at Reid Park. DTM is monitoring the National Weather Service and local forecast and will place sand and sandbags a few days ahead of the first forecast storm. Please bring your own shovel. Since 2016, DTM has distributed approximately 115,000 sandbags.
Read the news release
Watch a video about Operation Splash 2021
National Weather Service forecast
INPUT NEEDED FOR FIRST AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS - The City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) is seeking community input on two alternative options to improve First Avenue between Grant Road and River Road. The first alternative consists of keeping First Avenue at its current configuration of four travel lanes, and the second alternative consists of widening First Avenue to six lanes. The First Avenue alternatives were developed through the recently completed First Avenue Needs Assessment, which was conducted to evaluate current corridor deficiencies and needs in preparation for the First Avenue Improvement Project. Public input received on the two alternatives will help decide which of the two options the City will move forward to project design and construction. To learn more about the project alternatives and how to submit feedback, visit the project website linked below or text FIRST to (520) 210-5707. DTM will also be holding two virtual town halls, on Tuesday, June 29, and Thursday, July 15.
Project website and survey
Read the news release
STORMWATER: PROTECTING AND EMBRACING A PRECIOUS RESOURCE - By collecting precious and increasingly rare stormwater and directing it to sustain desert trees and vegetation, we can make our community cooler, more livable, and more resilient to extreme heat and drought. Join the second installment of the Tucson Clean and Beautiful (TCB) Speaker Series to hear Marie Light, geohydrologist at Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, and Jon Choi, green infrastructure program Manager at TCB, discuss pollutants often found in our stormwater. They'll speak about actions we can take to keep stormwater clean, the benefits of installing infrastructure to harvest the rain, and resources available to help you and your neighborhood make the most of the rare gifts of rain. The Zoom presentation is scheduled for June 23, at 5:30 p.m. You can register by following the link below.
Register for the presentation
TCB information on the presentation
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