Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETINGS TOMORROW - Tucson's Mayor and Council will meet tomorrow, Nov. 19, at 1:30 p.m., for its Study Session, and reconvene at 5:30 p.m. for the Regular Meeting. You can watch the meetings live (and recordings of previous meetings) on the City of Tucson's YouTube channel, and you can also read the agendas by following the links below.
City of Tucson YouTube channel
Mayor and Council agendas
CITY SEEKING FEEDBACK ON TUCSON RAPID TRANSIT STATION LOCATIONS - The City of Tucson is asking for community feedback on proposed station locations for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) along Stone Avenue. Earlier this year, Tucson's Mayor and Council approved Stone Avenue as the preferred corridor for the first segment of the Tucson Rapid Transit program. The decision comes after extensive community outreach and technical analysis of two potential corridors, Stone Avenue and Oracle Road. The Stone Avenue corridor will connect people and places from the Tohono Tadai Transit Center/Tucson Mall to the Ronstadt Transit Center in Downtown Tucson. BRT will provide riders with enhanced stations, dedicated lanes, transit signal priority, and high-capacity buses. A brief survey and interactive map will allow the project team to collect feedback (link below) on the proposed station locations for Stone Avenue BRT. The survey closes Sunday, Dec. 1.
Tucson Rapid Transit BRT information and survey
Read the news release
SOME DOWNTOWN TUCSON UTILITY BOXES RECEIVE VIBRANT MAKEOVERS - Ten utility boxes in Downtown Tucson, along Congress Street and Broadway Boulevard, recently received vinyl wraps featuring artwork from local artists. "That's a Wrap" is a grant-funded public art project that allowed five artists to each create two designs that were reviewed and approved by a panel. The public art project was made possible through the collaboration of the artists, the Public Art Panel, Rio Nuevo, the City of Tucson, and the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona. Follow the link below to see a story map of the designs.
"That's a Wrap" story map of utility box art
REGISTRATION CONTINUES FOR SENIOR OLYMPIC FESTIVAL - Tucson Parks and Recreation and the Pain Institute of Southern Arizona present the 40th annual Senior Olympic Festival, Jan. 4-Feb. 2, 2025, at several venues throughout Tucson. The festival is a celebration to promote fitness, health, and an active lifestyle among adults 50 years of age and older. Some of the events include volleyball, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton, and more. Entry fees vary by event. View the events and register online (links below), now through Friday, Dec. 27. Attend the Meet the Coordinator event on Thursday, Dec. 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Morris K. Udall Recreation Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, to find out information about each event and possibly win raffle prizes. The first 50 attendees will get a 2025 Senior Olympic Festival lapel pin.
Event website
Read the news release
Registration
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