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4 Lanes? 6 Lanes? 100 Ft? How Wide Should Broadway Blvd Be?
City Councilman Steve Kozachik (L) and County Supervisor Richard Elias (R) at Broadway widening public forum in April 2012. Back in 2006, Pima County voters approved the Regional Transportation...
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Winos’ Guide to the Tucson Beer District
The Coronet, a delightful new addition to 4th Ave. Tucson has many new bars and restaurants along the modern street car route, but unfortunately, many of them are dedicated to beer. I hate beer. I...
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Tucson Loves the Streetcar: 60,000 Ride in First 3 Days (images)
Tucsonans celebrated the debut of the modern streetcar in a BIG way this past weekend– by riding it en masse. Following multiple ribbon-cutting ceremonies along the route on Friday, July 25, 2014,...
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Close the Meth Lab of Democracy: Vote Blue Today
It’s time for Arizona to stop being the brunt of jokes on Comedy Central and time to close the Meth Lab of Democracy. Meth– like dark money from the Koch Brothers, ALEC, and Arizona Public Service– is...
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Bishop Kicanas Calls for Community Meeting on Homeless
Safe Park, downtown Tucson Bishop Kicanas of the Diocese of Tucson has called for a second public meeting to discuss homeless in Tucson. Here is the information about tomorrow’s meeting. Background...
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Broadway Coalition Calls for Sustainable Expansion that Protects Businesses &...
The Chase Bank at Broadway and Country Club (yeah, it’s weird) is actually famously weird as an example of mid-century modern architecture. It could be demolished with the widening of Broadway Blvd....
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Proposed Tucson Ordinances Spark Calls for Protest & Attendance at March 17...
Occupy Tucson encampment at Veinte de Agosto Park. If your first amendment rights are important to you, you should start watching the Tucson City Council agendas very closely. Embarrassed by the Safe...
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Broadway Widening Project: Residents Speak Out Against It… Again
Campbell and Broadway intersection on the latest Broadway widening project maps. An estimated 80 Tucsonans attended the public meeting of the Citizens Task Force (CTF) for the Broadway widening project...
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A Trip Down Memory Lane: What is our shared vision for downtown Tucson?
Music on the sidewalk, Gallery Row on Congress Street, 2009. This article was originally published in 2009 on my Progressive Examiner blog. This month [November 2009] marks the end of an era in...
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UPDATED: Broadway Widening Redux: March 26 Meeting on ‘Community Alignment’
The First Assembly of God Church, erected in 1950, in on Broadway Blvd., within the boundaries of the widening project. The beleaguered Citizens Task Force (CTF) of the Broadway Widening Project...
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Broadway Widening… Again! How Many Times Do the People Have to Say ‘NO!’
City Councilman Steve Kozachik (L) and County Supervisor Richard Elias (R) at Broadway widening public forum in April 2012. Remember all of those public meetings in which the citizens of Tucson said...
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Fun with Campaign Finance: Questions for Ana
Jim and I attended a few Local First events this summer. Here I am in June with by “Buy Local” pledge card. All three of my opponents spent $1000s on consultants leading up to the primary on August 30,...
View ArticleWatch the Gentrification & Affordable Housing Forum with Mayor & Council...
Nearly 400 people packed into the El Rio Neighborhood Center to hear the Mayor and Council Candidate Forum on Gentrification and Affordable Housing on Saturday, June 22. This was an … Continue reading →
View ArticleWhy Can’t the Ronstadt Center Be an Open-Air Transit & Community Space?
Do you remember the controversy surrounding redevelopment of the Ronstadt Transit Center? Back in 2013-2014, developers were making a play to redevelopment the Ronstadt Transit Center. They had pitched...
View ArticleGPLETs, Annexations & Tax Breaks on Sept. 17 Mayor & Council Agendas
Tax breaks for economic development were hotly debated during the recent Democratic Primary for Mayor, and they continue to be a really hot topic for many Tucson voters. Recently, I … Continue reading →
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