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Photo by Mamta Popat
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Cyclovia Reflections & Looking Forward
October 26th: what a day! Join us on a jaunt down memory lane as our staff reflects on Fall Cyclovia: the ups, the sideways, and the upside downs. And, mark your calendars for Sunday, April 12th: Spring Cyclovia is on!
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A Most Excellent Giving Tuesday
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LSA's community came together on Giving Tuesday to celebrate an incredible 2025 for the organization: launching a new Cyclovia route along Treat Bike Boulevard in the Spring, welcoming a new Executive Director to lead our work, and overseeing the continuation of fare-free transit in coalition with community leaders and advocate. We could not do this work—or raise the funds to support it—without you. Your generosity, energy, and commitment make everything possible.
Our photo album of the evening is just a snapshot of the warm, celebratory evening, hosted by our lovely neighbors Tap & Bottle. Giving Tuesday kicked off our year-end fundraising push as we prepare for an ambitious 2026. Support this work with a tax-deductible contribution and let's keep fostering community through vibrant streets for all. Thank you for being part of our journey and helping us make 2025 a year to remember!
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Bicycle Education Clinic at Ochoa Community School
Thursday, December 11, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Ochoa Community School
101 W 25th St. Tucson, AZ 85713
Join us on Thursday December 11th for a free mobile bike repair at Ochoa Community School for their event Noche de Merry Making. Families and students are invited to bring their bicycles for basic bike repairs and maintenance. Free youth helmets will also be available.
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End-of-Year Open House at LSA
Thursday, December 18, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Living Streets Alliance
439 N 6th Ave #201
Join us for an end-of-year open house—we’d love to see your faces! Come check out the office, spend time with our team, swap a story or two, and enjoy a drink with us. It’s our way of closing out the year with warmth, connection, and a little bit of cheer.
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Rethinking Transportation: an evening with Tom Thivener
Wednesday, January 7, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Ward 6 Office
3202 E 1st St. Tucson, AZ 85716
Join us for a community conversation with Tom Thivener, a leading expert in active transportation and regional planning from Vancouver, British Columbia. We will be discussing one of the most pressing issues facing our region today: RTA Next. Hear insights from Maass, who served on the RTA Citizens’ Advisor Committee, and Albert Elias, city planner, former public administrator, and chair of LSA’s Advocacy Committee.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Cyclovia Tucson Spring 2026 Announced
Sunday, April 12, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Route TBD
Mark your calendars for our 24th Cyclovia event on Sunday, April 12th. We can't wait to celebrate our streets with you!
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Plan Your (Free!) Ride: SunTran Launches New App
Sun Tran has launched a new app for riders, delivering a better way to plan trips, receive real-time updates and stay connected to the city’s public transit options. With the new app, riders can plan trips across Sun Tran, Sun Link and Sun On Demand, view real-time bus departures, and get step-by-step directions for their journey—all in one platform.
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Apply for a Safe Streets Mini Grant!
Tucson's Safe Streets Mini-Grant Program is now accepting applications for 2026 projects. The program establishes an inclusive, community-led process to deliver traffic calming improvements to residential neighborhoods across the city, prioritizing under-resourced areas that could not otherwise fund their own traffic calming improvements via the existing Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. Neighborhood safety improvements include traffic circles, chicanes, speed humps, and other traffic calming features.
Deadline to apply: December 31, 2025
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Article: Pilot program for free streetcar fares approved; could buses be next?
In an effort to promote ridership and create better conditions for population growth, Oklahoma City approves fare-free streetcar through June 2026. The hope is that this effort leads way to permanent fare-free transit across OKC's bus fleet.
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Article: Nashville's Free Bus Ride Program Off to a Strong Start
Nashville, TN has been one of four major U.S. cities without a dedicated source for mass transit. No more: recent wins for transportation will see dedicated funding and infrastructure changes brought to the city. First up is free transit for those who need it.
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Article: Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan
Cargo bikes are making a major comeback in the U.S., helping families get around, run errands, and even go car-free—all while making daily life healthier and more fun. See how parents across the country are embracing kid-friendly cargo bikes.
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Each month we highlight a community partner or supporter who helps make this work possible. This month, we're celebrating our building friends, Fr¡day Pilates and sister studio Let's Sweat! Fr¡day Pilates & Let's Sweat offer fun, dynamic movement classes in our beautiful downtown building. We at the LSA office love that their spin class tunes give us the energy we need at the end of a workday. Swing by their studio and check out the current Speakeasy Spin...we hear it's a blast!
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The mission of Living Streets Alliance is to transform our streets into vibrant, public places that bring people together and provide safe, accessible and attractive transportation options.
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