City to Open 20 Pools for Summer Published on May 22, 2023 Tucson Parks and Recreation will open 20 pools for summer, from May 28-July 30. Thanks to a successful year of lifeguard recruitment, the department was able to hire more than 250 lifeguards to provide residents with ample opportunities to cool off and enjoy the water during the summer months. Tagged as: , News
Tucson’s Complete Streets Policy Ranked Top Three in National Survey Published on May 18, 2023 City of Tucson’s Complete Streets Policy, adopted in 2019, is ranked in the top three as one of the best in the United States, according to a new report from the National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America. Tagged as: , TDOT, News
Annual Water Quality Report for 2022 Online Published on May 17, 2023 Tucson Water’s 2022 Annual Water Quality Report is available online. The report provides information on drinking water within the utility’s 135 water service areas in and around the Tucson metropolitan area. Tucson Water performed almost 80,000 water quality tests in 2022 to ensure your drinking water is safe. Tagged as: , News, Water
Tucson’s Complete Streets Policy Ranked in Top 3 Best in the US Published on May 17, 2023 Tucson’s Complete Streets Policy Ranked in Top 3 Best in the US Tagged as: , Mayor Regina Romero's News Releases
2023 Point in Time Homeless Count Results Published on May 15, 2023 The Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness (TPCH) Releases the results from the 2023 Point-in-Time Count, which provides a snapshot of households experiencing homelessness on a single night, was conducted in Pima County on January 24, 2023. Tagged as: , HCD
Tucson EV Readiness Roadmap receives Crescordia Award Published on May 11, 2023 The City of Tucson Electric Vehicle Readiness Roadmap was honored by Arizona Forward in the Climate Action Solutions Category of the 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards. Tagged as: , PDSD, News
Reid Park Zoo Awaits Another Baby Elephant Birth Published on May 11, 2023 Reid Park Zoo's Semba, the matriarch of the Zoo’s African elephant herd, is pregnant again and expecting the calf in spring 2024. Semba came from the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park in 2012 for the opening of Expedition Tanzania, Reid Park Zoo’s 7-acre elephant habitat. Tagged as: , News
Free Transit Fares Extended Published on May 10, 2023 Tucson's Mayor and Council voted recently to continue free transit fares while it negotiates with potential regional partners to make the free fares permanent. While the vote definitively extends free fares until the end of this year, the council declared its intention to keep transit ridership free "until there's an affirmative vote to reinstitute those fares." Tagged as: , City-Info, News
Register for Tucson Parks And Recreation Summer Leisure Classes Published on May 09, 2023 Tucson Parks and Recreation's summer indoor leisure classes and summer camp offerings are viewable online, and you can register at the same time. Classes range from arts and crafts, Little Movers and Shakers, dance, gymnastics, jewelry making, glass fusing, music, and more for youth and adults. KIDCO Summer Camps, In-Betweeners Club, and Junior Staff in Training are also offered. Tagged as: , News
Accessory Dwelling Unit Improvement Program Launch Published on May 09, 2023 The Housing and Community Department (HCD) has created a pilot program that will provide financial and technical assistance to low-income homeowners in the City of Tucson to improve an existing Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or accessory structure that can be converted into an ADU on owner-occupied properties. Tagged as: , HCD