61. 4Th Avenue/Fontana Bicycle Boulevard
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: A 3-mile north–south route along 4th Avenue and Fontana, this bike-friendly stretch between University and Prince is the first of 40 planned boulevards to cover over 170 miles of in-town streets. Special features include bike corrals, kiosks, special signage, traffic circles, and public art.
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
63. 3Rd Street Bike Boulevard
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: The 3rd Street Bike Boulevard is an east–west connector route that provides bicycle access to and from the university and midtown areas. It includes special arterial street crossings, traffic calming devices, and other bicyclist-friendly enhancements. West of campus, the bikeway continues along University Avenue through Main Gate Square shopping district to the 4th Avenue historic shopping district in downtown Tucson.
64. Tucson Diversion Channel Bike Path
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: At the present time these 2 bikeways are separate paths, but plans to link them are in the works. One part, which is only 1 mile long, offers beautiful desert scenery and interesting artwork along the way. The other part, which stretches for 3 miles, borders a city park and Kino Memorial Hospital. There’s some up-and-down riding (on ramps) as you travel along. Sam Lena Park offers the best access and car parking from the east, although you can start at any of the overpasses along the route. Catch the western start just on the other side of I-19.
65. Fantasy Island
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: Fantasy Island is a mountain bike playground in southeast Tucson. It features over 16 miles of twisty singletrack in natural Sonoran Desert and was built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers. It is located off Irvington Road, just east of Harrison Road. Mountain bikers love this place.
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
70. City Of Tucson Bicycle Coordinator
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (520) 791-4371
Address: 201 N. Stone Ave.
Description: This full-time, paid position handles the promotion and coordination of bike- and pedestrian-related projects, including the annual Bike Fest, for the city of Tucson. Call for updates on bikeways, legislation, and special events.
71. Epic Rides
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (520) 745-2033
Address: 2609 E. Broadway Blvd.
Description: An offshoot of PBAA, this organization sponsors mountain bike gatherings in Tucson and throughout Arizona. Their comprehensive website offers listings of rides and gatherings and an e-newsletter to keep you up to date.
72. Greater Arizona Bicycling Association—Tucson Chapter
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: The Tucson chapter of this state organization promotes interest and involvement in all aspects of bicycling. To this end it publishes a free monthly newsletter with comprehensive tour and racing listings, legislation updates, and other bicycling news. Their website offers a great list of local rides and maps. The newsletter is distributed by most of the bike shops listed under Retail Shops & Repair in this chapter.
73. The Perimeter Bicycling Association Of America
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (520) 745-2033
Address: 2609 E. Broadway
Description: The PBAA is a national group located in Tucson. It organizes El Tour de Tucson every November as well as a number of other smaller events. The association publishes Tail Winds, a full-color, tabloid-size free newspaper, 6 times a year. It’s crammed with information and advertising and is distributed at area bike shops. PBAA is a membership-driven organization. Annual membership includes a year’s worth of Tail Winds plus discounts on any PBAA-sponsored event and many other benefits.
74. Regional Bicycle Coordinator
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (520) 792-1093
Address: 177 N. Church Ave., Ste. 405
Description: The Pima Association of Governments (PAG) coordinates the regional bicycle planning process among local jurisdictions and produces several area bicycle maps. Contact these folks with any and all questions about biking rules and regulations.
75. Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (520) 290-0002
Description: This organization is devoted to the promotion of the sport of mountain bicycling by providing fun, safe biking experiences and social events for the mountain bicycling community.