Arizona ( ARR-ih-ZOH-nə; Navajo: Hoozdo Hahoodzo [hoː˥z̥to˩ ha˩hoː˩tso˩]; O'odham: Alĭ ṣonak [ˈaɭi̥ ˈʂɔnak]) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th-largest and the 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east; its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest, California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
Cycling is popular in Tucson. Tucson and Pima County maintain an extensive network of marked bike routes, signal crossings, on-street bike lanes, mountain-biking trails, and dedicated shared-use paths. The Loop is a network of seven linear parks, built mainly along river beds, comprising 131 miles (211 km) of paved, vehicle-free trails that encircles the majority of the city with links to Marana and Oro Valley. The Tucson–Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee (TPCBAC) serves in an advisory capacity to local governments on issues relating to bicycle recreation, transportation, and safety. The League of American Bicyclists awarded Tucson a gold rating for bicycle-friendliness in 2006.
Education for sustainability[edit | edit source]
Food activism[edit | edit source]
Native Seeds/SEARCH, nonprofit organization working to strengthen food security in the Greater Southwest
Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]
Sun Link, also known as the Tucson Streetcar, is a single-line streetcar system in Tucson, Arizona, United States, that began service in July 2014. The system's 3.9-mile (6.3 km) route connects the Arizona Health Sciences Center (including University Medical Center), the University of Arizona campus, the Main Gate and 4th Avenue shopping and entertainment districts, downtown Tucson, the Tucson Convention Center, and the Mercado District under development west of Interstate 10. The streetcar project's overall cost of $196 million was met through a combination of local funding sources and federal grants. The streetcar shares a common payment system with the Sun Tran regional bus service. In 2022, the line had a ridership of 1,484,900, or about 4,600 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2023.
Wikipedia: Hiking trails in Arizona (category)
Towards sustainable economies[edit | edit source]
Borderlands Restoration Leadership Institute, "Project-Based Learning Laboratory Cultivating a Restoration Economy in the U.S-Mexico Borderlands"
Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]
Arcosanti is "an urban laboratory focused on pursuing lean alternatives to urban sprawl through innovative design with environmental accountability." The philosophy is one of "Arcology" - architecture plus ecology.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
Events[edit | edit source]
2017
Apr 2 Cyclovia Tucson
2016
Oct 30 Cyclovia Tucson
Citizens data initiative[edit | edit source]
Energy Data & Statistics for Arizona - Sustainability information from Arizona Indicators
Other resources[edit | edit source]
- Gilbert: Clean, Safe, Vibrant on Pinterest
News and comment[edit | edit source]
2017
Google's new driverless car test wants everyday families to be first riders, Apr 25[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
Wikipedia:
Ballotpedia: Arizona - Judgepedia: Arizona