Injured cyclist files $3 million claim over Tucson streetcar tracks

Cyclists negotiate the streetcar tracks at Eighth Street and Fourth Avenue while crews work on the overhead cables nearby. The Living Streets Alliance is tracking bicycle crashes on streetcar tracks, with injuries ranging from minor scrapes to broken teeth.

Injured cyclist files $3 million claim over Tucson streetcar tracks

A cyclist heads north on Fourth Avenue alongside the new streetcar tracks. Streetcar project manager Shellie Ginn says the tracks were designed to leave enough room for bikes to navigate the roads safely.

Injured cyclist files $3 million claim over Tucson streetcar tracks

A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury when she crashed her bicycle on the newly installed streetcar tracks has filed a claim against the Regional Transportation Authority.

Road runner: Saddle up on a bicycle this month

During Cyclovia Tucson, riders, skaters and walkers have the streets to themselves - or at least some streets. In 2011, a crowd of bike riders, above, headed along a route near downtown. This year's first Cyclovia is on Sunday and starts at Armory Park.

Road runner: Saddle up on a bicycle this month

Bike Fest starts today and goes all month.

Road runner: Take me out (of the traffic) to upcoming baseball games

The bases are jammed, but so are you - in traffic. You're still driving when when your favorite player hits a line drive.

Road runner: I-10 closure on Friday night means possible long detour

Interstate 10 will be closed overnight Friday between Vail and Benson while crews demolish the old Pantano Union Pacific Railroad Bridge.

Road runner: Tucson is adding new bike boulevards to get more of us on 2 wheels

A new network of bicycle boulevards is coming to Tucson this year.

Ride downtown with the stars Sunday

Patrick Dempsey

Ride downtown with the stars Sunday

Patrick Dempsey

Ride downtown with the stars Sunday

Ride co-host and professional cyclist Tom Danielson, who rides for Garmin-Sharp, trains in Tucson.

Ride downtown with the stars Sunday

Ride co-host and professional cyclist Tom Danielson, who rides for Garmin-Sharp, trains in Tucson.

Ride downtown with the stars Sunday

This weekend cyclists of all skill levels have a chance to push those pedals through one of Tucson's historic neighborhoods alongside actor Patrick Dempsey and pro cyclist Tom Danielson.

Road runner: Reindeer get good MPG, don't clog streets

It's Christmas Eve and one of the most important nights of the year for Tucson's transportation system.

615 acres to cost $4M; uses to include fields, lake, retail

Bill Windes rides along the bike trail that runs parallel to Interstate 10 and near the site of the proposed Corazón park project. The CalPortland plant is in the background. In past years, the property has been heavily mined for sand and gravel, and some excavation would be allowed to conti…

615 acres to cost $4M; uses to include fields, lake, retail

Pima County plans to spend about $4 million to buy the CalPortland gravel pit property along Interstate 10, near West Orange Grove Road, and turn it into a 600-acre park with a lake, soccer fields and shopping.

Court: County reneged on trailhead deal

Pima County broke its promise to build a Catalina Highway bike trailhead and may have to pay back the family who helped fund it, the Arizona Court of Appeals has decided.