Wednesday, my husband Dan and I attended the 5th/6th Street Pedestrian Safety & Walkability meeting put on by the city's transportation and mobility department. The project is funded by Prop. 407 the parks and connections bond. We were happy to learn that the project would include pedestrian traffic lights and sidewalks enhanced with native plants and trees that will be partially watered with Green Stormwater Infrastructure (streetside rain basins.)
But while they took neighborhood feedback on what should be done with 5th/6th Street from Campbell to Alvernon Way, the main point of their survey was to get community feedback on lighting the stretch. We learned that street lighting can prevent 40% - 60% of vehicle accidents with pedestrians.
If you are a frequent traveler on 5th/6th Street, have a child that attends Howell Elementary or live in the neighborhood, you might want to weigh in on this project.
Here is a link to fill out the survey:
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/1cf8fffe03f14c739cfea0165b5e9026
https://tucsondelivers.tucsonaz.gov/pages/5th6th
If you are also concerned about potholes, you might be interested in this information that the transportation people also supplied.
Ward 3 City Council member Kevin Dahl shared, "The easiest way is to use the seeclickfix app you can download from App Store. I noticed it also has Buffelgrass and a lot of other things you might want to report. Or call Department of Transportation 520-791-3154. We will repair within 3 working days."
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