Imagine Greater Tucson 2010-11 Phase I Community Conversation and Survey Statements Related to Easy connections between neighborhoods and vibrant and diverse activity centers

1	"pockets" that aren't meshing together
2	1:you dont need to have a car to go anywhere, save money; 2:protecting the environment.
3	3rd Street bike path
4	6th Ave Dog Park (near my house) can walk to it
5	7 years for a damn freeway? Two for ONE intersection? Most need to be repaired. Get it done faster! Tucson drivers are bad enough without obstacles.
6	A central park in the town center
7	A city that reflectsdiverse cultural and eductional choices offers a smorgasbord of learning, enlightenment, and enjoyment. A city with nearby open spaces and hiking trails offers and connection with the natural world that revitalizes our spirits and keeps the city crush in perspective.
8	A city this size should have better highway access - the failure to construct a cross-town freeway was and is a major drawback to fully living in the Tucson Metropolitan area. In addition, the roads are not well maintained and this compounds the problem with getting anywhere in Tucson.
9	A community center, ball parks
10	A crosstown freeway would greatly enhance people's lifestyle. I commute over an hour/day which could be cut to half of that with non-surface street routing.
11	A crosswalk downtown
12	A faster way to cross town west to east
13	A freeway system
14	A good farmers market
15	A great asset to the community that allows residents to enjoy the mountains and desert terrain.
16	A great deal of our Tucson heritage is found in the older buildings and neighborhoods of the downtown area. The downtown Riverwalk Project just took away all the funds that were allocated for sidewalks and street lights for Barrio Viejo! How are those residents supposed to keep up their neighborhoods???
17	A highway or free-way loop around the city, to make it easier to get around.
18	A highway through town - traffic
19	A major road, similar to Baraza Parkway running from North Tucson across town to Eas/Southeast Tucson
20	A metro train would really increase the livability of the area and enhance walking, decrease pollution
21	A million people should be able to support an urban center with a vital night life, shopping, arts and culture.
22	A more attractive streetscape
23	A park nearby (outback) nearby Pharmacy and restaurants
24	A place for numerous sporting events can be housed here. Will generate revenue to the area.
25	A professional place for talent to perform in a comfortable and suitable environment would add opportunities for major entertainment that by passes Tucson now.
26	A vibrant downtown; arts, culture, Trader Joe's, better schools
27	AS energy and water management increase in importance easy access will be important. I bicycle, did the 69 mile El Tour, plan on the 109 for next year, find the network of bike paths a critical plus
28	Ability to live on the edge of Tucson
29	Ability to walk and bike easily. Ability to access parks, national parks, hiking and biking trails. Safe trails for us and our children etc
30	Able to park a car close to theaters
31	Able to ride my bike/walk to many destinations.
32	Able to walk, swim, hike, be outside most of the time
33	Abundant hiking and biking trails
34	Abundant land is available for the people to utilize for building/growing - so that Tucson would be a place to 'stay and grow and flourish'
35	Access to outdoors and great trails
36	Acess and closeness of so many things - shoppping, university, family
37	Across-town freeway
38	Actually, I think some of the parks could use some upgrades for the heat. Some of the newer parks have shade coverings, splash areas, etc., but so many parks go unused in the summer b/c the equipment is just too hot and there is no way for children (or parents) to cool down.
39	Add Nordstrom, and other high end stores like those available in Phoenix.
40	Add a 99 cents only store
41	Add a Water Feature downtown
42	Add a highway on the east side of town, or a street that does not have traffic lights every few blocks. This is no efficient/fast way to go from SE to NE tucson.
43	Add a highway traveling East to West or viceversa
44	Add a traffic highway belt.
45	Add additional loops to minimize travel time around the area.
46	Add another freeway
47	Add cross-town freeway
48	Add cross-town freeways or some other type of improved cross-town access.
49	Add more bike lanes - �Bike Friendly�
50	Add more public trail systems
51	Additional park/green space
52	Adoption of Complete Streets policies.
53	Advantages of a city with shopping, arts and activities, but with a large town feel.
54	Affects children safet to get to school
55	Again, as Tucson has grown, it has stretched out to the north, east, south and west, again with nothing in place to tie all of the communities together into a cohesive city
56	All of my family is from back east so I get visitors a few times/year and they stay for more than just a couple of days at a time. I appreciate being able to take them to places like Old Tucson or the Desert Museum, Rockies spring training games, hiking/tram rides at Sabino Canyon, dinner at fun & unique places like Pinnacle Peak, the Blue Line walking tour downtown, etc. We can find fun activities for all ages to keep us busy without having to leave town every time.
57	All of our main streets should have bike or shared use lanes - separate from the auto travel lanes
58	All the amenities anyone needs to enjoy a full life, but not uncaring, cold city atmosphere. Friendly people, neighborly, not too much cement (like big cities), bicycle paths/routes, walk to shopping (Rincon Market).
59	All the amenities of large city, but small town feel
60	Allow bike lanes only on roads that are engineered with them.
61	Allowing manufactured homes in residential areas of the city/county
62	Along the same line as sprawl, but the connectivity in the area is really poor. The city seems very divided regionally. People really don't like to venture beyond their areas of town because it is such a pain to navigate.
63	Alternative transportation - more light rail, electric cars, platinum status as a cycling community. Lots of pedestrian space downtown, arts warehouse district full of artists, nurturing our successes in optics and other industries, being aggressive about bringing high paying jobs to town, supportive of arts and small businesses, green economies.
64	Alternatives: grow plants on side of buildings; go underground
65	Although I no longer drive I see how dangerous our streets have become since I first moved here. Something needs to be done before we have gridlock.
66	Although I would love an additional free way or Costco here and there, I am happy to live in a smaller community which possesses a great deal of character.
67	Although Tucson is a large city, the locally owned businesses, bicycle friendly streets, and University campus keep things central and give the entire city a good vibe
68	Although there is a revitalization happening, downtown still is not Liveable. There are no good apartments and homes that give you a city feel. No grocery stores and safe streets to stroll at night. Clubs DO NOT make a downtown...if you want that go to Nogales.
69	Ample support for hiking trails
70	An East-West freeway
71	An east-west freeway
72	An example is building a baseball stadium in a bad location
73	An improving bicycle infrastructure and mild climate make it easy to get around and commute to work without a car. It makes my life much simpler.
74	An urban community in a middle-sized town
75	Annoying at times to have a bike lane end and no real choice of how to continue the ride safely.
76	Another option is to add a circle highway around Tucson, like Washington DC has.
77	Any great community is pedestrian friendly. The extensive roadway growth particularly in the inner city needs to end. Automobiles should be last priority after transit, bikes and peds. If motorists don't like it then they can change modes or move to a car crazy city like Phoenix of Las Vegas.
78	Anything close to each other
79	Approporiate residential development
80	Architecture/outlook/people.
81	Areas around the University (mixed use, diverse, 4th Ave, University Ave)
82	Areas like 4th avenue and Congress are great, but something a bit more upscale and peaceful is needed. Perhaps a riverwalk like they have in San Antonio along the Santa Cruz River. Shops, Cafes, Restaurants, Entertainment.
83	As I age and need medical facilities I am noticing the location and how many facilities are available to the community.
84	As Tucson expands to the Northwest and Southeast, it is becoming more of a task to get places. A more accessible freeway or a loop of some sort around the core of the city would be greatly beneficial
85	As a bike commuter, I would like to see more bike lanes and safer bike routes. Also, more place to lock up bikes at public buildings. A rail line would be jiffy.
86	As a child, when downtown was the place to go shopping, to the movies (The Fox Tucson); it was 'the'place in Tucson. It had an identity. We don't have that anymore.
87	As a homeowner, I love using the alleys for walking my dog. I don't like that the city refuses to remove the trash cans so they are always full of trash, they are open to all vehicles, so they attract crime and reckless drive-throughs, and they are not kept up- again attracting crime, vandalism, and grafitti.
88	As a relative newcomer, I found it relatively easy to make meaningful connections in the community. I appreciate the level of involvement that is evident regading local community issues from planning for the future of water, to having adequate bike paths, to politics.
89	As an advocate of modes of transportation other than those using fossil fuels, i appreciate the city's willingness to provide decent routes for those who choose to ride a bicycle.
90	As someone who would rather not drive, the fact that a car is necessary in Tucson is disheartening. There do not seem to be very good alternatives - there aren't enough bus routes, no light rail, etc. Tucson is not a small city anymore, although it likes to think it is. We need to take a good look at how we're developing and make smart investments in infrastructure, and I hope a good mass transit system is one of them (not just freeways).
91	As stated, I left Minnesota and moved to a warmer climate in my late 20's. Now having retired from one of the Universities in San Diego, my small pension stretches further here. Although I still work a couple of part-time positions to supplement my income until I qualify for Social Security. Being semi-retired, having the opportunity to be outdoors, hike, walk and bike ride is wonderful. Having the Santa Cruz River near by and a nicely paved path along side it, is a real treat.
92	As we grow, it's going to take longer to get everywhere. Buses, bike lanes, carpools only do so much. No one wants a freeway--maybe major E/W roads could be one way with coordinated lights?
93	Availability of community centers with diverse activities would create a sense of belonging, as well as enhanced feeling of well being through various programs and activities
94	Available Organic foods and grocery stores that are available to shop at.
95	Aviation corridor
96	Awnings along streets and artificial shade
97	BY PRICE MATCHING AT WALMART NEIGHBORHOOD STORE I CAN GET SOME GREAT PRICES.
98	Barring the high temperature and blazing sun in the summer months, the availability of clean and safe bike paths and sidewalks allows me and my family to get out and exercise. These designated paths are well traveled, and so it feels safe to use them. Also, I often encounter the same people while I'm out and about, which allows me to get to know my neighbors.
99	Because I don't like walking on dirty streets, it doesn't look good for our town
100	Because I get around on the bus
101	Because I ride several times each week
102	Because I walk on it all the time
103	Because if my car breaks down at least I can catch a bus and get there. Walgreens, Fry's, and pizza/hamburgers are all close
104	Because if you don't have a car, you can walk there safely.
105	Because it is a school zone where I live and a lot of children walk their
106	Because it makes my back hurt - it is very painful to ride on the rough sidewalks
107	Because of two big projects going on: LaCanada & LaCholla widening, which are thru streets NEXT to each other, which my home is on one & my business is on the other.
108	Because people who walk and ride bikes know that there is water all around for drinks
109	Because some are close to where I live and are nice
110	Because there are lots of great stores downtown that a lot of people don't know about
111	Because there is a higher percentage of pedestrians and cyclists near (UA) campus, the paths and lighting need improvement
112	Because we are in the desert water is very important. To have water incorporated in the downtown or Rillito would be great
113	Being able to safely get around the city it the most important thing to me. The primary consideration in transportation is the automobile, but that isn't sustainable. We need better ways to bike and walk to our destinations.
114	Being able to spend non-commercialized time with my children in a natural setting. Continue the push for linear River paths.
115	Being from NYC, I am used to going into a store and seeing people that truly care about their customers and their community. I only wish that there were less chain and big stores around town. I really do appreciate the downtown area and 4th avenue as much as I enjoy the foothills shopping area. The best part of living in Tucson is that once you leave the major shopping areas you go home to beautiful housing communities that are offset from the city side of Tucson.
116	Being outdoors is critical to me, so having easy access to trails, mountains, and wilderness is key to my quality of life. Without it I would leave
117	Belt route highway
118	Besides Univeristy of Arizona to some extent, there is no one thing that binds together the community. This could lead to pride and enjoyment for the citizens. Maybe a very cool revamped Reid Park? Or a trendy and family friendly down town? An architectural building or artwork can also get associated with a city's identity. Something different and unique - something to talk about to visitors.
119	Besides university ave, there are few roads where cars are prohibited except local traffic. There are not enough bike lanes that connect roads to main destinations like supermarkets, parks, farmers markets, shops etc.
120	Better BBQ joints
121	Better across town routes.
122	Better and better bike routes
123	Better bike and pedestrian infrastructure
124	Better bike lanes
125	Better bike lanes! (please)
126	Better bike paths and river you can use
127	Better bike paths that lead to points of interest or commerce around town. Existing bike paths don't have lights or are broken. Dark alley ways are not safe, especially for a young woman. Aviation bike path in particular.
128	Better bike paths throughout the city and surrounding area
129	Better bike paths.
130	Better care of the boulevards that are overgrown with weeds and have accumulated trash
131	Better cross town traffic system
132	Better downtown shopping
133	Better drainage for the Monsoons
134	Better east/west thoroughfare
135	Better ecologically laid out neighborhoods.
136	Better freeway system
137	Better highway system
138	Better infrastructure, better streets, sidewalks,curbs, street lights, etc.
139	Better land planning (roads, developments, bike lanes, etc.)
140	Better local medical facilities
141	Better locations for stores, need more resources
142	Better mass transit (even things like bus shelters with SHADE), better and more bike/walking paths...basically just amenities to encourage Tucsonans to get out of their cars, be greener and healthier! I'd like to be able to get out of MY car, but feel there are too many stumbling blocks!
143	Better music/concert venues, dining opportunities, and shopping resources (other than strip malls).
144	Better parking downtown and easier access from Northeast side
145	Better parking downtown when attending music hall and convention center
146	Better parking.
147	Better pedestrian roads that intersect walls
148	Better pedestrian/bicycling infrastructure
149	Better public transport and more bike paths around town
150	Better public transportation - put in the train! Parking for cycles/scooters downtown
151	Better public transportation and roadways
152	Better regional roads leading to a grocery store in downtown Vail
153	Better restaurants and shopping
154	Better road network.
155	Better road system more express-type systems
156	Better roads - a highway system!
157	Better roadway construction planning
158	Better running trails facilitating public gathering.
159	Better shopping
160	Better sidewalks for the elderly, wheelchair, and powerchair users
161	Better sidewalks, they have lots of holes in them, and I want more parks for dogs
162	Better signage to recreational areas and opportunities (biking/walking paths, etc.)
163	Better traffic management - timing of lights - not linked to lights (e.g. Crosswalks on Euclid by U of A = dangerous) - buses not stopping on main streets blocking traffic
164	Better transportation - buses, shuttle buses, bike lanes and driver training to include bicycle awareness
165	Better transpotation...freeway expansion
166	Better use would be more effective and sustainable
167	Bicycle and Hiking Trails
168	Bicycle paths !
169	Bicycle road - dangerous bikers
170	Bicycle-ridable streets
171	Big city diversity for shopping, restaurants, worship, etc.; but with small city attitudes.
172	Big event means shopping
173	Bigger is not better. In order to protect the natural environment, assure that we have enough water, food, and energy for the people who already live here, we must rethink our attitude toward growth. No more expansion into the desert, no more subsidies for developers. Change the focus to sustainability, and if the community shrinks ... good.
174	Bike Lanes Downtown
175	Bike Lanes/Trails : better quality and quantity
176	Bike Lanes/bike friendly
177	Bike boulevards are the only way to make Tucson bike friendly. Tucson's weather lets us bike year round.
178	Bike boulevards, Car's awareness of bikes, Bike and ped planning included in transportation planning, enthusiasm by both bike commuters and recreationists, bike paths and signals, bike classes, BICAS where you can learn to fix your own bike affordably, fun bike related events from bike in movies to El Tour de Tucson, the acknowledgment of affordable and environmentally sensitive alternate modes
179	Bike friendliness - bike lanes - winter weather
180	Bike lanes
181	Bike lanes and being bike friendly contribute to a healthier environment by reducing the amount of poisonous gases in our air.
182	Bike lanes and safety for cyclists.
183	Bike lanes are frightening- need to be improved and made safer
184	Bike lanes are too narrow, this causes congestion and a safety concern
185	Bike lanes downtown
186	Bike lanes, children activities offered in the community
187	Bike on main arterial streets � hazard for everyone � sidewalks
188	Bike path planning
189	Bike paths
190	Bike paths and Tucson drivers notice bike riders.
191	Bike paths and sidewalks
192	Bike paths but need more
193	Bike paths everywhere
194	Bike paths/Greenbelt
195	Bike paths/walking
196	Bike routes
197	Bike routes around the city seperate from cars.
198	Bike routes, CSA, community-oriented neighborhoods
199	Bike trails
200	Bike trails are poorly maintained, start and stop, and inadequate to be considered truly useful for safe commute or recreational purposes.
201	Bikeability/Walkability
202	Bikes, walking, buses
203	Biking on the outskirts of the city is dangerous. There are no bike lanes
204	Bomb them they're all crazy. Just kidding. People need education about what it does to the American economy when you shop Walmart
205	Both points enhance our quality of life.
206	Box stores and malls (drawing: unhappy face)
207	Bring in more affordable seafood.
208	Bring native plants back � make the wetlands an asset � community water and recreation paths
209	Broken pot holes and sidewalks (bad roads)
210	Buffer zones and less asphalt
211	Build a dang east/west freeway!
212	Build a dang freeway west to east
213	Build a freeway on a diagonal through the city
214	Build a freeway system above the washes
215	Build a freeway to take some of the traffic off the roads.
216	Build an outer loop expressway
217	Build bicycle boulevards, continue to retrofit sidewalks in the urban core, and provide a robust public transit system.
218	Build bike lanes away from car traffic and extend from east to west and north to south for biking to work, to UofA, for pleasure. It is dangerous to ride bikes in Tucson because the current bike lanes are too narrow, next to car traffic. And the bike lanes need to be maintained.
219	Build more alternative sport facilities
220	Build more boulevards
221	Build more sidewalks and bike paths
222	Build up sidewalks
223	Building links to transportation - if we had more centralized points, we could build transportation to get there
224	Building new freeways is NOT the answer. Light rail is a far better option. I have traveled to other cities that use light rail transport and it WORKS. We need to reduce the congestion and number of cars on the roads, not sell more cars. A light rail transit system, with satellite parking lots and connections to existing bus lines is very important for our air quality and our future.
225	Bus system and other public transport doesn't serve the largest geographic areas affected by popoulation expansion (north, northwest Pima County, southeast (Vail), Sahuartia, Green Valley
226	Buses aren't convenient, won't attract use
227	Business all over town - not just centrally located
228	Buying foods that fit my lifestyle and health needs.
229	Buying local
230	Cafes, downtown walking areas, enhanced gardens
231	Cameras
232	Can they make it more friendly, like newer bus for more frequent and highly used routes, cleaner vehicle, fewer roads, more bike lanes, more pedestrian friendly areas. more family oriented night life.
233	Can we get a beltway or some other means of going from the east side of town to the west without driving on normal, crowded city streets?
234	Can't even get a cup of tea in Flowing Wells, have to travel for it
235	Cars are dangerous, noisy and require a lot of ugliness (pavement, parking lots, gas stations, car washes...)
236	Cars parked on streets - forming buffers
237	Centennial Hall
238	Center farmers' markets around food products
239	Center for community building
240	Central neighborhoods that let it have more of a 'town' feel.
241	Centralized on-going activity
242	Change development incentives to reduce auto use.
243	Change of attitude of people who want big city attractions but maintain small town feel i.e. downtown hotel and improvements
244	Change the layout of public transportation and pedestrian crossings (build bridges for the mid-block crosswalks to cut down on fatalities and accidents
245	Change traffic patterns
246	Cheap Parking
247	City amenities without big city feel
248	City buildings and roads are crumbling. Maintain what you build.
249	City gov't. dictating businesses. Offer more varied zoning. Residences over shops. Mom and Pop food and drug stores. Free parking areas.
250	City infrastructure (roads, an east/west corridor)
251	City is what every growing city ought to be; though i live in the county, i do business and work within the city; conveinant enough for necessities, yet removed enough to forget about the hustle and bustle
252	City of Tucson needs to enforce all of its codes (land use, building & ordinances) instead of looking the other way or interperting their codes in favor of special interests, which they currently do. This includes getting compentant staff in lieu of the current system of nepitism and good old boy hiring practice.
253	City, county and federal government offices have overrun downtown. We need more private professional retailand office businesses
254	Clean up the medians
255	Clean, fairly well planned. Minimal blight that beseiges most of Tucson.
256	Climbing trails
257	Close access to mountains and surrounding desert with good roads to get there. Also
258	Close enough to Chandler, yet far enough from home
259	Close to Freedom Parks for other activities
260	Close to shopping
261	Close within areas
262	Coffee shops close to university
263	Cohesive plan for linking UA/4th ave /downtown/Stone/PCC downtown
264	Coming from Los Angeles, I appreciate the fact that simple things, like driving, parking, shopping, etc., do not add up to be negative experiences, but rather neutral ones.
265	Coming from Massachusetts, which has a collective cold feeling from every resident there, much like the weather, people in Tucson actually look at you when you walk by and smile even say hello. And huggers? wow, you don't get that in MA.
266	Coming from a big city I was concerned that the variety of stores I was used to wouldn't be available in Tucson. On the contrary I have found everything here.
267	Commit to ingrowth
268	Commitment to bicycling infrastructure and alternate transportation
269	Community Centers
270	Community center
271	Community center, pool, library
272	Community interest in safe bike paths
273	Community services i.e., library, parks, community center, etc.
274	Community starts at the neighborhood level and our neighborhoods lack the 'place' so critical to developing communities. Very few neighborhoods have a business district, park facility or even a pub where people can interact and become aquainted. The result is it feels like suburbia even in central Tucson.
275	Commutes are long, waste gas. Sun tran is inefficient with empty buses. Portland model would be good to look at re - smaller buses. cross town freeway does need to be invested in but the neighborhood groups (see above) prevent that. RTA is a farce despite community involvement. e.g. why is houghton going to be a four lane road instead of a freeway/state route? opportune time to pick up the land on either side of the arterial (federal and private) and build a freeway. Think forward not present time. As for mass transist eg. trains, subway, light rail Tucson does not have the population to support that need but that should not prevent the city from long range planning e.g. rezoning land, build parks where depots will be, for the eventuality of that need
276	Commuting to work is a pretty rough ride down Grant. Add bus cut outs for all bus stops.
277	Compact development- get places quickly
278	Complete lack of city center.
279	Conduct follow-up studies of infrastructure improvements to see if they have intended affect
280	Connect all the bike paths
281	Connect pedestrian ways from Shannon to Rillito Parkway
282	Connection of Bike Lanes
283	Connectivity
284	Connectivity is needed between the urban loop and "spokes" within the city
285	Consider Ina / River to be thoroughfares without stops. NOT, I repeat, NOT in the vain of the road to nowhere (aka Aviation Corridor)
286	Considering the speed with which the highway was built and added onto, the almost glacial pace of city street construction is intolerable. Incentives for quality yet quick work, and disincentives for delays may help.
287	Consruction
288	Construction of Bike Boulevards
289	Continue Pantanos Wash trail to Houghton/Irvington
290	Continue the foot/bike trail all around Tucson
291	Continue to grow downtown and shopping and resturants along Broadway, specifically towards the central/eastside - support the growth of local businesses.
292	Continue to keep our streets clean
293	Continuing to create good NS and EW corridors like 3rd street bike boulevards
294	Contiuned improment of bike lanes and walking paths
295	Convenience
296	Convenience and pollution. Roads are more and more crowded. There is little ease in getting from one side of town to the other. Also, there is little apparent thought about making Tucson pedestrian-friendly. With the climate we have, sidewalks should encourage walking, not being so narrow and unattractive.
297	Convenience is very much of personal importance to me. I do not like to commute, therefore I live where it is convenient for me to do the things I like to do in Tucson.
298	Convenience of stores to neighborhoods
299	Convenience of walking to the store
300	Convenient shopping
301	Convert utilities to underground.
302	Coordinate traffic signals
303	Create a better road system
304	Create a small freeway or highway to easily travel to the different parts of the city.
305	Create a system of walking paths and bike routes, separated from roads, that interconnect the entire region.
306	Create better infrastructure.
307	Create legislation to assure that nocturnal cyclists have lighting
308	Create miles of bike paths which many communities in the US have had for years
309	Create more opportunities for functional and efficient mass transportation like lightrail, trains, subways, etc. Create safer opportunities to ride a bike. Put less emphasis on cars. But if cars are emphasized then build freeways in Tucson, so cars and gas can be used efficiently.
310	Create more parks which are linked together.
311	Create more parks with more trees and walking paths
312	Create more public spaces
313	Create more pullouts to get buses out of traffic
314	Create public connectivity to other area commercial centers
315	Create walkable neighborhoods with sidewalks and shade
316	Creating neighborhood hubs where grocery stores, drugstores, department stores and other necessities are within walking distance would encourage neighbors knowing neighbors and reduce the problems caused by automobiles.
317	Cross city transportation (i.e expressway, freeway)
318	Cross town 'spoke' so people can use ALL of the stores and businesses
319	Cross town access
320	Cross town freeway
321	Cross town freeway is needed.
322	Cross town highways
323	Cross town traffic flow.
324	Cross-town transportation corridors need improvement
325	Crosstown freeway (NE side)
326	Crosstown freeway and better streets
327	Crosstown freeway for efficiency, in order to alleviate congestion on arterials
328	Crummy city layout creates isolation
329	Cultural opportunites - variety of resturants
330	Curb cuts and streetscapes
331	Currently it's difficult to travel cross town. A beltway around the city would be nice.
332	Cycling in Tucson is dangerous since the bike routes are unclear and often bike lanes disappear at busy intersections. Clear paths to connect throughout Tucson should be available to allow for commuters to have bicycles as a safe option for transportation.
333	Cycling lanes university
334	Cycling, running, hiking paths
335	Cyclists without nocturnal lights are a threat to themselves and to unsuspecting drivers
336	DBuild a baseball stadium and a 15,000 seat arena in downtown Tucson
337	Dances for meeting people (Armory Park)
338	Dark Skies
339	Dark neighborhoods are both good and bad
340	Dark night sky
341	Decisions should be based on what makes economic sense overall. for example - Grant Rd widening. While it makes sense to help existing biz owners stay in place, will the end result be hodge podge properties that aren't worth much? Why not do what Phx did - decide where a freeway is going and blade a path that makes transportation sense. another example is sign codes - it is difficult to go to COT dept and get a different answer each time as to whether or not your sign is to code or temporary or which fee is applicable. If they can tell you you are out of compliance, why do 2 different people give you 2 different answers on how to comply?
342	Denser central development will make it easier and more attractive for more people (including me) to walk, bike, or take public transportation to shopping, entertainment, and recreation.
343	Desert trails (biking)
344	Despite all the positives listed on the first part of this survey, Tucson still lacks a cohesive 'center'. We tend to live, work and play in three different places.
345	Develop linked greenways
346	Develop some kind east-west rapid transit system
347	Developing downtown is crucial to the economic viability of the city and state. We need another hotel (but not another boondoggle). We need shops and other services besides government buildings downtown. This also might stop some of the urban sprawl.
348	Development restricted to inner city
349	Develpop city/county wide water harvesting from streets as well as roofs
350	Difference between Tucson and Oro Valley
351	Difficult/timely to navigate across town
352	Difficulty finding good, walkable, central neighborhood
353	Difficulty in getting around (roads, traffic)
354	Discouraging big box stores, encouraging independent small businesses. Create more job opportunities.
355	Distance again
356	Distance between areas of Tucson/No public transport
357	Distance to shopping (too far)
358	Distances to services are too long - too much commuting
359	Districts like Iron Horse and Pie Allen have old homes, but the old homes are deteriorating. In other cities, homes in historic districts are treated with care and people take pride in their neighborhoods. I love living near downtown, but would like to see historic buildings restored to make the area more attractive to people who would otherwise abandon the City for the suburbs.
360	Diversity is important in every aspect of life. Tucson and Pima County have a very wide variety in most aspects of life. We have Mt. Lemmon, and we have the Sonoran Desert. We have the 17th St. Market and wed have La Encantada. El Guero Canello and Anthony's in the Foothills. Great municipal golf that is quite affordable, and championship golf that is less so... But the diversity throughout the city is remarkable.
361	Do not have to travel far for most things that are important to me as well as ability to go to the airport and see the rest of our family
362	Doesn't give a good appearance
363	Don't destroy natural beauty by allowing building up to forest line
364	Don't destroy natural habitats
365	Don't have to get on a highway to get most places
366	Don't like all the strip mall developments
367	Don't want to become heat island - lack of water and can't support population
368	Don't want to hurt
369	Downtown - restaurants, nightlife, compactability, great place to live
370	Downtown Parking
371	Downtown Tucson became a 'pit' after malls pulled shoppers away from the downtown area. Two hour parking for a fee is insulting to shoppers. All day parking would encourage people to explore the downtown area.
372	Downtown Tucson is severly neglected and looks like it is falling apart. I can appreciate the idea of keeping 'commercial investors' out, but unfortunately the majority of money comes from commercial investors. Downtown areas should be havens for the community and although there are efforts to obtain this in Tucson, the neglect of the infrastructure is evident and makes the Downtown area look unfriendly. I am also hoping that the new trolly system will improve the Downtown area.
373	Downtown and 4th avenue are terrific places to spend time and enjoy Tucson's urban culture.
374	Downtown food store
375	Downtown is very ugly, especially around the Stone Ave. underpass, which is the gateway to downtown form the north. Old railroad loading docks and weed-filled lots are the norm, along with fences around burned-out buildings, etc. The recent 'paving' of lots east and west of Stone, north of the tracks, exemplifies the problem. Cheap paving, done a month ago, already has weeds growing from underneath. An ugly fence and electrical wiring remain to service a billboard. The La Placita parking lot sign is missing several letters. None of this is major but, collectively, it sends a 'we don't give a shit attitude' that gets in the way of success.
376	Downtown lacks residential development � just big buildings
377	Downtown needs retail stores and a twenty screen movie theatre besides housing, a supermarket, and a sports arena. Denver's LoDo happened after building Coors Stadium. People will go out to eat after a movie or a game.
378	Downtown parking
379	Downtown really should have a pedestrian mall
380	Downtown should be a vibrant ad attractive place for people of all ages. I would like to see downtown Tucson create a pedestrian mall along part of downtown similar to Denver's. I think more can be done to create college student housing and thriving retail and restaurants. Additionally, I would like to see more signage and promotion of museums and events that occur downtown.
381	Downtown/midtown neighborhoods! Especially mine
382	Downtowns work! Centralized places where people can work, live, and play give cities character and make them more attractive places to live. A flourishing downtown will also help us retain more graduates from the university and create a better-educated populace, one that will continue to improve our community for generations.
383	Drainage is bad, it causes potholes, and instead of fixing the drainage, they just keep filling the potholes
384	Driving in Tucson is not so hard. Tucson is spread a lot, but most of the things are in the central area, so it's easy to access.
385	Driving in Tucson seems dangerous - people slow down for the photo cameras, then speed right up. People run most every light; yellow means to speed up instead of slow down in Tucson! The downtown intersection at Congress/Toole/Broadway was horribly designed. It is a terror in rush hour.
386	Driving through many of Tucson's older neighborhoods is like visiting a war zone. There is a ton of vacant and underutilized land, trash, and poorly maintained properties. I know poverty is the root cause of this. We have a lot of residents who are down and out. Its sad.
387	Driving to work there is a lot of gridlocks from the pedestrians and buses. Don't have have safe above traffic crosswalks, lots of accidents are constantly occurring for mid-traffic crosswalks
388	Due to limited freeway system, I don't go to a lot of parts of the town just because it will take 45 minutes to an hour to get there. Even though it is only 15 to 20 miles away. Please no more stoplights! =(
389	Dump that silly streetcar and have mass tansit from east Tucson straight down Broadway to the downtowm where people work.
390	During the months from October through May are routes are maxed out.
391	During the week it would take me almost twice as long to get to work as it does on weekends becuase there is no flow to the traffic and roads are antique
392	Ease of shopping for necessities plus ability to get out into open space/ desert within minutes
393	Ease to go shopping at the level you can afford ie. Walmart to La Encantada, theater, dinner, concerts (like Elton John, Cher, KD Lang, Joan Baez only 10 minutes from my home.
394	Easier connection from west to east
395	Easier traveling at peak traffic times
396	East West & North South Trolly corridors terminating at the Downtown bus depot.
397	East west thoroughfare
398	East/West Highway Across Northern Tucson
399	East/West transportation
400	East/West transportation (drawing of a road) - need a faster route
401	East/west transportation - need faster option
402	Easy access (fast) to many diverse geographies/locales, both by road and air
403	Easy access to all my shopping needs, traffic is not tht bad
404	Easy access to commercial areas (I live within 1/2 mile of three grocery stores and a farmers market) Campbell and Prince
405	Easy access to everything in my community
406	Easy access to hiking trails . . . .
407	Easy access to so many trails and places to ride our bikes
408	Easy access to the freeway
409	Easy to get around
410	Easy to het to Tucson - good priced flights - nice highway access
411	Education links to the use of resources and it links to infrastructure problems
412	Efficiencies � less time commuting
413	Efforts to bring more visitors downtown will not happen until there is easy, free parking. People who are unfamiliar with downtown already are somewhat apprehensive about one way streets, diagonal roads, etc. In addition, they do not know where easy parking is and too many meters downtown do not provide adequate time to get anything accomplished. I suggest that a free parking garage or lot be available directly adjacent to downtown with free trolleys or shuttles or a parking facility directly in the downtown area to allow people easy free parking. For some reason, people hate to pay for parking and will avoid places where they have to pay.
414	Either more direct air routes or faster, easier access to Sky Harbor.
415	Elementary school is close to my house
416	Enables residents to work on local priorities like a town center
417	Encourage connectiveness between local communities
418	Encourage physical fitness, well-being, alternative to engage in activities and outdoors
419	Encourage this often ignored way to reduce the carbon footprint, my cycle and I take less space, use less gas, emit less fumes and it is a fun way to commute and go downtown for fun (if one had reliable parking and did not feel bad taking up a whole car space).
420	Enforcement of pedestrian crossing
421	Enhance/create a vibrant Downtown - one that draws all residents (e.g. TMY) Need stores, more affordable restaurants, and more public events
422	Entrances to businesses
423	Especially downtown, lets transform the rondstat bus terminal into an outdoor plaza and performance venue. submerge the stone speedway intersection and expand the park to 3 corners servicing students and downtown. encourage food carts and bike parking.
424	Establish inner belts for traffic
425	Even if we did have the sidewalks, people don't walk (or let their children walk) because we are so afraid of everyone - in spite of what the statistics say
426	Even though I love that fact that Tucson is laid back (see response in #1) I still wish downtown had more consistent energy. I've heard it said often before but Denver is a great example of what I am referring to. Event Phoenix is moving ahead of Tucson in terms of their downtown! Light rail, public art, universities, housing, restaurants, shops - it's a great mix that Tucson would benefit from.
427	Even though Urban Renewal tried to erase the deep cultural roots of the Old Pueblo by demolishing downtown businesses and neighborhoods the human connection wasn't destroyed. It is the people and history that maintains Tucson.
428	Even though we have met the million mark with our population, it still feels like a small town. I love that our streets are big enough to drive on - compared to NY where the streets are so narrow. I love that we are not perfect, but we are better than most in comparison.
429	Ever try to go on Broadway or Congress in rush hour?
430	Every road widening, bus pullout, resurfacing and striping project should in the early stages ask the question will this project streamline transportation and increase the quality of life of Tucsonans and visitors.
431	Everybody that lives in Tucson suffers from a lack of well maintained roads. We also need a cross-town loop freeway or parkway.
432	Everything from grocery stores to doctor's offices are all within a reasonable distance.
433	Everything is close by
434	Everything is close to my home
435	Everything is close together; the whole city is within about a 10 mile radius
436	Everything is pretty close
437	Everything is reachable in a short amount of time
438	Everything you need is within a few miles drive and if you choose wisely - walk.
439	Everytime i walk home i always walk in the dirt and everytime it rains my shoes muddy and dirt.
440	Example: University Boulevard to Stone should be enhanced to create more linkages Downtown. Walkway needed on 4th Avenue and 6th Avenue. More outdoor cafes needed like San Diego Gaslight District
441	Expand Trolly Lines
442	Extensive network of bicycle paths and trails.
443	Extremely poor growth planning, no decent cross routes
444	FORM COMMUNITY TRAILS THAT CONNECT
445	Family gathering places � parks/rec./trails/paths � to connect communities
446	Family parks, recreation, ? Trails, bike lanes tie us together and unique to Tucson. Goes into desert, mountains "big small town", friendliness
447	Farmer's markets
448	Farmers market
449	Farms and markets are incredibly important to me because they build community, self-sufficiency, and sustainability. The farms bring in food that is fresher, better tasting and more nurturing than the food I find at large stores. At the markets, I get to mingle with other Tucsonans that are actively engaged in the people and foods around them rather than hopelessly occupied by the colors and marketing gimmicks at the stores.This allows me to make connections.
450	Fast transit' along major street corridors
451	Feeling that 'everything' is accessible (near-by); feeling that i can 'know' the city, engage easily with it without getting lost physically or in accomplishing my business
452	Few freeways ...
453	Finally decide where to put the new Greyhound station. I would be convient for the passenger if the new station was located close to the train station and the downtown local bus tranfer station.
454	Finish Rio Nuevo: get affordable housing downtown, as well as upscale condos, etc. Get a major grocery store and drugstore down there. Make downtown Tucson LIVE againg.
455	Finish the road widing projects.
456	First off, we need a light rail system along the most obvious corridors (Oracle, Grant, Speedway, Broadway, 22nd, South 6th). We also need a good bus system, where buses make stops at least every quarter of an hour. Further, we need a good bike-path system where there are obvious corridors across town and where there are bike paths separated from automobile traffic.
457	Fix the lack of continuous bike and pedestrian lanes
458	Fixxing thsewer treatment plant west of i-10
459	Flooding is partially the result of the current parking code
460	Flowing Wells started with infrastructure because it was lacking
461	Focus on condensing areas to put industries and to protect them from sprawl
462	Food deserts and fast food gluts in the area, where the population has no access to healthy foods. Drachman has a map of food deserts
463	Food is important and with farmers markets and the food co-op there are great choices in tucson
464	Food stores, clothing stores, refreshments
465	Foothills shops and eat establishments
466	Forget about the back-in parking
467	Framers Markets
468	Free parking garages downtown
469	Freeway
470	Freeway is a scar that divides the city
471	Freeway of express way from one side of town to the other
472	Freeway on Grant to go West to East on Houghton
473	Freeway on the east side
474	Freeway only at west and very south end of city. Would be nice to have a loop around other parts of the city
475	Freeway or limited access express ways
476	Freeway system
477	Freeway system.
478	Freeway system/roadways
479	Freeway to go east and west
480	Freeway: Make building a loop around the North and East sides of our city a priority
481	Freeways
482	Freeways in town
483	Freeways needed
484	Freeways.
485	Friendly streets with bike paths to get around town
486	From the ground up, Tucson is becoming a hub for sustainable design, Green products, LEED certified buildings, alternative energy technologies, organic gardening. This bodes well for the future here.
487	Funding continues to be cut by the state, the county and the city. Parks are well utilized and a tremendous ammenity for our community. To continue to cut funding will impact the quality of life for citizens.
488	GET BETTER ROADS
489	Garages are ok, but the street parking situation is horrible. I often visit downtown
490	Generally good bikability
491	Get around town faster.
492	Get better cross town, around town routes
493	Get people working closer to where they live
494	Get rid of the stink pot sewer plant that our guests have to smell as they drive in to the city!
495	Get the trails along the rivers connected and completed.
496	Getting around town can be a hassle. I prefer not driving East to West if I don't have to. Putting more traffic lights on those roads may have helped with the traffic flow but in reality, it only lowers the number of people that are willing to go across town to shop/search for good restaurant. I personally would like to support the business around the downtown area but getting in, finding parking, and getting out takes outrageously long. Highway, I-10, going towards phoenix has a bottle neck by miracle mile exit, causing bad traffic jam if not accidents. Also, good driving education should be stressed extensively since there are many slow drivers on the left lane of the interstate.
497	Getting around town is becoming murder. 30% of RTA dollars are bor bus riders that account for 3% of people (per RTA when pushing their tax)
498	Getting from the Eastside to the Northwest is too difficult and time consuming.
499	Given Tucson's climate, it is possible to ride you rbike most every day. I wish there were more off the street bike avenues/lanes/paths. This would really contribute to my quality of life. Biking is great you can meet many of your transportion needs in this climate and get good exercise and enjoymentat the same time. I ride my bike to work and to do many of my errands, but, the biggest obstacle to doing more is safety and and the availability of convenient, safe bike routes.
500	Given our ideal climate, we should be developing alternate forms of transportation. Walkways, bike trails, light rail, improved bus system
501	Given that Tucson is situated in one of the sunniest regions of the country, I find it inexcusable that we lack viable solar-powered transportation - or even better bike lanes to encourage people to drive less.
502	Given the regularity of the monsoon season here, i wonder if the city/TEP could do anything to be more prepared for its arrival. more specifically, it would be nice if the city could install some kind of drainage system, and if TEP could do something to prevent my electricity from going out during every rain storm.
503	Golf courses use lots of water. The rest of us are constantly exhorted to use less water, reuse grey water, and catch and use rain water. Just because a person can afford the water, does not mean they are more entitled to use it. For heaven's sake, we live in the desert!
504	Good bookstores
505	Good infrastructure like Portland and mountain views
506	Good places to meet people (bookstores)
507	Good size community, with a variety of restaurants, activities and things to do.
508	Great 'bones' and improvements to make it a pedestrian friendly, thriving downtown but it still needs more reason to come down there after hours (bars, clubs, restaurants, etc.) and designated areas/clusters of shops (i.e. antiques). Wig stores and Greyhound stations don't work!
509	Great for raising children - the width of the streets allows for easier passing in your lanes, more sidewalks allow easier access to parks to & quiet small, unique neighborhoods!
510	Great places to cycle, swimming available year round, paths available for running, etc.
511	Great restaurants
512	Greatly improve bike lanes
513	Green Infrastructure
514	Green Valley Village to be the core of the "town" (poorly designed shopping center, no downtown)
515	Greyhound bus station
516	Grid layout makes it easy to get around
517	Grocery near our building (across the street or within 2 blocks)
518	Grocery stores, churches, parks, schools, are close to my house
519	Had TMJ from driving L.A. freeways ... Happy to drive city streets to get me where I want to go ...
520	Hard to drive ....no 'parkways'
521	Hard to get around.
522	Hard to go east/west without major freeway
523	Hard to travel around-Tucson is not that big and has never aggressively addressed this issue
524	Have a better plan with the road construction projects.
525	Have basic necessities within walking distance of home.
526	Have many options all in 1 place
527	Having a lot available isn't worth nearly as much if getting there and parking takes the fun out of it.
528	Having a walkable city (such as is found in Europe, parts of South America, and elsewhere in the world) improves our overall quality of life. A person can get their bread, coffee, and produce all within a short walk
529	Having lived in DC, I learned the value and convenience of public transportation. How wonderful it would be to, at minimum, have an east/west and north/south light rail system. Kolb to Silverbell and Ina to 22nd.
530	Having people work, play, shop close to where they live helps build community and a stronger tie to where they live. Just improves the quality of life!
531	Having the desert museum, Old Tucson walking areas
532	Having things in proximity decreases travel time and increases time available for accomplishing desired activities.
533	Health food sores
534	Hello Kitty Store
535	Help support the local community and off healthy, safe and fare trade goods.
536	Helps property values and instills pride
537	Helps to get around town easier and economically viable for the city to grow
538	High-speed rail to connect through Chandler into Phoenix. A East-West traffic solution in the city.
539	Highway
540	Highway system (lack of a good one)
541	Highways/access
542	Hiking trails
543	Hiking trails.
544	Hodge-podge feeling of layout of different areas within city
545	Horse paths so don't have to drive car
546	Horse trails, community garden
547	Hot urban landscape - lack of green spaces
548	Hotels in the Tucson
549	Housing and apartments are generally located close to shopping, transportation, shopping and medical (Doctor and Hospital) facilities. Travel time is reduced and response time by Fire Department and Police is good.
550	How can we have a million plus metro population and not have an efficient way to get from one side to the other
551	How spread out it is
552	I HATE how Tucson is setup with driving through the streets to get anywhere. If they just built a west to east freeway going down Grant, things will be a lot better around here. Also, a freeway going up/down Oracle will help.
553	I absolutely hate freeways. I actually wish Tucson would not grow anymore.
554	I am a bicycle commuter and the bike lanes are unsafe
555	I am a cyclist and believe that cities can be livable without being overly dense, loud or dirty and that designing cities on a bike/pedestrian scale is the way to get there.
556	I am a runner and there isn't really good places to run long distance other than river road
557	I am an active hiker and trails advocate. As a long-time resident, I see the need to preserve threatened recreation areas, and provide more nonmotorized recreation opportunities nearby as our population threatens to overuse existing ones.
558	I am concerned that Tucson keeps spreading out as people always want to live on the fringes of town. With the population growth projections, we soon won't have any Sonoran Desert or other natural resources left that give Tucson its amazing sense of place. These far flung communities create longer commutes for residents, and present air quality problems and traffic jams among other things. We need to bring down the cost of infill/re-development and raise the cost/impose greater restrictions on sprawl.
559	I am excited about the street car and feel that this is an excellent direction to move in... making our communities more livable and walkable is one reason i love Tucson and would like to see this focus continue
560	I am hoping that the Streetcar ties Downtown and the U of A together in a way that spurs development and creates a destination that allows us to eat, drink and have fun. Fun for adults and family.
561	I am not for adding new freeways (to big city) but I do think we need to improve the roads we have. I think there should be a portion of our taxes that go to pay a PRIVATE company to do road construction/ repair. The city/ Pima County have failed miserably – if the city was run like a major corporation we would be far better off instead they are a charity that uses funds unwisely and continually asks for hand-outs (e.g. raising taxes)
562	I am now and elder and am partially disabled. Being low income I cannot afford taxis. I do not go anyplace now except to medical appointments and grocery shopping because of a lack of transportation. I am cut off from festivals, artistic events, concerts, etc. because I can not get there. We need small SUV's for door-to-door transportation. The Sun Van is okay, but you have to wait too long if you don't know your exact departure time.
563	I am told that Tucson is not supposed to street lighting in order to have clear sky for various astronomy centers around the area. I do appreciate this effort in terms of energy saving also but sometimes many streets in university area are too dark.Enough dark to make you feel unsafe.There are times that i have to walk through them (when i dont have any company and i have a reason to go out alone), i have to be really cautious. Having some light around university where most of residents do walk would be additional but useful step in avoiding any crime in the area.
564	I am troubled that our community is so reliant on the automobile for transportation. It causes air pollution, stress (all those traffic jams!), safety concerns (no pedestrian eyes on the street as well as many auto crashes), and is a public health issue (not enough walking!!!). A major problem is underfunded multi-modal transit options. Our community needs to start giving greater priority to mixed use, higher density infill developments, walkable communities, more sidewalks, bus pullouts, shade trees, more regional bus lines, bikeways, bike lanes, and greater frequency of bus arrivals/departures.
565	I appreciate all the bike routes and paths, the fact that lots of people ride so most drivers know to look out for us, and that I can ride all year long.
566	I believe it was the heritage element of the original Rio Nuevo plan that garnered the support of the public, and this element should be restored. It is Tucson's deep roots and diversity that make it different from other cities, and we should be emphasizing those differences in attracting visitors to our city.
567	I bike as my main form of transportation, and thanks to the amazing bikability here in Tucson, my family is transitioning to car-less! I love the bikelanes, and the emphasis on cycling as a priority through the way roads are set up.
568	I can access what I need easily
569	I can afford to own a home in midtown, walk or bike to my job at UA, and drive in less than 15 minutes to all the services I need.
570	I can be outdoors nearly 300 days out of the year. The panoramic view of the mountains; seeing a colorful team of cyclist on the road; the beauty of the desert; the spectacular canyons and trails; and the wildlife - all take ones breath away.
571	I can bicycle or walk most places, yet I have a yard where I can grow things.
572	I can do most of my shopping within five miles of my home.
573	I can have an outdoor garden, go for a hike, ride a bike, walk or run with family or friends, swim outdoors, and not deal with many environmental disasters common to other parts of the country.
574	I can walk during lunch and finish personal chores during this hour as well as visit the library (still free!) or sample great food at the farmer's market or Tucson Meet Yourself
575	I cannot stand the cold, and the high summer is still okay to walk around in
576	I chose a neighborhood in which I can walk to a grocery store, post office, restaurants, etc.
577	I commute by bike a few days a week but parts of my commute are dangerous with regard to lack of bike lanes or sand/debris along rillito path.
578	I dislike the fact that we don't have cross town freeways. Is there a fast way to go from the NW to the eastside?
579	I do bicycle commute at times and I have to ride on fast streets and bumpy roads that often have glass and other trash on them. I would like to be safe while commuting and I think this would increase the number of bicycle commuters as well, decrease pollution and car traffic.
580	I do not every want to see a highway through the city, even if many think it will help. It will only take away the view. We need more up to date transporation modes like a light way train on Speedway and Oracle to help more people commute than using cars.
581	I do not go downtown very often; it seems inaccessible and not very inviting--no walking paths, little business development, everyday events (not just weekends)
582	I do not like being dependent on a car or having children dependent on me to drive them everywhere when things are so far apart.
583	I do not like snow and contstand overcast skies, love the mountains and open vistas and hiking trails available so much of the year
584	I do not like that we HAVE no other options than surface streets to traverse the city. We are now over a million population--some people still think we are a small towna nd we will soon choke on our own emissions. We need freeways to deal with traffic now and into the future---we cannot sustain our population base without building freeways!
585	I do not mean bike paths, trolley (as dumb a project as Tucson has ever planned) or walking paths. Provide better roads for 98% of the population that use automobiles.
586	I don't enjoy driving so far and I like to shop.
587	I don't feel comfortable walking around at night because there is no street lighting, even in the downtown area. Additionally, police are rarely seen patrolling potential high use areas, such as downtown. A bike patrolman or two would be a good addition.
588	I don't feel safe at all watching people walk around carrying guns. It makes me feel threatened. I hate it! There should be gun control laws.
589	I don't know if it is how we are located, our lack of highways, or just an unwavering determination to not let our size impede our ability to still have a small town community feel.
590	I don't like cities and would rather enjoy the land without looking into someone yard or the back of a store
591	I don't like to drive. From my house near Campbell/Speedway, I walk to work, 12 pizza places, downtown, 4th Avenue, the zoo, my 2 kids' schools, Bookman's, many coffee shops, and campus in general. I can go 7 days without driving, easily
592	I don't like to walk on streets and drive past parks and other places and see people who are in need of help. We can do better.
593	I don't ride a bike but I don't want to hit one with my car. They need a separate sidewalk bike lane.
594	I don't want to wait for weeks for something to come in the mail after I ordered it online. I want to be able to go and get what I want, and put my hands and eyes on it.
595	I drive 25 miles each way down Oracle every day. Would be nice to skip all the lights.
596	I drive around Tucson, almost daily. The streets are in bad shape. I do not like freeways and I'm happy there are non bisecting our city.
597	I drive on the freeway all the time and the new widening of the freeway made it easier to travel on.
598	I enjoy being a bike traveler and I have for many years used my bike as my primary mode of transport. Not only is Tucson well suited for this because of the climate, but also because of the mostly adequate network of bike lanes and bike routes. Plus, lots and lots of people bike places so it is not unusual to show up somewhere on your bike.
599	I enjoy hiking and biking on the trails in the Tucson mountains, Catalina mountains, and Rincon mountains. Keeping a variety of trails open to mountain biking is important to me since I use these trails a lot. We also enjoy bringing our dogs to trails that are open to them to allow them to appreciate the trails as well.
600	I enjoy participating in outdoor activities and the abundance of parks, trail systems and outdoor events are a definite plus for me!
601	I enjoy the foot bridges that allow me to get from where i am going without having to worry about vehicle traffic
602	I enjoy the infrastructure that accompanies large metropolitan areas.
603	I enjoy the opportunity to get to a trail system quickly that can take you to many places in town.
604	I feel it's important to get people out of their cars. It's better for our environment/air quality, it's better for our community, and it's better for our individual health.
605	I feel like I know everyone here. I like shopping at local businesses where the shop owner knows me -- it makes me feel more connected with the community.
606	I feel like Tucson is finally starting to 'grow up.' The size of our community is large enough to support exciting opportunities for arts and entertainment, yet not so big as to be completely overwhelming. I am not opposed to Tucson growing in size, as long as we build the infrastructure (roads!) to support it.
607	I feel lucky to be in a hub right now -Sam Hughes neighborhood near Rincon Market. The place I like to practice yoga is close, the post office is close, I can get to 90% of my 'places' on my bike. It gives a sense of community - there should be more of this.
608	I find major improvements a must, yet there seems to be a lackadaisical attitude on the City development departments on overseeing the projects.
609	I go there every morning, its a pedestrian area with an artistic feel. its ok to be who you are downtown.
610	I hate commuting around tucson, it takes too long to get from one side of town to the other with out freeways.
611	I hate going to malls. Right now I couldn't even buy a shirt Downtown.
612	I hate that it takes me a half hour to get anywhere in this town. I would love to put a crosstown freeway in.
613	I hate to get in my car for everything, I want more opportunities for walking
614	I hate to see the City of Tucson cutting down trees just because a sidewalk cracked or 'it's blocking my view' as the case is in my neighborhood. Living in a desert I feel that we should have as much drought tolerant shade (i.e. trees!)as possible. Make it a law that if you cut down a native tree you have to replace it and keep it alive!
615	I hate to think that we could 'become like Phoenix,' but we have to face the fact that we need freeways or some type of limited access roads for driving across town.
616	I hate when im walking and there is no sidewalk to walk on and i have to walk on that sandy marsh or sand/dirt.
617	I have a dog that I take to the dog park when I am in Tucson
618	I have a number of medical issues that have and could require expert medical attention. The medical services I've enlisted so far are top-notch. Other services (entertainment, shopping, automotive, etc.) are pretty extensive for the population of the area.
619	I have a strong love/hate relationship with our alleys in central Tucson. I love that they are a quiet retreat for walking and dog walking, and I think the alleys are our greatest wasted resource. I don't like the crime that they bring into our central neighborhoods.
620	I have a very nice piece of property that allows my family to roam and my parents have a guest house on the property as well.
621	I have children, so leaving behind a healthy planet is a big priority for us. We do what we can, but we also appreciate a community that is also doing everything it can, including alternative energy, bike lanes, recycling, 2nd hand stores for re-using, etc.
622	I have found a new hobby and form of exercise. I love riding my bike here and the weather is great for that. Although the roads in the county could be improved with bike lanes.
623	I have lived in big cities, and would prefer living in a smaller town or rural.
624	I have lived in central Tucson for >40 years. I am always distressed that my tax and utility dollars go to subsidize the cost of expanding the city limits while maintenance is ignored on city streets. If people want to live further out, they need to pay the true cost of putting in roads and utilities.
625	I have never lived in a place that sooooo promotes driving cars. Knocking down buildings and potentially closing businesses to repeatedly widen streets is stupid. Congested streets + competitive public transportation fares + good bike lanes = less car traffic.
626	I have only gone to two farmers' markets, but both had a preponderance of craft items instead of fruits, vegetables, and other food products. I understand that local artisans want to sell their wares, but farmers' markets should be about the food. This is how it was in Rochester, NY, the city from which I moved to Tucson.
627	I know I'm just repeating myself and I apologize for that, but gosh I would really love for transportation around this city to improve. And it's not like better infrastructure is going to make us become like Phoenix... our traffic congestion doesn't determine who we are as a community.
628	I know it's not as bad as other places, but I moved here 51 years ago, so it's bad now. Solutions include grade-separated interchanges, non-bus mass transit, more 3rd street-style bike routes.
629	I know the streets, the neighborhood, the shops, the doctors, it's my town.
630	I learned a lot by being in cities that had diverse cultures. Tucson seems more on that path than before.
631	I left a large city and want to live in a smaller to midsize community with the high quality of life smaller cities have.
632	I like feeling a part of the community and being able to get around on city streets, no separated by freeways like Phoenix or LA
633	I like having a wide variety of different types of store available to shop in.
634	I like having everything I need around the corner from me
635	I like having personal connections and while I do not shop a lot I make it a point to patronize local businesses, especially eateries.
636	I like having services, educational and cultural facilities, and shopping areas fairly close to residential areas.
637	I like having specific spots that are not fully developed.
638	I like how Central Tucson is a walkable community. It's important to be able to walk outside your home or work and be able to interact with others and not be reliant on a car.
639	I like how Tucson does not feel overwhelming and like such a huge city such as Phnx or LA. Tucson still has a smaller town feel but still has a lot of entertainment, shopping, etc to offer. I think that is why so many people like it because you can still find something fun to do but it is not crazy expensive and there is still a lot of culture and events to explore.
640	I like knowing that museums, parks, shopping is comparable to big city shopping, but the small town feeling is important, too.
641	I like nature. Walgreens has a grocery section as well. I like to eat out once a week and we have 2 places close by
642	I like riding my bike as much as possible and I see more and more people riding. Bike paths like the ones on Columbus, Pima, 3rd street feel very safe. I would like to see more paths, wider ones and slower speed limits where bicyclists can feel safe. I would ride more if I felt safer.
643	I like seeing more people biking and having the designated bike lanes to allow for safer biking.
644	I like that I am recognized in my grocery store and credit union, that my gym, restaurants, out-door events are friendly and close. I love that I can go to first class theater productions of many sorts, both local and national tours. I appreciate that we are not (yet) paved over and getting significantly hotter due to loss of open spaces.
645	I like that Tucson feels like a small town, but is large enough to have lots of options for shopping, food, entertainment, etc. The small town feel makes everyone seem a little more approachable and friendly.
646	I like that Tucson has the amenities of a large city, yet I can relatively quickly get away to the mountains or explore the desert. This balance I think makes Tucson a very unique place.
647	I like that Tucson is a big city with a small town feel. I like that regardless of what area in town you live, there will be everything you need, nearby such as a grocery store, gas station, hair salon, etc.
648	I like the 4th Ave Street Fair
649	I like the balance between open space/outdoor activity and the big city atmosphere/amenities
650	I like the bike friendly environment encountered here in Tucson
651	I like the bike lanes and smooth pavement for recreation and commuting. I love Mt Lemon and the foothills for a variety. The single track mt. biking and hiking trails are incredible. It is n incredible community to bike in. It has room to improve and seems to do so daily. I see a huge economic impact from the known of El tour down to the unseen bike tourists.
652	I like the bike trails and biking can be a realistic alternative
653	I like the central part of town and being bicycle close to all the attractions the UA has to offer. I like to meet my friends at Raging Sage. I like the old homes in the central part of town. I love the desert and mexican influence on homes and landscaping. I love the mexican food!
654	I like the different shopping opportunities provided in the community.
655	I like the dog parks in Tucson
656	I like the electric car that is coming downtown, I would like to see a train connection between Tucson and Phoenix (maybe Flagstaff, but I don't know if the tracks go that way). It would be good if we had a major north/south freeway/thruway to get through town quickly.
657	I like the fact I can get across town in a reasonable time, but with a freeway that time could be decreased even more. Instead I'm stuck stopping at a traffic light every block.
658	I like the fact that I can find everything I personally need in one area of Tucson, if I choose to. Yet, I can travel to another area for even more selection if I need to. The size of Tucson meets all my personal shopping needs.
659	I like the fact that there are more and more bike paths.
660	I like the local franchises because of the variety they provide compared to what I can get in my local community, such as Magpies and Eegees.
661	I like the size of Tucson, it feels like a small town in many ways because there aren't huge highways everywhere, but we do have lots of retail and attractions that you would find in a big city, we have a decent size airport that serves a wide area
662	I like things that are convenient for me
663	I like to bicycle and the weather is great for it and many routs around town are great for commuting by bicycle. I love riding through neighborhood and seeing all the great tucson houses and yards and buildings
664	I like to bike, hike, etc and Tucson has a good network of hiking trails and bike lanes to support this activity
665	I like to commute to work by bike, but often feel like I am taking my life into my hands even on bicycle routes. I would love to see something like the 3rd street bikeway north of Speedway. I would also love it if there could be more of the stations for requesting a light change from one's bike. There are certain intersections along my route, where the light only changes if a car comes to the intersection because a bike is not heavy enough to make the light change.
666	I like to hike and walk for exercise and health.
667	I like to ride my bike to work and would like to see more well planned bike paths. Tucson drivers are nuts!
668	I like to shop.
669	I like to walk to education
670	I like to walk to entertainment.
671	I like urban experiences. I lived in Ann Arbor MI for many years. It has about the same 'feel' as Tucson, but it has a lively downtown that is the cultural center of the city. We need that.
672	I live between or near three of the worst intersections on the east side of Tucson. Making an intersection 10 lanes wide on each side in both directions (6 lanes of thru, two left, and a right turn/bus bay on each side) is madness. Folks drive too fast, the roads are not exactly straight as you approach the intersection and having a red-light camera only catches one type of infraction. No wonder people don't walk, ride bikes, etc.
673	I live central/east side. It would be great to jump on a train (light rail?) that would quickly and efficiently take me to shows or restaurants at the university or downtown.
674	I live in Sahuarita and it take 25 min to get down town and 45 min to get to the foot hills were good restaurants and entertainment is located.
675	I live in Silver City New Mexico most of the year and there is only a WalMart there
676	I live in Vail but travel to Tucson (mid-town)every day for work and while I like the 45 minutes of solitary time I get it does get more congested as time goes on and around the holidays it gets crazy going anywhere here in town. Complete the Houghton corridor project; the space and need is there.
677	I live in an area that is considered a food desert, in Southwest tucson.
678	I live in an area where the best route out for recreation is through the Sabino Canyon and Tanque Verde intersection--a heart stopper on a bike--and the route to the UA and points west is via River to Craycroft--a heart stopper generally but especially during rush hour.
679	I live in midtown - about a mile from the UA. I love my area but notice that even in the middle of town, there are vacant lots. It would be great to develop these lots into community gardens or responsible single family homes. I am disappointed in the mini dorm blight in neighborhoods around campus. These structures are ugly and not in accordance with the neighborhood.
680	I live in midtown but still have to drive most everywhere I go. Need more business infill, mixed use developments, relaxation of zoning regs to allow these. (Relax the sign code too - I want interesting neighborhoods, not cookie cutter)
681	I live in the county and I enjoy large home lots.
682	I live just 6 miles away from my place of business on nearly 3.5 acres with my wife and horses. Most metropolitan locations could not offer that opportunity without a significant commute of 20 miles minimally. Despite lack of major east/west route, traffic is not a problem.
683	I live just west of downtown in the area most affected by the planned revitalization. So far, there is a wall and a few up-scale homes that no-one in the neighborhood could ever afford to purchase. There are so many wonderful things that could be happening: downtown as an all pedestrian area with restaurants, theater, music, outlets for traditional native crafts, the Stewart Boot Company (or similar), good art galleries (like Etherton), and trams to connect to all of it plus the Tucson Museum of Art and surrounding historic sites. 'A' Mtn. could be cleaned up and made into a safe place for walking, biking, and site seeing from trams for tourists, families, others who congregate - but no cars and no alcohol or drugs. The land west of the river should not just be another housing development. We need walkways, horse trails, an interactive science center, movie theaters, coffee shop, a Trader Joe's or Sunflower, a pool, a gym, boutique hotel, amenities that appeal to the neighborhood and to tourists alike. I personally resent the increase in my property taxes that was meant to reflect the higher values that Rio Nueve was going to create. I don't want lower taxes, I want Rio Nuevo!!
684	I live mid-town, and I love that there are people from all walks of life and socioeconomic realities co-mingled. Gated 'exclusive' communities are not my vision of what is great about Tucson.
685	I live on the north west corner of the Presidio area and to shop I have to go at least a mile and a half. Plus an city center should be a place where you can walk and find entertainment and commerce easily. I know! It's difficult.
686	I live within TUSD. I have a lovely family neighborhood with a park and neighborhood pool. We have a mixed neighborhood with both young families and retirees. Of all the kids in my neighborhood, NONE of them go to our neighborhood school. Everyone is either open-enrolled, in a charter school or in a private school. My own daughter is open-enrolled 10 minutes away from our neighborhood. The quality of our schools needs to improve, or no young families are going to want to relocate here. Again, Oro Valley, and Vail have done much better jobs of creating communities with good planning and good schools.
687	I lived in Phoenix for a few years back in the 1980s. It is a fast-paced city. Tucson runs on a slower, more relaxed speed. People's driving is kinder and slower and their mood does not tend to be as stressed. Tucson has a small-town feel when talking with people and shopping throughout the city. Tucson is friendlier.
688	I lived near Denver for several years and loved going downtown, specifically the LoDo district. Day or night there is an energy there - people walking along the 16th Ave pedestrian street or riding the free tram between shops/restaurants. There are several bars, clubs and restaurants all in one central location near Coors Field, where the Rockies play. They revitalized their downtwon before I moved to Colorado so I don't know the details of what they did to improve it and attract the energy it now has, but their city planners would definitely be a resource to talk to. Our downtown isn't the 'hub' of Tucson. Unless something like the 2nd Saturdays event is happening where there are multiple things going on at once, it's not the most appealing area of Tucson to spend time, particularly at night.
689	I lived through two major droughts in CA, and easily consume <50 gal water per day. It's inconceivable to me that new residential construction doesn't have water harvesting and graywater built in, or that commercial parking lot water harvesting (PCC East, Target Superstore) isn't mandatory.
690	I love being able to get on a trail and feel like I am out of town, without really being 'out of town'.
691	I love being able to ride my bike to work on safe bike lanes.
692	I love living in the desert, and I love that the Tucson community brings its desert identity into the urban structures as well. Buildings are generally low slung, thus leaving views of the mountains and desert surroundings. Yards are usually landscaped with the desert in mind. Art and architecture are often created around desert themes.
693	I love observing the stars without light pollution. Yes there is some, but the nights when it is clear and dark are particularly enjoyable.
694	I love our southwest cultural diversity, and I love shopping for unusual things.
695	I love seeing the mountains and the variety/levels of hiking trails. I appreciate that they're clear of homes.
696	I love that I live in a bike friendly town where there are many others that share this interest � using the 3rd St path to get to work is very enjoyable
697	I love the Rillito parkway, and cant wait until the Arcadia parkway is underway. We need more of these areas.
698	I love the feeling of helping our community with shopping locally and at the same time not spending fuel to go to the BIG CITY, when we have everything we could need right here.
699	I love the liberal social and political attitudes of Tucsonans. I love the liberal organizations and intelligent conversation that is so prevalent around the university and elsewhere in town. I love living within walking distance of a Middle-Eastern Hookah Lounge, Vegetarian restaurant and French cafe.
700	I love the mountains and hiking trails on the outskirts of Tucson. These trails enable me and my family to stay connected to the earth while staying physically active and emotionally balanced.
701	I love to ride by bicycle to work and in Tucson I can, without needing to fear for my life, thanks to wide streets, bike lanes, bike paths and a general acceptance of cycling.
702	I love to ride my horse, especially out on trails
703	I moved to this house in 1991 from a small patio home. I have 1 acre. I still have close neighbors but I also have a little space.
704	I need to spend lots of time outdoors and Tucson has so much in the way of urban trails, hiking opportunities, bike paths, etc. I love all the events held regularly, particularly 'Tucson Meet Yourself' and 'Second Saturday.' I walk up Tumamoc hill regularly too.
705	I never want to see what I saw regarding ASU celebrating on OUR home field again. They had their own private corner for their fans, team, and band. This fueled their performance and became sickening to the loyal UA alumni/fan base at the end of the game.
706	I often don't feel safe in Tucson. Seems to be high crime. Dark streets, feels unsafe. Hard to find places for children to walk around without a parent and feel they are safe.
707	I own horses and it is good to see so many trails and other horses around
708	I personally do not enjoy driving around Tucson because it's all inner-city driving that takes too long. There needed to be some sort of highway system that makes traveling in the Tucson area easier and faster. Seems Tucson is re-active in the planning of this community instead of pro-active.
709	I prefer to walk or ride the bus rather than use my car. The bus service at night is awful.
710	I read something once that said here in Tucson if you walk out of your front door and stand next to the very next person that comes along chances are you will be of completely different ethnic-racial backgrounds. How exciting is that? That experience becomes both a learning and teachable moment.
711	I realize that they are trying to reduce lighting because of the observatory. However, I think poor lighting of streets makes areas more difficult to navigate at night. It also makes areas more susceptible to criminal activity.
712	I really enjoy being in a relatively small city and having so many dining, shopping and coffee options. There are so many quality restaurants that are unique to Tucson, these also have very affordable prices!
713	I really like the variety of events that take place in Tucson, from rodeos to classicial concerts. However, Tucson really needs to have larger venues to bring in bigger and better events of all types.
714	I ride my bike a lot, but I am scared of bike lanes that suddenly end on busy streets and fast traffic. More bike boulevards please!
715	I ride my bike a lot. I commute on it nearly every day. As nice as Tucson is for biking, it could be better with more underpasses like the ones that go under Speedway near UA and more routes with better separation from car traffic.
716	I ride my bike every day and appreciate bike facilities and routes that make cycling safer for riders of all ages and skill levels. I'd like to see more of this.
717	I ride my bike everyday
718	I see so many vacant lots that get turned into apts. or parking lots. Why not find all these little lots and make pocket parks. People can sit in shady areas, walk their dogs, meet their neighbors, have a small garden plot to plant veggies. These could be gathering places as well as green areas to enhance the ambiance of neighborhoods. They don't have to be large. In Japan they are stuck everywhere in Tokyo, which is incredible crowded, but the neighborhoods have as much green as possible.
719	I see this happening in Phoenix area. Schools are adjacent to parks so that there is not a duplication of water resources. Schools can use facilities during school year. I am very worried about water in our desert. I see also that Phoenix area requires large construction projects to have areas for water to drain into the soil. Every apartment , housing project, mall has large green drainage areas to offset the concret paving and buildings.
720	I see too many of the white ghost bikes around town. Often the reason is because the road is just not engineered to have both bikes and cars occupying the same space. It isn't right for cyclists to hold up traffic or cause traffic to do dangerous moves to pass them, but cyclists should have safe places for commuting or pleasure.
721	I shared that #1 is the view of the mountains. I also love seeing landscape or plain stone in medians. To see weeds and bushes/trees going wild makes Tucson not what it could be.
722	I spent time in Germany and it was so wonderful. I could walk everywhere, but things in smaller quantities, and really got to know my area. When I can back to Tucson, I had to start driving everywhere again. We developed to sell cars, so everything in this country is developed to drive to
723	I suppose we would need uninterrupted sidewalks to be able to request shade trees be planted! Shade trees for parking under would be good too!
724	I think Tucson needs a couple of 'hearts' at key locations throughout the City. What I mean is a 'business district', 'arts district', 'food district', etc. Tucson has no 'heart' or 'hearts.' For example, in other cities there is a 'Chinatown' or 'arts district' or 'business district'. Tucson is scattered nothingness. We are unique. The old mission could be the 'Old Mission District.' Labeling is important to me and I think to visitors.
725	I think it is important for the community to try to spend more on local, healthier food in places such as farmer's markets rather than buy food filled with preservatives at more commercial institutions.
726	I think it's great that Tucson has retained so much of its natural 'look' and hasn't been over planted with non native greenery. I like seeing the javalinas, jackrabbits, and coyotes. What would become of Tucson if it looked like Phoenix?
727	I think that a light rail system or some other public transportation would do a lot for the city. If it all networked through downtown, the inner city would improve dramatically. An interstate through the east/center of town would work wonders as well for getting around easier.
728	I think that this community would benefit tremendously if we could bring a bit more balance to our transportation options and make the city more liveable/walkable/bikeable. It would not only make the geography more attractive, it would have tremendous health benefits. It makes me crazy that such an obvious win-win concept is met with such resistance by powerful interests that have such influence.
729	I think we should limit water useage by not allowing certain trees & shrubs(and GRASS!) We should stay with indiginous plantings. Golf courses must only use reclaimed, non-potable water.
730	I travel a lot. To have a vibrante walkable, safe urban core with the arts, the restaurants, the liveable community is priceless....
731	I travel on a daily basis by foot, bike, or car
732	I use a 4 wheeled walker and there are not enough sidewalks and the ones that do exist are in horrible condition.
733	I use our existing paths, wish there were more.
734	I use to live on 4th Avenue growing up as a kid and walked to downtown to the movies and shop.
735	I visit other communities that have great bus and rail service. It's so wonderful to leave the car at home.
736	I walk to my university at night from the bus and the lighting is real bad and the trees and shrubs are in the walk ways.
737	I want to be able to ride my bike from Civano to Sunflower Market without going in the street
738	I want to hop on a bus and go to the mall or the supermarket, and I want to know that a bus will come by every 15 minutes so that I can do that. I want to go out my door and ride a bike or walk for pleasure without getting mown down by cars.
739	I want to see streets dedicated to PEOPLE not cars. I want the city to devote time and resources to making this city more livable. Bike boulevards, greenways, smaller roads, light rail systems, passenger trains etc.
740	I was in Tucson when the trail heads at Finger Rock and Pima Canyon were beautiful and not cluttered with big houses. Trails in and around Tucson should be beautiful and tied together in networks and alternative transportation
741	I went to private school on a scholarship, and while I'm certainly not low-income, I was poor compared to most of my classmates. Still, my parents are educated and liberal, and they exposed me to lots of parts of Tucson. I can't stand the rich kids and their parents I went to school with, who say things like, 'OMG, I'm on 22nd Street! I'm so lost in the ghetto' or 'You went to South Tucson? What, you want to get shot?' or 'Why would you shop in a place where nobody even speaks English?'
742	I wish I lived in a neighborhood with sidewalks and bike paths (not just lanes on the busy street) so I could take advantage of the gorgeous weather 9 mos of the year and walk or bike with my family to do my errands and be out in my community safely and healthfully.
743	I wish more people lived near where they work.
744	I work all over town. I can make it to the east side, west side, and even Oro Valley in relatively short time. The commute here is never really as bad as I think it is. This helps greatly with my packed schedule and diverse work locations.
745	I work in home health and do a lot of driving around town. It's frustrating to get stuck at stoplight after stoplight.
746	I work very closely with blind and deaf-blind people and see how the inconsistencies of pedestrian walkways cause a lot of confusion and at times cause blind and deaf-blind travelers to put themselves in danger
747	I work with a population that relies heavily on public transportation. This includes people with disabilities, elderly, no other means of transportation (not having cars), physical disease and illness which makes it impossible to walk a mile or blocks to the nearest bus station, especially in summer. I live near Greasewood and Star Pass and the nearest bus station is 1.8 miles away. My husband works at the UofA and walks that distance every morning so he can take the bus, rain or shine.
748	I would build better streets, better highways, make it easier to go to and from
749	I would go into town more often if I could leave my car somewhere and easily walk the downtown area. It needs a face lift (Not a modern fake one) so that it's more inviting and easy.
750	I would have more of a variety of restaurants, shopping near valencia.
751	I would have turned Grant Rd into a limited access road to facilitate quicker cross town travel.
752	I would have visiting team sit someone else at the football games. Why is it that when our fans go to away games, that we are separted from each other and we sit in the nosebleed sections or in the midst of the home team. When visiting fans come to AZ stadium, they get to all sit together in section 17, right in front of where their team comes out. This creates a home team advantage at an opposing school feeling for them. It is especially 'fueling' for them if they bring their band like ASU did. It really urked me that they had their own little corner to celebrate after the game. This would NEVER happen and did not happen when we went to ASU last year. We were assigned seats way up high around other UA fans, but we were too high for the team to feel our influence. Our team came through the tunnel on the opposite end of the field from where our band was stuck (in the corner). Even though we pulled out the win, we did not have a section to celebrate with the band/team at the end of the game. I would really like Athletics to look into scattering visiting fans so they are not sitting right over the entrance of their team and to place any visiting band away from the team entrance and fans.
753	I would improve the walkability of all areas.
754	I would increase the amount of pedestrian/bicycle pathways
755	I would like more choices of restaurants and shops downtown.
756	I would like to drive downtown but free parking is difficult to find.
757	I would like to find a way to improve street lighting.
758	I would like to get around on my own steam a little more and not rely so much on my car. I sure could use the exercise. But there are no sidewalks or lights in my neighborhood and although there is shopping within walking distance, it is too dangerous to cross 6 lanes of traffic to get there.
759	I would like to go car-less but need better modes and ease of access to bike boulevards, buses, rail, etc.
760	I would like to go to many of the concerts like Willie Nelson etc., but don't want to drive to what seems like a whole different city. The community center large arena is ugly and unfriendly. I'd love to see it gone and replaced with a state of the art facility like other more progressive cities have. Phoenix has done such a good job putting all its entertainment, arts and sports venues downtown and close to each other. We sure lost out there.
761	I would like to have a centrally located place to live, work and play where I don't have to drive to get there.
762	I would like to have a smaller living unit in another part of town and would opt for a manufactured home if they were allowed to save money and have a lot on which I could have a productive vegitable garden that would provide me and my wife with products for our table
763	I would like to ride my bike to work but there is no safe route for a beginner like me.
764	I would like to see Tucson as a leader in alternative transportation. More bike lanes, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, comfortable buses, modern streetcar and light rail to Phoenix.
765	I would like to see some consitency with the signals. For example, while driving down Broadway, it would be nice if the lights were set to encourage drivers to go the speed limit to catch all green lights. Instead, it is like a start and stop. Also, the turn signals need to be the same at all signals. For example while one driver has a green arrow to turn left at the same time a driver has a right blinking arrow to go right.
766	I would like to walk to my work, or to the park, but in the middle of Summer it is too bare, not enough trees. It would be great to have more shade , also for cars at parking lots. Plant more trees!
767	I would love to be able to take the bus to work but the nearest bus stop is a mile from my work.
768	I would love to live in a more urban environment. Even mid-town feels like suburbia to me. I want to be able to walk to most destinations, like stores, services etc.
769	I would love to live in an urban environment with a southwest flare.
770	I would make motorcycle/scooter specific parking downtown like some cities do
771	I would use the bus if it came more often; I can't afford the extra time it takes waiting for buses; light rail would ease so much traffic congestion; fast train between Tucson & Phoenix would be tremenous asset to both communities.
772	I would use the bus in town if the distance to the bus stop was walkable for my age (84).
773	I'd like the city to be more walkable.
774	I'd like the city to look better. i think we need an architectural look depicting the 'old pueblo', and this needs to be taken into account when granting permits. we have some gorgeous buildings in Tucson and these could be the model. next, the plantings in street center dividers often look as if there has been no thought to it. one palm tree might be 5' tall and the one next to it is 15' tall. a little more artistic talent would go al LONG way to making our city more appealing.
775	I'd like to (see) Tucson become a city with sustainable densities that promote walkable and bikeable streets, vibrant neighborhoods and a healthier quality of life
776	I'd like to be able to shop, be entertained, and make medical/dental appointments in one small, pedestrian-friendly area. (Dream on!)
777	I'd like to bicycle and walk more places. This means better security for bicycle parkers.
778	I'd like to see music, art, and theater in the parks rise to the level of soccer, baseball, and softball. I love Tucson's parks, and there is a great diversity of activities available in them. But I'd like to see the concept of replacing an athletic field with a performance space, or even open space, be just as appealing as the opposite.
779	I'd like to think that I don't need to use a car for local trips.
780	I'd love to be able to bike from the northwest to downtown without getting on a local street or I-10 frontage road. NPRR has the alignment, can't we get a 12' ribbon of pavement in there to help get us around?
781	I'm Ok with the lack of a cross-town freeway, but we need another way other than Tanque Verde to drive/bike east-west on the north side of the city.
782	I'm glad we don't have any more 4 and 6 lane roads in Tucson. I like that we don't have freeways and/or 'loops' that go around and through the City.
783	I'm in a wheelchair and it's very difficult to get around with roads and sidewalks torn up
784	I'm likely to live in a subdivision that's a loop. You see lot's of nature. It feels like being in nature in the center of the city. Lot's of people walking and we have a mini community. For future development, we should structure the roads, etc. to build small communities within the larger community. I want to live at Grant/Swan so I walk to Starbucks and other places
785	I'm really close to a lot of different stores
786	I'm retired USAF and I don't have to change my medical and shopping habits
787	I've been to numerous other cities that have exciting downtown/midtown areas and one thing they all share are living options that bring lots of people together in a small geographic area. That, in turn, increases the number of services, businesses and options that cater to people. I'd like to see Tucson create centers of gravity around downtown, the UA and midtown that would encourage people to walk, shop and congregate. Look to San Diego's downtown neighborhoods (not just the gaslight), New Orleans' French Quarter, Memphis' downtown and Beale street, or the downtown of any big city in Europe.
788	I've lived here since 1984 and voted for each and every proposed freeway and improvement, but nothing ever happened... the Tucson traffic & freeway system is why there are so many dang accidents and road rage incidents!
789	I've walked along many major routes to get to places I wanted to get to (Country Club south from Campbell to Reid park) pushing a stroller. It was nearly impassable on some sides of the street or both until after passing Broadway (recently improved this year). Don't mention heading north on the west side of the street from Campbell. Traffic is inches away from you and there is no sidewalk...almost no space to push a stroller.
790	If down town had an infusion of businesses, which would mean parking and back to street improvements, I think that the disparate communites would be joined into a more cohesive unite
791	If it weren't so affordable to live here, I'd have moved to NY, CHI, SF, or SEA years ago. If Tucson wants to pretend to be a city, fine. Build more roads, bicker about cost feasibility studies over hotels and arenas, rustle up some hillbillies, and we can become Alabama West, or Kansas South. But we're not those places. We are a city of great diversity and beauty and we owe it to those who love it here to make ourselves more like the other great cities in America. I say this: More public transit options are the first step towards making that a reality. Look at any great city throughout the world and tell me how many of them where you'd need a car to move about. London, Moscow, Tokyo, NY, CHI, SF, SEA, etc. etc.
792	If there is one thing I miss from Ohio (other than real tomatoes!) it's being able to walk amongst the trees to take me to another place. I don't need the fall of leaves, I miss the sound of the leaves and the ability to get lost in the forest.
793	If we can't get a freeway system, let's add a light rail system. I would like to be more sustainable and not drive often, but I can't depend on the Sun Tran. It would be great if I could take a light rail train to downtown on the weekends, or take the train to the mall, or even to some of the hiking spots in the Catalinas.
794	If we do not want the area paved over with freeways, we have to develop alternative ways to deal with transportation
795	If we had a freeway loop, we would decrease the amount of truck traffic on city streets and increase the length of life of our streets. This would also allow us to have better, quicker access to businesses and services that are all over our city.
796	If we had sidewalks I could walk my son to daycare instead of drive. We could walk to the local school and park without worrying so much about getting hit by cars. Sidewalks are good for communities by encouraging people to get outside and walk.
797	If we want to explore Tucson, the frustration of traffic makes it difficult to do so. Possibly make more and safer bike lanes
798	If you are not from Tucson, this town is large expansive and poorly designed. There is no central area to meet people or Enjoy non-car activities.
799	If you are on the east side it takes FOREVER to get to the highway to get anywhere. Our transportation system sucks.
800	If you want to do something not in your neighborhood it can take half an hour or an hour to get there especially if you have to go east to west.
801	Implementation of Trolly / public transit in the development of a more Urban culture.
802	Improove the community center and it's activities.
803	Improve Walkability
804	Improve bike facilities
805	Improve bike lanes throughout city and county
806	Improve connectivity
807	Improve cross town expressway East to West
808	Improve cross town highways
809	Improve environment with shorter driving
810	Improve freeway and transportation west to east
811	Improve number of low cost housing
812	Improve pedestrian/bike experiences on major thoroughfares
813	Improve road conditions
814	Improve roads throughout Pima County
815	Improve the ones to make them safer
816	Improve the roadway system
817	Improve the strip malls that are here.
818	Improve through city transportation
819	Improve traffic flow east-west in Tucson
820	Improve transportation grid
821	Improve urban bike paths along rillitos and along roadways
822	Improved Streetscapes and support of alternative modes of transportation
823	Improved bike & pedestrian infrastructure
824	Improved connecting infrastructure
825	Improved public transit, better ride/walk to work options, etc. We need to get more people off the roads and make Tucson a more pedestrain friendly environment. Hopefully the modern streetcar project will go towards achieving these goals.
826	Improved road systems
827	Improved roads (fewer potholes), more sidewalks and bike paths, light rail?
828	Improved roadways
829	Improved, comfortable sidewalks
830	Improving bike lane access to connect all areas
831	In 1980 with a map, it was easy to get around except for the one-way streets downtown. We have more traffic now and that needs to be addressed - improved streets.
832	In 2040 I want Tucson to have less laws and restrictions, so that Mexicans who come here to do their shopping aren't harassed
833	In Tucson it can easily take 50 minute's or more to get to a friend's home. In most large cities with 500,000 to 1,000,000 million people, a 50 minute car ride would take you to a whole new town to visit a friend. Our city needs to improve the travel corridors with 'spokes' that radiate from the base of the mountains that the town surrounds for better car travel, and light rail links to hubs in every reagion of the city.
834	In Tucson, I would like to be able to walk from one place to the other without being drained by the desert sun.
835	In all the local parks I've visited, all have been well laid out, clean and provide what I feel to be a safe place for me to exercise outdoors. The people I encounter also add to the experience.
836	In an area where children are poor, the swimming pool/water slide was 'terminated.' Kids don't have cars or at-home parents, so they need activities w/in safe walking distance
837	In my area of town a number oc churches provide easy access opportunity to attend a large, medium or small church in a variety of denominations. It is a good feeling on Sunday morning to see the large number of people who still put the worship of God first in their lives on a Sunday morning.
838	In my neighborhood and most of them, there are no sidewalks so you have to use the street which is dangerous.
839	In order to cross Toole Ave safely and to get to the buses. I need the buses for transportation because I don't have a car
840	In order to make this a true and viable place to be sustainable in the future market, we must maximize our transportation corridors. I don't want to build more roads, or possibly not even another highway. I do want to make road and highway improvements so that we don't end up in gridlock in years to come. Also I think we should improve our airport and find ways to bring more flights to Tucson. Our neighbor to the North has one of the largest airports in the world, and Tucson is just as great of a place to fly to. Once again jobs is the key to getting this done, because it gives more businesses a reason to fly here.
841	In the past 20 years, I've seen winters get warmer and summer nights get hotter due to the heat island effect. We are significantly changing our micro-climate in ways that will get worse with climate change.
842	In-town streets are not freeways for those who choose to live in suburbs/County Respect those that choose to live in-town Improve in-town schools so families do not make location choices based on schools
843	Inability to walk in suburbs
844	Inadequate roads and transportation cause air pollution which reduces the quality of life. Inadequate air transportation impedes economic development and ability of Tucson based businesses to operate effectively and economically.
845	Incorporate public transportation and sidewalks
846	Increase bicycle commuting by creating more carless greenways
847	Increase bike and walking paths (arteries)
848	Increase bike lanes
849	Infrastructure
850	Infrastructure - roads
851	Infrastructure / connectivity
852	Infrastructure improvements along Highway Dr.
853	Infrastructure needs
854	Inner-city freeways
855	Instead of focusing only on cars lets get people to live, play and work where they live. Let's improve our mobility through connectivity of sidewalks and other assets such as bike lanes.
856	Integrate the business community into downtown
857	Integrated transportation system
858	Invest heavily in bicycle infrastructure
859	Invest in shade (Plant trees, hang awnings, etc.)
860	Invest in the built environment within the city limits, make is livable and able for people to enjoy and use without driving long distances and investing infrastructure into further out developments.
861	It allows me to get out of the city and into nature, hiking the trails, and enjoying beautiful scenery.
862	It can be impossible to get around town due to multiple construction projects that are concurrent. Example: LaCanada is a major north/south route that has been torn up for about 2 years, and if Cholla is started before LaCanada is done it will strangle the northwest side. Also, intersection improvements are slated for Ina-Oracle, and Oracle is now carrying a heavy load due to LaCanada. The County should not tear up or cause more than one roadway to be functionally impassable at one time. When police are on site, they just sit in cars and don't direct traffic, which sure would be helpful!
863	It can be very stressful to get around Tucson and Pima County. The lights are not timed with efficient travel in mind. I feel I spend half my waking hours stuck at red lights. Also, without more highways in town, there is no expedient way to get from certain parts of the valley to others. A person living on the east side of town can spend about as much time getting to I-10 and Cortaro as it takes to get from Cortaro to Chandler.
864	It doesn't take long to get what you need. There is always a store nearby.
865	It gives me a feeling of community when I can walk from place to place. A more social life
866	It has a good atmosphere. Unfortunately, there is not a big selection. I despise the other malls in Tucson because they are low end and are not pleasant places to shop.
867	It is a beautiful region, the mountains are and the developing trail system are accessible.
868	It is a cultural and learning center. (I just wish I could go to more public lectures on campus....but hate to have to find a place to park.) I've enjoyed many classes as an undergraduate and graduate.
869	It is a disgrace to the U of A to have only two bathrooms in this facility, one for men and one for women. We went to see Mannhiem Steamroller last year and the line to the womens bathroom extended out the facility into the street!!!!
870	It is a pain to get across town. Too much traffic
871	It is a pleasure to live in a beautiful place, where the natural beauty of the sky and mountains can be seen and enjoyed from all areas of the city every day. You don't have to be wealthy and live in a privileged area to be able to see the Catalinas or view a sunset. There are many public hiking trails in the desert and mountains. It's very important that Tucsonans have protected a lot of this land to maintain healthy ecosystems and to keep it publicly accessible, and we need to continue to do this.
872	It is concerning to see so many golf courses and high water usage landscapes when we have a finite amount of water available.
873	It is difficult for me to travel from the eastside from the westside every day.
874	It is easy to find people who like to do things and appreciate the desert's beauty. This is a repeat, but I really appreciate how many areas I can get to on my bike and still have a bike lane.
875	It is how I like to spend my spare time
876	It is important that everything is not clustered in one or two places - too many eggs in one basket. For example, can watch performance downtown or UA or Loft
877	It is important to me that we appreciate and nurture our unique native environment and allow the desert and footills to flourish, maintaining interesting and lovely access trails to backcountry, and controlling urban spread that would simply turn this area into a sprawling city with few wilderness areas left.
878	It is not easy to be a pedestrian even in the areas that are 'most' pedestrian friendly.
879	It is ridiculous how long it takes to get from one side of town to the next. If you want to improve economic development, quit wasting time on a stupid trolley from UA to downtown for for a relative few, and instead build a freeway around Tucson EVERYBODY can and will use.
880	It is so difficult to get across town without running into so much traffic, especially during construction and rush hour. Tucson has grown too much. Nothing wrong with growth, but Tucson needs to accomodate this.
881	It is so frustrating that it takes forever to get to places across the city.
882	It is somewhat charming that Tucson has resisted the freeway systems that dominate other cities. It is time, however, to develop a workable cross-town transportation route and to enhance public transit offerings.
883	It is the open spaces, trail and wildlife corridors and general rural atmosphere.
884	It is very difficult to get from point A to point B because the freeways are structured on the side of town. You have to take surface streets to get any where. Who wants to go out of their way to get on the freeway?
885	It isn't close by and I either arrive to work late or very early
886	It may be too late, but it would sure be nice to be able to get across town without inching along Grant.
887	It seems Tucson is always under construction
888	It seems to make for safer travel.
889	It smells,it drives away business,it is just bad for the city
890	It takes FOREVER to get from NE Tucson to Raytheon and the Airport (S) or to the I-10 (W). Tucson needs a highway that loops around the city.
891	It takes a long time to travel short distances, waiting 2-3 cycles at traffic signals.
892	It takes a lot to get a community garden started, and most of us are stretched too thin. But if someone could organize these, I believe many more people would participate. This would be terrific for our social and physical health.
893	It takes approximately 45 minutes to drive 15 miles in this city and currently it is unavoidable if traveling to or from the North side. There needs to be some sort of expressway between the north and south side of town, like golf links to grant. Being able to get from one side of town to the other more quickly will encourage people visit more areas of the city.
894	It takes as long for me to get to I-10 as it does for me to get from Ina and the freeway to Casa Grande.
895	It takes far too long to get from one side of town to another
896	It takes for ever to get across town, especially east to west. Most cities this size have a belt system to move traffic.
897	It takes longer to get from NW to SE than it takes to get to Phoenix
898	It took me a while out here, but I have begun to discover so many truly unique Tucson places that are amazing - Bicas bike co-op, amazing little restaurants, meet me at maynards run downtown, thrift shops, etc etc
899	It will allow the area to develop holisitically - jobs, shopping, walking, biking, etc.
900	It will make it easier for me, living central-Northwest, to do business on the east side of town, provide more entertainment activities to my family and keep in touch with my friends on the east and northeast side of town.
901	It would be easier to experience the arts if there were an arts district in Tucson, now it is all spread out
902	It would be great to have separate bike lanes throughout town - not the painted white lines on busy streets.
903	It would be impossible to fix this, but everything that seems like it should be close seems to be too far away. There doesn't seem to be a city center, just isolated spots where there are stores here, restaurants there, businesses there. I'd love to see more of a village model where there are several larger city centers.
904	It would be nice to have a downtown walking/shopping area like in Boulder, Denver, Portland and many other cities around the nation.
905	It would be nice to have a place with more variety of shops and restaurants with convenient parking so it was appealing to be downtown.
906	It would create a more itneresting sense of place and Tucson needs ot be a safer palce to bike
907	It would give me and other more places to workout.
908	It would make me feel more secure walking the cross walks
909	It would permit me to move around the city without using my car but I do not come across them often, the majority of them are in very bad condition and one can not be confident of when they will arrive at their destination
910	It's a pain driving 15 miles to the nearest grocery store. I'm sure there are enough families in the area to support a grocery store
911	It's amazing how many Tucson streets don't have a middle/turning lane. The quality of the roads are awful. Again, the infrastructure is not there.
912	It's amazing that an area with Monsoons has inadequate drainage, causing flooding, especially in the downtown area.
913	It's big enough to have cultural events, educational opportunities, and several Malls, but small enough that a person's chance of running into someone they know when out and about is much higher than somewhere like Los Angeles.
914	It's difficult for anyone to get across town due to the lack of foresight of not building a freeway or expressway years ago in the mistaken belief it would control things & contribute to a hometown feel. It may not be possible to build a somewhat closed-access roadway east to west, but it is really needed.
915	It's extremely important to me that as we grow we incorporate our natural desert beauty in our expansion of the city. I believe that we can co-exist with our natural resources in a fashion that will leave something of beauty behind to our descendants.
916	It's hard to get around via car: potholes, poor left turn lanes, few bus pullouts, no east/west freeway.
917	It's hard to get from the east side of town to the west side and the same north to south.
918	It's harder to redevelop older areas because so many opinions. Section Tucson into neighborhoods, and work on developing neighborhood identities
919	It's important to improve traffic conditions, like adding more left turn green lights, in order to reduce accidents.
920	It's more relaxing driving on side roads. It's not as 'asphalty' as the beautiful cities of Seattle and Bellevue are. There's more land and open space between the roads in Tucson.
921	It's nice to be able to take a break from cooking sometimes
922	It's smaller than big cities.
923	It's so fun when you can walk to bars and restaurants. It's healthier to connect to your neighbors
924	It's too dark
925	Its great that we have so many bike paths and encourage riding bikes. especially since its a much healthier choice for people and the environment. i'm glad to see this live style growing and continue to grow.
926	Jobs, security,thriving, we could spend our $ here other than elsewhere! Put water in the Santa Cruz river from Speedway to 22nd, where it would be constantly recycling, so we could have resturants along the river, hotels, lil cruise boat for tourist, sandy beaches for the family to sit on and eat.! Also an amusement park with roller coasters, like magic mountain
927	Join east and west. NW and downtown and all in between. Make
928	Just like in the first choice, I want to see people change a style of living. Tucson can have more mass and this would help with people being able to get around easier and get what they need.
929	Keep freeways at a minimum and reduce cars on the road
930	Keep highways out of center, SunTran's great but get a lightrail
931	Keep working on the Modern Streetcar and other options. We are making progress but are not there yet. It is often faster to get around without a car and easier on the environment so we all win with a greater number of options. Keep working on bike boulevards, greenways and other avenues that encourage people to want to commute without their cars.
932	Kennedy Park is a 10 minute drive from my house. There is where for kids to go that is outdoors.
933	LOTS OF STORES TO PICK FROM.
934	La Encantada Mall
935	La Encantada development style
936	Lack of community center
937	Lack of community facilities, i.e., parks, youth activities
938	Lack of covered/shaded parking
939	Lack of creative and quality design particularly in housing developments so developers can maximize profits diminishes overall look of Tucson
940	Lack of dedicated bike paths
941	Lack of easy east/west access makes it difficult to get around town.
942	Lack of highway transportation
943	Lack of highways
944	Lack of interior parks space
945	Lack of mixed use development / neighborhoods
946	Lack of public transportation, signage in public way, east side freeway
947	Lack of quality of road surface
948	Lack of shade/lack of vegetation
949	Lack of sidewalks
950	Lack of walkable communities
951	Lack of walkable urban spaces
952	Land Use
953	Land developers must be required to inform themselves and their clients about areas with potential production of the most critical metal (copper) used by all mankind. Developing new areas should be strongly discouraged when there are empty sites located within currently functioning neighborhoods.
954	Land use not thoughtfully planned and managed--left unchecked the appeal of Tucson from 15 years ago will be lost
955	Latinos were here before Anglos, yet now the majority of Latinos are geographically segregated from central Tucson which is where the city appears to thrive (university, downtown)
956	Layout of the streets
957	Layout of the town with nature
958	Less big box stores
959	Less strip malls
960	Less traffic (better street design)
961	Lessens traffic and congestion in the city.
962	Let's get away from petroleum and make the city over in a way favoring face-to-face relationships.
963	Light rail would guarantee customers to area business (near the light rail)
964	Light rail/tram systems are effective in cities all over the world. As downtown continues to emerge as a center of entertainment, dining, and arts, as well as education and professions, the city will need an effective way to transport people in and out. An effective method of mass transit would be just the ticket, and will also create a seamless connection between the University, 4th Ave., and downtown, all of which share similar offerings of entertainment, dining, retail, and jobs, thereby almost instantly tripling the 'downtown' area. The success of the 4-mile streetcar will undoubtedly require future expansion as well.
965	Light rails, better bus schedules, better traffic flow solutions (stoplight syncronization, throughways, overpasses, etc.) would improve the flow of traffic, reduce emissions, improve air quality, etc.
966	Lighting around the city
967	Lighting is a safety issue (unnatural lighting)
968	Lighting on the roads
969	Like a little space (2.5 lots) � fruit trees, workshop, etc; don't want to have to drive to a community garden; space to play; no respect for established neighborhoods
970	Like to do 20 miles several times each week. Lack of bike lanes makes this sometimes dangerous.
971	Like to see more pockets of economic activity. Could set up incentives to put businesses in these pockets because it will keep you connected
972	Limit the size of parking lots
973	Limited air service (airport too small)
974	Limited retail shopping
975	Limited shopping
976	Links project
977	Live in a neighborhood, shop near home, do most things in tight circle, has a small town feel in a big place
978	Live, work, play in same area
979	Live/work homes (more businesses okay with workers at home), neighborhoods (easier acceptance of home businesses), better sidewalks for pedestrians, better roadways for bicyclist
980	Living in a bikable, walkable community with good public transportation options is very appealing
981	Living in the far west of Tucson and travelling to the east side is not pleasant at all. Having only one freeway system with over a million people is just not satisfactory. I am not a Phoenix lover as it is way to big for me, but at least they did it right with their infrastructure.
982	Location
983	Location to things i do for fun
984	Long time to get everywhere, doesn't feel as if the city has a heart
985	Loop freeway
986	Loops around the city for bikes that have no cars and no stop signs. No walkers on the bike paths.
987	Loss of neighborhood stores; small business owners
988	Lot's of variety in possible activity/culture/shopping/ etc - but still feel part of the community and know people everywhere
989	Lots of choices at various levels of spending
990	Lots of choices in food, retail, arts and culture
991	Lots of choices when it comes to eating and shopping. Not just large, national stores and restaurants that serve/sell the same things every where. Can walk and bike to may of these.
992	Lots of hiking trails
993	Lots of local unique shops and restaurants
994	Lots of open space - horseriding/biking (close to the city) national parks close to the city (it's a tourist attraction)
995	Lots of options of things to do but not difficult to get there, park, etc. compared to larger cities
996	Lots of shopping
997	Lots of traffic congestion Oracle Road and north. Traffic is also a challenge around U of A. A light rail up Oracle Road would be helpful.
998	Love the ability to go outside and hike or bike or walk on many of the public areas.
999	Low quality development particularly housing
1000	Lower freeway
1001	Maintain environment
1002	Maintain infrastructure
1003	Major intersections are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians - would like to see more underpasses like near the University under Speedway
1004	Make 4th ave car free. no cars on congress to stone either.
1005	Make Downtown easier to get in to/out off.
1006	Make Tucson more pedestrian friendly by planting trees along streets.
1007	Make Tucson's highway system better.
1008	Make University St/Main Gate a pedestrian only area
1009	Make commercial and residential areas more visually more appealing
1010	Make it easier to access park, walk, public transit
1011	Make it morewalkable/bikeable
1012	Make more areas in Tucson that are like the foothills
1013	Make more streets more bike friendly. I.e. have dedicated bike thoroughfares, not just shoulder bike lanes
1014	Make safe bike paths that link all parts of the city. This is a great way to improve health, too.
1015	Make some places more accessible for people in wheelchairs.
1016	Make the changes necessary for a better road system
1017	Make the city more walkable, more humane
1018	Make the streets not only bike or pedestrian friendly, but bike and pedestrian centric
1019	Makes Tucson a great vacation destination.
1020	Makes it hard to figure out where to go when you're out of your immediate area!
1021	Makes it hard to move around the City from Vail to Marana other than freeway. As region grows this will become an even more restrictive barrier.
1022	Many cities have nice running trails through public parks. We have the rillito which is decent, but the only other option that people commonly use is running around Reid Park, which is basically the sidewalk.
1023	Many major E/W and nearby N/S streets could be made ONE WAY. This would speed up traffic and cut down on pollution dramatcially. But the city council has no guts to even propse this
1024	Many of our streets are in desperate need of repaving. Many need shoulders and bike lanes. This would improve the traffic flow and hopefully reduce accidents.
1025	Many parts of the Tucson area are not set up for people to get about without a car. This is mostly in the outer areas. Tucson, like Los Angeles, needs to learn to grow upwards, not outwards. There are many parts of this city that do not even have sidewalks adjacent to major roads!
1026	Many people in this City depend on the transit system to go to work. In addition, many others could use transit as form of mobility, which will substantially reduce traffic, allow us to have more pedestrian-friendly streetscapes and make the community more sustainable. The problem is that the community has grown in a manner that contributes to urban sprawl and such sprawl does not support the critical mass needed to support light rail, street cars or a more efficient transit system.
1027	Many roads in Tucson need to be widen or alternate routes created.
1028	Many streets do not have lights and I'm afraid to walk at night.
1029	Many streets have very ugly medians/shoulders/sidewalks with overgrown plants, weeds, garbage and are very bad eyesores. many roads desperately need to be fixed, especially around the airport, thats the first impression many visitors get.
1030	Markets
1031	Maybe I'm just in an area where there's no curbside recycling -- that would be nice.
1032	Maybe it is too costly and too late to build a cross town freeway for cars, but why can't we build a cross town system of freeways for bicycles and walkers. Other cities have this and it really helps give the city class. We have the weather for bike transportation, now let's get the infrastructure.
1033	Maybe the city fathers (and mothers) should commute by bike to downtown for a week; but certainly one day. A day isn't enough time to start to think of the problems that need to be addressed. GOOD JOB on the restriping on Congress downtown to Silverbell.
1034	Maybe we should go back to dirt roads, it would be better than potholes everywhere.
1035	Mentality and culture need to change (bike lanes alone won't solve the problem)
1036	Metro size
1037	Midtown needs some TLC. Midtown is the 'new downtown'. It needs nicer restaurants, parks, and entertainment attractions. I love the mixed housing/ mixed economy and culture, but it is very neglected. The Grant/Alvernon intersectionis one of the most depressing places to ever observe. :-(
1038	Minimal commuting time, can walk to lots of restaurants/activities, easy to bike
1039	Missing services in this hospital, ER, domestic violence shelter
1040	Mixed-use development and corner stores are good
1041	Mobility encourages a person to get out and partake in the stores/events in the community.
1042	More "city centers" in different parts of Tucson
1043	More Bike Lanes
1044	More Bike trails!
1045	More action on the river parks
1046	More and safer bike lanes and paths
1047	More and safer bike lanes including riverside paths out to Savino Canyone road.
1048	More and safer bike routes
1049	More attention to keeping and maintaning our historical areas and stories.
1050	More available parking, low cost or free
1051	More bicycle & pedestrian friendly streets
1052	More bicycle routes
1053	More bike and walking paths
1054	More bike boulevards/bikeways.
1055	More bike friendly routes and community gardens
1056	More bike friendly streets and paths.
1057	More bike lanes
1058	More bike lanes, parkways
1059	More bike lanes, wider bike lanes
1060	More bike only routes
1061	More bike paths
1062	More bike paths -- less traffic
1063	More bike paths and better maintanence on exisiting paths.
1064	More bike paths, walking trails that connect the city
1065	More bike trails, less road trails
1066	More bikeable areas
1067	More bus pull-outs
1068	More community centers and activities for teens
1069	More community gardens and community green spaces.
1070	More connection bike/walking paths that are separated from the roadways
1071	More consistent wheelchair and white cane friendly pedestrian walkways
1072	More consistent zoning rules would increase the attractiveness of our streets & city.
1073	More cosmopolitan night life (in concentrated area)
1074	More creative bike infrastructure
1075	More creative use of space for recreation (alleys, etc.)
1076	More cultural events outside of downtown Tucson
1077	More dialogue between government and neighborhoods. Healthier neighborhoods with each receiving equal shares of the government resources in all areas and streets, schools, lighting, transportation, water, development etc.
1078	More downtown merchants/activities
1079	More drugstores such as Walgreens and CVS
1080	More environmentally friendly buildings
1081	More farmer's markets and bookstores in the south of town
1082	More farmers markets one in each neighborhood
1083	More freeways
1084	More freeways and better public transportation. Different people ride the SunTran clean and dirty. The buses should offer disposable seat covers and payable entertainment like a plane. More routes too
1085	More frequent access to more areas to help us give up our dependence on our automobiles.
1086	More gorcery stores and shopping near home
1087	More high end stores
1088	More highways
1089	More highways that ring the city
1090	More in-town walking paths. More paths to get from one place to another
1091	More infill and less development on the perimeter.
1092	More lakes like Phoenix
1093	More lighting in neighborhoods
1094	More lights during the night
1095	More linear parks linking the whole city
1096	More lively nightlife so I don't have to travel so much
1097	More local hubs
1098	More local recreation options
1099	More malls and shopping areas
1100	More naturally beautiful parks in the city
1101	More night life/shopping/activities downtown
1102	More park facilities
1103	More parking at various places
1104	More parks and greenspace.
1105	More parks in the city
1106	More parks, exercise and bike paths in all parts of town
1107	More paths to schools - paved paths off the side of the road, not just a shoulder (like in much of Europe)
1108	More pedestrian and bicycle friendly streets
1109	More pedestrian crosswalks between city blocks
1110	More pedestrian friendly than Phoenix area
1111	More pedestrian-friendly (more walkable, better better bus systems - encourage communal transportation)
1112	More places for people to walk and come together DAY and NIGHT
1113	More plazas and access to area
1114	More public access restrooms/showers/fountains for the homeless
1115	More public parks
1116	More public swimming pools - more fun and exercise
1117	More recreational areas
1118	More recreational space, parks, pools, paths, equestrian
1119	More restaurants and shops� a main street
1120	More restaurants close by - and cheaper
1121	More restrictions on building into the desert
1122	More services � parks, recreation, public transportation
1123	More shaded walking paths.
1124	More shopping / services
1125	More shopping places
1126	More shopping variety
1127	More side walks
1128	More sidewalks
1129	More sidewalks to promote a walkable community/bus shelters
1130	More spalsh pads
1131	More street lights and freeways
1132	More street trees
1133	More streets like Mountain - enhance the bike paths, sidewalks and reduce the impact of cars.
1134	More trails and bike paths.
1135	More transportation choices are needed (streetcar, rail, bike lane, etc.)
1136	More trash cans
1137	More trees and walkways so I can walk when it's hot.
1138	More walkable built areas
1139	More walkable community activity centers
1140	More walking equals better social interaction and connections
1141	More walking-friendly streets
1142	More walking/bike paths, MUCH more public transportation
1143	More walking/living/work areas and neighborhoods
1144	More walking/shopping/cultural/food areas
1145	More youth activities spread out across town - not just downtown
1146	Most of midtown hasnt aesthetically or functionally improved in 40 years
1147	Most places require a car. Many places have no bus service. Many areas have no sidewalks and walking is a very hostile, unpleasant activity - if there are sidewalks there is no shade and the sidewalks are too narrow.
1148	Mountain trails and open space.
1149	Move businesses out of downtown to create pods or activity centers spread around the region
1150	Mt. Lemmon, hiking trails, surrounded by mountains
1151	Much more improve center arena ( convention center ) with better acoustics for concerts, outdoor plaza for tucson events, world class architecture high rises, a biosphere high rise park, a world class tower, grocery store such as trader joe's
1152	Multiple central business districts
1153	My first impression of Tucson moving here 20 years ago was the lack of those horrible orange-like street lighting that floods most urban areas. It is so nice to go out of my house just south of downtown and see stars!
1154	My friends, family and I are spread out all over town and it takes EXTREMELY too much time to get to them. It's just plain tough to get around via city streets. Too congested. We need cross town freeways and we especially need Snyder road connected for E-W travel.
1155	My neighborhood is walkable with access to many amenities
1156	My work, my family, places to shop
1157	NO POLICE CAMERAS FOR TRAFFIC/transparency in government and development
1158	Natural beauty close to the city
1159	Natural habitat in urban areas
1160	Necessities close to home
1161	Need 55 more fishing lakes
1162	Need a belt / loop freeway to improve area
1163	Need a cross town highway system, getting across town is an all day event
1164	Need a cross-town freeway
1165	Need a freeway like aviation possibly over the rillito river?
1166	Need a highway/freeway on the east side.
1167	Need a more vibrant city core for economic sustainability and social/environmental sustainability
1168	Need central community locations (annual events and gathering areas for activities)
1169	Need cross walks in the middle of the roads for disabled. We can't walk to corners to cross
1170	Need entertainment for folks that are out of college (UofA) and not at the retirement stage... such as concerts, comedy clubs, etc.. in more than one location
1171	Need for improvement in multi-modal transportation system
1172	Need hospital less than 45 min from Green Valley
1173	Need infrastructure (i.e., grocery store, retail, hospital)
1174	Need mobility
1175	Need more coordination of buses. It takes 2-3 buses to get to the grocery store. The sidewalks need to be better all over the city (but they are being improved all the time). Crossing the streets is very difficult in a wheel chair; to get across 4 lanes of traffic. The island in the middle of the road has a lip on it and is not handicapped accessible
1176	Need more highways!
1177	Need more mixed, flexible use � must be done appropriately � stakeholder input � pocket park (example)
1178	Need more neighborhood centers - i.e. mini-towns or urban villages
1179	Need more of them
1180	Need more park and ride stops
1181	Need more public art
1182	Need more trails where you can take dogs on a leash
1183	Need more transit options, light rail, highways, grade separate intersections,
1184	Need more trees, appropriate landscaping, etc to cool and shade right-of-ways as I bike/walk around town.
1185	Need more tunnels and bridges
1186	Need more walkable/livable neighborhoods
1187	Need of infrastructure not to pressure natural environment
1188	Need safe bike paths because traffic is crazy
1189	Need sidewalks for kids
1190	Need signage - parking and street names on river path - River Park no good signage
1191	Need to build cross-town freeways.
1192	Need to coordinate park development with schools.
1193	Need to make choices � conveniences, education & environment
1194	Need to not have to dodge potholes. More urban trees needed to shade streets.
1195	Need to plan bus stops near businesses
1196	Need to preserve both safety and the night sky (find the middle-ground and engage decision makers)
1197	Need walkability
1198	Needed to attract business
1199	Needs more parking garages instead of on-street parking
1200	Needs to be more bike lanes and trails
1201	Needs to be safer 4 walking for pedestrians
1202	Neighborhood clusters with their own shops/restaurants/etc.
1203	Neighborhoods are not built to be connected; they are built apart. We no longer have neighborhood schools or playgrounds/play yards
1204	Neighborhoods being neglected by city � streets, sidewalks � quality of life issue � invest public $$ in sidewalks
1205	New road/expressway that would run East - West in the North
1206	Newcomers wander about needlessly
1207	Nice hiking and biking trails throughout the city too.
1208	Nice not to be in a big city with too many freeways (one would be nice though)
1209	Night time, tattoo clubs
1210	No McMansions on the mountains
1211	No big expressway system needed
1212	No central business area for offices, restaurants, shopping. Any place you want to go, you need to drive there--a car-oriented city.
1213	No cohesiveness in the architecture or layout of downtown, no noticeable rhyme or reason to why things are built where they are (i.e. TEP) and 'bad parts' of town in the middle of nice areas.
1214	No desert turtles or rainbow bridges. Just an appropriate sized theatre complex that is state of the art. Perhaps along a light rail line.
1215	No drainage, a lot of flooding
1216	No freeway in town, just out of town
1217	No major concentration of high rises, small downtown area. Parks and trails galore.
1218	No matter where you go the atmosphere is freindly. Going into the same stores every week and how I am greated.
1219	No matter where you live in this community/region you can tie on some shoes and take a walk; hike a canyon, trail, or the side of a mountain; cycle; run; or meet in a park to get a little exercise. Fresh produce is availabe at Farmer's Markets around town and all of the local stores offer wonderful produce as well.
1220	No more mini-dorms in central Tucson! If mini-dorms are to be built, they should have to match the existing housing in number of floors and percent of plot used. They should blend into our neighborhoods, not stick out like a sore thumb!
1221	No more urban sprawl and expansion with strip amlls-concentrate on developing healthy neighborhoods
1222	No restaurants - need within Flowing Wells
1223	No sidewalks add to the perception of a scary area
1224	No so small that it can't support good cultural stuff, but not over run with freeways either.
1225	No street lights in the neighborhoods or very few
1226	No tall buildings outside the city center
1227	Not a huge congestion of people in one place
1228	Not confused when driving
1229	Not enough enjoyable public areas in town
1230	Not enough free parking in Downtown on special events
1231	Not enough local business � medical facilities, grocery stores
1232	Not enough shopping in neighborhoods.
1233	Not enough sidewalks / bike lanes
1234	Not give one street/road 2 or 3 names!
1235	Not much to do/ Far distances to civilization (public transport) Bar/college town
1236	Not pedestrian friendly (particularly near U of A)
1237	Not so far for shopping
1238	Not very bike or pedestrian friendly
1239	Obviously this is being worked on with linking downtown to the University. I think there is a lot to be said for the cohesiveness of the nightlife. Probably one thing that makes Austin so popular with young people is that people can converge in one area and it feels like a party all the time.
1240	Often I find that Tucson is not a walker friendly town, particularly in neighborhoods.
1241	Old Town - 4th Ave. - like the scale of place
1242	One hand is spending a ton of money to attract Tucsonans downtown, while the other hand thwarts this effort by charging parking fees. Santa Monica allows free parking for those shopping their downtown district. Every store has a validation stamp. People are not going to pay to come downtown when they can go to a similar store or restaurant in their own neighborhood.
1243	One more freeway
1244	One of the best aspects of Tucson is great winter weather.... build those bike paths, trails and they will come. Preserve vegetation, care for animals and the environment and the region will always be cherished.
1245	One that is heavily bent to my likes - environment and landscape. So that means a system that relies on alt modes where you can enjoy the environment: specifically walkability, bicycles, and the streetcar. (must be complemented with desert landscaping, water harvesting, etc)
1246	One thing I like most about Tucson is how it exists with the desert, instead of on top of it. You don’t see real desert anywhere in Phoenix, where I’m originally from. Instead it's either artificial desert landscaping or giant greenbelts and artificial lakes that for some reason are created to try to make Phoenix look like the Midwest/East Coast. I like how Tucson doesn’t have any of these pretensions. We live in a desert, we’re proud of it, and I like to see Tucson stay that way.
1247	Only one major highway
1248	Open space - parks, bikeways, washes, mountains
1249	Open space, trails, etc.
1250	Open up the community pools
1251	Our community center
1252	Our daughter in San Antonio can't get anywhere without going on a freeway. I can go months at a time without putting tread to freeway. I love the surface streets - it makes Tucson feel like a community not a huge city.
1253	Our delightful winter weather means unbearable summers if you are out. more shaded areas - man made (maybe with solar powered fans to cool?) or better yet tree lined walkways
1254	Our downtown community center has many good points, but we are lacking hotels and support services to the center. Without them, we cannot attract big conventions and the dollars that they bring to the community. Additionally, our airport has limited service which compounds the problem. A great example of what we could do is the San Antonio area community center and downtown river walk complex. It brings $$$ to the greater San Antonio area. Tucson could easily have a similar facility.
1255	Our downtown is just not doing us justice. We need to revamp the area and bring that more restaurants, shops, historical venues and the like for both residents and visitors.
1256	Our downtown is right on the highway--what an incredible waste of tourist accessibility to have nothing to pull them off that road a block or two to some great attractions.
1257	Our environment ... and easy access to trails and mountains ... is what sets us apart from our neighbor to the North. We must protect this beauty to preserve that which makes us special.
1258	Our grid street system is packed at several times a day, impeding flow and contributing to environmental and economic problems.
1259	Our infrastructure of roads and cross-town access needs changing
1260	Our mountains and beautiful skies set the stage for Tucson and in many ways this colors the way we experience our daily lives. The fact that each of us takes our visitors to see our local natural wonders says it all. I would like to see even more accessibility created to build on this as an economic development tool. I am concerned that if development does not have to meet some criteria, the Tucson landscapes could be turned into sprawling L.A. suburbs.
1261	Our road system is terrible! Build a cross town freeway!!!!
1262	Our roads are a little outdated and can be hazardous for cars (pot holes) and there are hardly any sufficient bike lanes for cyclists.
1263	Our streets are still intended for a smaller city while Tucson is growing exponentially. We despperately need rapid transit system. There is no good street to get to the East side of town because Aviation goes too south.
1264	Parking - when drawing people to the downtown area - should be more incentive - like free parking if you show receipt for purchases or dining.
1265	Parking around U and downtown
1266	Parking for games, museums is very difficult
1267	Parks, parks are the gathering place for all ages and classes. Tucson lacks the beaches and rivers which attract so many other people to designated spaces in other cities. If tucson places resources and space towards community enjoyment, the cities overall health and satisfaction would most likely increase with these spaces.
1268	Pedestrian areas and pedestrian scale commercial should expand
1269	Pedestrian friendly neighborhood sidewalks
1270	Pedestrian friendly places besides shopping malls
1271	Pedestrian use of city
1272	Pedestrians downtown affect economy � can walk and drink
1273	Pedestrians need to be considered
1274	People can't live on one side of town and commute to the other - we end up with a lack of diversity and increased segregation
1275	People not attracted to core
1276	People stay home, because Walgreens and other 'names' seem to be on every corner. There used to be discount stores as well as stores where only the elite could shop. Sometimes shopping was a function, and other times it was a stretch towards dreams for the future. Today, Tucson is boring. Instead of variety, every part of town is more of the same.
1277	Perception of parking problem
1278	Performing Arts venue
1279	Physical and mental health is better for pedestrians
1280	Pima county taxes vacant land at a higher rate than land with a structure. This is a penalty to those who hold land in trust for the future and do not wish to develop it. Why should land that lays fallow incur a higher tax rate since it requires fewer services and doesn't host a family that requires schooling? Why, in a desert with water limitations, do we wish to promote growth that will likely happen anyway?
1281	Place to park downtown
1282	Places to shop.
1283	Places to walk in communities
1284	Plan everything around it
1285	Plant more trees
1286	Plant more trees.
1287	Poor store designs
1288	Potholes
1289	Potholes in the roads and more sidewalks
1290	Precursor to building community
1291	Preserve the trail system for horses
1292	Promote a high speed rail line between Tucson and Phoenix
1293	Promote more residential/commercial in Downtown
1294	Provide affordable housing near where low-income people work and where they shop
1295	Provide bike paths, walking paths, access to schoolyards and parks and music/dance facilities in areas where those amenities aren't as abundant.
1296	Provide greater accessibility and walkable areas throughout the region
1297	Provide sidewalks and bike lanes all over town.
1298	Provide that corner mom and pop feel that I enjoy when shopping
1299	Provide transportation alternatives - modern street car, bike lanes, etc. Best approach: plan for a city that relies less on cars
1300	Provide youth activities/space
1301	Proximity of good places to go near my house
1302	Proximity to Tucson(UA/TIA)
1303	Proximity to services, culture and education
1304	Public Swimming Pools
1305	Public Transportation does not reach all areas of the city...I live in the SE (Rita Ranch) and there is no bus service. Also, the absence of freeways within the city is a big inconvenience. Driving everywhere on surface streets is time-consuming and frustrating.
1306	Public space concentrated in mountains around wealthier
1307	Push bus routes further east, north and south
1308	Push for Brownfields redevelopment!
1309	Put a freeway in to make crosstown travel faster
1310	Put in a loop around the city
1311	Put in by-passes
1312	Quality of life due to good weather most of the year - walk, hiking, outdoor events, parks, professional baseball (now gone) fair, rodeo, Mt. Lemmon, Sabino Canyon, Tombestone, Bisbee, Tubac, The RIVERWALK trails !
1313	Quite simply, this town could benefit from better BBQ joints
1314	REALLY need a better way to go from one end of town to the other instead of the stop and go traffic that has been inflicted upon us. A distinct lack of high speed (or even fewer stops) weighs into my decision as to where I shop, eat, visit, etc...
1315	ROADS, ROADS, ROADS & UGLY PHONE POLES
1316	Random development (strip mall mania)
1317	Raul Grijalva should RESIGN! Instead of looking at the impact a facility like that could have had on our entire community. He pushed to serve his district that did not reciprocate the support; no restaurants, entertainment or any other facilities to support the community investment.
1318	Re-design of Downtown
1319	Really not fun to have to stop at every block because the lights aren't synchronized.
1320	Really this is two items: First, the condition of our roads is bad. Lots of potholes and decayed conditions. Congestion is also bad in part due to increased population but also upgrades haven't kept pace. For instance, we need more bus pullouts, traffic light synchronization and other things to make traffic flow smoother and faster.
1321	Recently we were downtown. Although there seemed to be many people, many stores and shops were empty. The area itself does not have the special character of some other urban centers. More strictly pedestrian areas would be nice, with trees, benches, fountains.
1322	Reduce automobile traffic, fund road improvements like bike lanes, fund functional public transportation
1323	Reduce traffic congestion, pollution
1324	Reduce urban heat island by planting more trees.
1325	Region-wide, standardized, clearly marked & enforced bike lanes!
1326	Relates to our ability to function properly
1327	Relatively close location of all areas in town
1328	Relatively easy to bicycle around town
1329	Remodel Tucson as a network of urban villages as a key component of a regional 'untransport plan'
1330	Remove complete residential restrictions on neighborhood parking. Residents dont own the street. We should be able to park up to two hours and residents get stickers to park all day. I gets tickets visiting at friends houses. and the street parking sits empty no one using them.
1331	Remove massive street front parking lots
1332	Require diversity in markets
1333	Restored ecosystem along urban washes
1334	Rethink how geography affects where you go to public school
1335	Rethink system of pedestrian crossings - mid-block crossings are unsafe
1336	Rich work / play / live / shop neighborhoods
1337	Riding a bicycle through the downtown area is horrible. Confusing one way streets make it hard to navigate, congested parallel parking makes bikes harder to be seen, small lanes and trolley tracks make it dangerous. Downtown is the worst place in the city for bicycles, and also one of the most popular.
1338	Right now, you can drive or take the shuttle or a bus. I go to Phoenix once a month and would love to have an alternative and faster and cheaper way of getting there. Less than $40 for gas and less than 2 hours each way would be great.
1339	Rio Nuevo from onset to now is stupidly mismanaged. Millions of dollars gone to waste with little to show for it (again,all east end of downtown and no balance of effort). Then, a decision is made to take road reparir money and instead use it on a bridge to take Cushing to across the Santa Cruz....not the right decision for Tucson at this time. The Mercado developer gets breaks for leaving a dirt yard, Bourn gets breaks for leaving holes all over town---not right, not fair to this struggling community.
1340	Rita Ranch is the closest grocery store to Vail
1341	River Rd okay - but could be faster
1342	River parks, especially the Rillito. Sabino Canyon, all mountain ranges around Tucson, lots of nice, wide bike lanes.
1343	River trail, along Spanish Trail etc. are great for getting out and being active.
1344	River trails
1345	Road System
1346	Road building, demolition, and suburban wasteland are destroying our city center, including Rio Neuavo. solutions include: and end to zero master planning, it is time to get some young, creative and contemporary ideas going and to develop a long range master plan, instead of our urban planning being managed as independant projects by commitiees and policy makers instead of urban planners; preservation, renoavation, and adative reuse of hisotric structure, part of the very fabric and character of our city, no more major loses like magic carpet golf and the Santa Rita Hotel. No more road building, we need to find better solutions than super highways that divide our community, no more road widening projects, who what to live in a city of freeways.. more bike commuter access and incentives, time to get creative, plenty of small cities have developed all kinds of models.
1347	Road structure - the layout of the roads
1348	Road system
1349	Roads
1350	Roads and commute
1351	Roads are ugly, destroy open space, inevitably get congested and have to be widened, and are time consuming and costly. I want to be able to travel in an efficient, safe, rapid manner to various destinations around town
1352	Roads- need freeways or parkways to get across or around town
1353	Roads.
1354	Roads/education/curb development
1355	Roads/freeways/more consistency across Tucson/Area around UofA/not such drastic neighborhood changes
1356	Roadway system
1357	Roadways
1358	Roadways and traffic
1359	Routes need to be redrawn. Buses need to be every few minutes, so wait times between buses and tranfers is greatly reduced. This will draw more ridership. Presently most ride only as long as it takes to get their licenses back, or to to afford a car. Schedules need to be extended, so accomodate shift workers and people seeking a night life, and who don't want to drive home. The buses are a huge inconvenience, not an asset to urban life.
1360	Run down areas.
1361	Running paths
1362	Safe and accessible hiking and walkways
1363	Safe mode for walkers and it helps fight obesity
1364	Safe streets for cycling and walking
1365	Safer Bicycling facilities
1366	Safer bike paths
1367	Safety (sidewalks and bikes)
1368	Safety in travel
1369	Safety issues in neighborhoods (walkability, fast cars, no sidewalks)
1370	Saguaro National Monument, Sabino Canyon, Mt. Lemmon & other hiking trails are my favorite thing about Tucson. The mountains are beautiful and hiking or going up Mt. Lemmon in the summer are a great break.
1371	Saks, Niemans, not even a lowly Nordstroms. One decent shopping center in town (La Encantada) no men's store, no butcher shops, no bakery, nothing except tire stores.
1372	Same vibe as Austin, Albuquerque. I like the local rather than national chain venues. I like downtown, All soul's procession, etc
1373	San Antonio has the river walk. San Diego has old town. We have...???? We really need to build on our strength Gem shoe, Desert Museum, Old Tucson and some how tie it together. We need minor league professional team such as the ufl or some like that.
1374	Save gas
1375	Seeing development overtake the landscape and limit the hiking trails is disconcerting. When I glance at the mountains and see the community development creeping further up the mountain's base, I wonder if there is a limit or is growth's only interest in making money through property taxes and development fees?
1376	Seems that the county and the city have different agendas. We need professional regional planning when it comes to development, infrastrucure, water, etc. Rio Nuevo a mess, TCC a mess, water planning and development not done well or imaginatively.
1377	Seems that there are not enough trash receptacles to accommodate
1378	Sell the stadiam its in a terrible place. we should of built it behind carls jr on congress and i-10 this would have helped rio nervo and the gem show hotels and pleaces to eat would have joined we would still have the diamond backs
1379	Separation of downtown and residential areas - quiet living
1380	Seriously, an East-West expressway over the Rillito!
1381	Service and stores are too far from each other and homes
1382	Services are spread all over the city and it's difficult to live in the city without a car
1383	Servicing of the walkways
1384	Sewage odor
1385	Shade is needed- it reduces the heat island effect and makes for a walkable community even in the heat of summer
1386	Shade lots of it!
1387	Shade the streets in summer and create green oasis
1388	Shady sidewalks/parking
1389	Shoes get caught in the holes and someone could get hurt
1390	Shoping close by. Shows, casinos, scenery.
1391	Shopping Center
1392	Shopping and personal services closer to home
1393	Shopping centers
1394	Shopping close by
1395	Shopping convenience
1396	Shopping locally is very important to me
1397	Shopping south region (G.V. area)
1398	Shopping, restaurants, culture which Tucson is deprived
1399	Short distances
1400	Short travel time to work, food, and play. Sometimes I can walk or bike.
1401	Should shut down some streets
1402	Sidewalks
1403	Sidewalks are very decreped and buildings here have too much parking.
1404	Sidewalks completed before I die
1405	Sidewalks in central neighborhoods
1406	Sidewalks in outer areas
1407	Sidewalks/Huge Parking Lots
1408	Since it is mostly government downtown, making downtown a pedestrian zone seems like an excellent way to vitalize downtown and curb the traffic problems.
1409	Size - over a million people but still manageable
1410	Skateboarding year round (for youth)
1411	Small city and open spaces
1412	Small town feel in a city that has a lot resources - food, shopping, entertainment
1413	Small town feel with amenities of a larger city.
1414	Smart growth = social connections should be fostered; walkability, aging in place
1415	So I can commute on my bike without having to ride on the streets. Rillito - Santa Cruz - Aviation Bikeway
1416	So congested. I think multiple things need to happen. We need freeways east and west. We also need better public transportation -- bus or rail system that is convenient for most people. More sidewalks in residential areas.
1417	So many buildings show us the beauty of the past - how Tucson came to be, the rich mix of cultures living in the same place. It's sad to have older buildings knocked down - it feels like it weakens the unique story of what Tucson is
1418	So many people complain about the traffic here, and wish there were a freeway system. Those probelms would be alleviated if we had a more effsctive public transport system. When I travel, I am always amazed at the convenience of hopping on the train/subway/bus. I have lived in Tucson for 26 years, and have yet to attempt riding the buses here.
1419	So many people use the river trail system for recreation, but also for commuting. so much has been done, but more needs to be done.
1420	So much outdoor stuff possible, from walking, biking (pleasure and commute), hiking, windows open, blue skying, hanging out on the patio
1421	Solve the bottle-neck of downtown
1422	Some aspects of Tucson need a major makeover. it looks brutal when you arrive from the airport or I-10 for example. For God's sake, can't we cleanup and beautify Speedway from the I-10 to campus, and similarly for Broadway/Congress into downtown. Appearances matter - make a favorable impression.
1423	Some people want to live in center
1424	Some traffic lights still don't have a left green arrow...what's up with that?! Why don't we spend funds on this instead of those ridiculous traffic cameras?
1425	Southern Arizona missed out on the opprotunity to host high level state competitions due to lack of fields. It gets old having to go to Phoenix, and spend lots of money in Phoenix, month after month.
1426	Spead out
1427	Sports Complex Facilities
1428	Sports district (preferably downtown). It brings money, invigorates the community, and creates a common bond
1429	Sports fields � citywide and neighborhood
1430	Sprawl (inadequate multi-modal transportation system) No critical mass to effectively support sustainable travel modes such as light rail
1431	Sprawl (lack of walkability) high-reliance on car use
1432	Sprawl- lack of connectivity and mobility and walkable neighborhoods
1433	Spread out/space (East side living)
1434	Stop building strip malls, fast food places, walmarts, and new homes. Tucson is big enough, probably too big to sustain. The growth needs to stop and the focus needs to be more on growth (health) of local business and community activities.
1435	Stop developers from destroying more of our foothills - kick them off the mountains, establish a southwestern theme for Tucson like in New Mexico
1436	Stop lights need to be synchronized
1437	Stop sprawling development - really part of #1 - make the urban core and central Tucson more livable with real neighborhoods that you don't need a car on the weekends if you don't want to drive, walkable neighborhoods with retail, food etc.
1438	Stop the urban sprawl. There still is no true heart and center of town.
1439	Stop widening streets
1440	Stop widening the streets
1441	Stormwater Infrastructure
1442	Street Improvements/Traffic Flow
1443	Street capacity
1444	Street car should go out to the airport
1445	Street condition/drainage
1446	Street design in the downtown area
1447	Street lighting
1448	Street maps with inadequate explanation re name changes
1449	Street repairs
1450	Street width encouraged car dependency
1451	Streetcar important to Tucson's core
1452	Streetlights
1453	Streets run north and south and east and west making navigating thru town easy.
1454	Streets well layed out N/S and E/W
1455	Streets without enough shade and sidewalks to walk.
1456	Sun, weather, ability to be out of doors hiking, walking, swimming, etc
1457	Support of local * Business * Farmer's market
1458	Support the velodrome, more skateboard parks, BMX parks, Climbing facilities etc. It will make the city more attractive to the 20 somethings for living and visiting. I'm sick of hearing about how awesome Portland is. The weather there is crappy yet they rule, becase they support the alternative culture of the community. I can't get my 20 and 30 somethings to visit Tucson, because Portalnd is way more attractive.
1459	Surface streets have not changed significantly in 30 years yet traffic has more than doubled. We need more controlled access through-ways, street widening and/or freeways to serve the growing population.
1460	Synchronize street lights or remove unnecessary ones that impede the flow of traffic
1461	Synchronize traffic lights, or use traffic cops daily
1462	Synchronized traffic lights
1463	TOD with walkable city
1464	TPD recently ticketed bicyclists downtown for riding on sidewalks, yet all bike lanes end before reaching downtown, where bike commuters, students, and people visiting clubs and galleries have no bike lane to seperate them from buses and cars. I use the sidewalk to remain alive when commuting to work downtown. Bike lanes, bike lanes, bike lanes downtown please!
1465	TRANSPORTATION- add better public transportation and more efficient and high speed cross-town corridors.
1466	Take bike lanes of the main roads and put them on specific side streets that typically run across town
1467	Takes too long to get to across town with all the traffic lights!
1468	That there are a lot of good stores colse together
1469	The 'not in my backyard' mentality negatively impacts everything from our street system to recruiting new businesses. Growth isn't the enemy, we just need to set some priorities and do some planning.
1470	The 4th street Street Fair is a good example, and is something I look forward to attending each year. It provides a experience to get out in what I feel to be a safe venue, which allows me to shop, see the new products that local business has to offer, and add money into the local economy. Again, the people I encounter add to the experience.
1471	The Bike paths are intermittent. Having attempted to ride around Tucson with my daughter, we could sometimes be able to ride safely on a designated path/lane for a couple of blocks, then be forced onto gravel or into the road for a few blocks, and back to a path etc. We gave it up when she fell off her bike whe the path ended sudenly and turned into gravel. Too bad that Tucson isn't bike/walking friendly in all neighborhoods to encourage fitness.
1472	The City is still too 'car' oriented...we need more 'walk' friendly areas like 4th Ave
1473	The City needs to be more pedestrian friendly
1474	The Gem Show is the largest event the city brings in, and its growth may soon have it looking elsewhere in the future. If we don't expand the convention center we may lose it. Expansion could also attract other larger annual events.
1475	The Regional Transportation Plan is good to upgrade and widen the roads, but it takes too long to complete the projects. Also need bridges built over the CDO wash at Overton and also at LaCholla to allow traffic to move during the monsoon rains.
1476	The Rillito River path and other arteries need to be developed to support more pedestrian and business activity - lighting for night time would be perfect - look at the path around Reid Park as an example. Think San Antonio or Austin in terms of active people zones.
1477	The Tucson metro area has 1 million inhabitants. Stop treating it like a town! There aren't enough things to do, particularly arts and culture, that are representative of a city our size. Have to go to Phoenix to do serious shopping at decent places or to watch real opera. The small town mentality also means that we don't have the infrastructure to support a city our size because local politicians are insistent on keeping us small.
1478	The University of Arizona - It's a great school and it's close enough to my hometown that I can visit my family when I want to but also have my independence
1479	The ability to access trails quickly and easily.
1480	The ability to participate in outside recreation is so important yet one has to drive to a park. Link parks with paths using washes. Create an environment where people want to walk or ride their bike to get somewhere.
1481	The amenities of Tucson
1482	The availability of a multitude of golf courses
1483	The availability of park space for everyone's use
1484	The availability to attend a church in my own neighborhood
1485	The baseball park TEP should have been built downtown.
1486	The beautiful nature hiking paths, bike paths, mountains, canyons
1487	The bike lanes
1488	The bike path next to the Rilliato River is amazing
1489	The bike trail that winds along the I-10 & wash between Grant & 22nd street - now paving north up to Ruthraff- great path! easily accessible-
1490	The blend of Mother Nature and the city
1491	The buildings and the freeway here is smaller
1492	The business community and entertainment needs to expand. Baseball is gone...it needs to come back! Retail choices are limited...there are the same stores in all the malls -how about some new choices.
1493	The campus is quite beautiful and safe. There are numerous activities, including sporting events, performances, and public lectures. It is also surrounded by interesting and fun places, like University Avenue and nearby 4th street.
1494	The center can't even compete with the Indian community for entertainment.
1495	The central location of U of A campus.
1496	The central location of UofA campus was important because I was a student there and because I am an alum, I often return there for games and other events. The campus itself, is a walkable area.
1497	The city bus should be on time at their stops and we need to trim down our bushes.
1498	The city does not at this time appear to value the preservation of its historic neighborhoods, and is instead allowing medium-large scale commercial residential properties to be built wherever developers wish. It seems we all forget sometimes: a) what would we not wish to be built right next door to our home, and b) what attracts long term residents is stability and beauty, not uncertainty and chaotic residential and commercial development. Wake up Tucson, and care for the heart of your community. There's room for us all, and in appropriate areas.
1499	The city has outgrown the road system. A major road East to West is missing. A loop around the city is missing.
1500	The city is not criss crossed with highways. I know people complain about traffic, but putting highways through the city won't alleviate the problem; they'll just fill up then we'll make more. Tucson is a similar size to El Pasos and Albuquerque but retains a special charm because of it's rural, small town feel.
1501	The city needs a heart of culture, art, music, cuisine, commerce, etc. It unifies a city
1502	The community is spread out and it is suburbia with no interesting core. Downtown has been a disappointment for the 26 years I have lived here. I overlooked lack of urban places of interest and things to do because the natural environmment is large and offers many treasures. The built environment has no cozyiness that I experienced living in Seattle and Ann Arbor. There are very few neighborhood nodes that one can walk to that are not a part of a shopping center or strip mall. In general, there is no urban character or charm. When I first went to downtown Tucson, I said you don't have to stay here but then I fell in love with the Tucson Mountains and Sonoran Desert.
1503	The community pools
1504	The condition of some of our streets are atrocious. I realize we have budget issues, but letting our city become trashy looking and ruining poeple's cars is not going to help us recruit companies and people here. The main older areas of town could use some facelifting and cleanup, which would provide jobs and improve our economy.
1505	The constuction areas seem to last too long
1506	The dark and empty stores at night and on the weekend.
1507	The fact that one needs to get in the car to go anywhere in Tucson is very unsustainable. The community needs education on mixed-use development and the idea of work, live, play and learn in place. Walkability also allows us to reduce our carbon footprint by minimizing the need to use an automobile
1508	The fact that we don't have as many freeways and that the archetecture of many of our subdivisions have been constructed with seemingly more green space and with more western or Hispanic type archetecture has been a plus. The Hispanic influence has been felt here strongly and and adds so much to the community being a good place to live.
1509	The fianacial stability of a community is reflected in its ability to provide the amenities that make for a pleasant place to live, raise a family, recruit good faculty, etc.
1510	The flooding in the streets when it rains is dangerous and a waste of water that could be collected and put to better use, and better roads would mean safer conditions for those who have to drive a lot.
1511	The flow of traffic - a belt-line around the city
1512	The food Co-op on 4th Ave.
1513	The hiking and biking trails/paths
1514	The infrastructure, traveling across town is a bear.
1515	The intersection traffic lights need to be motion detected. Coming off Ruthrauff and the freeway, you will sit there for 5 minutes waiting for the green light to make a left turn. Scarey real late at night and a car pulls next to you with dark windows.
1516	The irreversible loss of unreplaceable plants, animals, and scenic qualities destroys the most important attributes of Tucson
1517	The lack of some kind freeway system
1518	The landmarks with associated hiking trails (i.e.: Gates Pass, Madera Canyon, Sabino Canyon, etc.)
1519	The last transportation bill is terrible. 25% was spent on a system to support 1% of our population. We need an efficient East/West thoroughfare
1520	The layout
1521	The library, markets, parks, everything I need is close.
1522	The lights don't seem to be timed.
1523	The local streets are too wide, they encourage speeding in neighborhoods and people don't obey the traffic signs.
1524	The longer one lives here the more it feels like a small town, especially if you live in the midtown area. People walk in their neighborhoods, especially mine. I like the fact that there are very few tall buildings. The mountains are always visible. The city feels accessible and friendly.
1525	The methods in which grocery stores are placed.
1526	The mountains and nature are very important to me. The easy accessibility to hiking trails like Finger rock, sabino Canyon, the Rillito River walking/bike path. It's a real stress -reliever to have these places nearby. They are also places to see people, run into old friends, since we don't really have a city center, a zocalo where people congregate, these areas take the place of a city center. Actually, sabino Canyon on a weekend is like an old fashioned Zocalo. You can see everyone you know and it makes Tucson feel like a small town.
1527	The mountains, the blue sky, the hiking trails all combine to make this desert oasis truly unique.
1528	The one major drawback to little communities and neighborhoods is how long it takes to get across the city to participate in those events. Not to mention the condition of many of the mid-town and down-town roads...
1529	The one million population metro area is the perfect size - not too big and not too small. Big enough, and with a University, so have a lot going on, but not so big it is another Phoenix with its freeways, concrete and polution.
1530	The only thing to do on the weekend is go to the La Encantada area, the movies or do outdoor activities (which are out during the summer months). Downtown is still too dangerous. I would never take my family there. Parking at the UA is a pain so we don't go there either.
1531	The opportunity to be on the desert trails with out travelling. saguaros, wildlife
1532	The people surrounding A mountain
1533	The potential for the urban environment it could be
1534	The residential neighborhoods of midtown Tucson are plagued with the noise of aircraft from Davis-Monthan as well as from the 162nd Fighter Wing. While D-M is crucial to America's defense and Tucson's economy, the city and the Air Force should work together to ensure the midtown residential neighborhoods are more livable.
1535	The resteraunts and different food options in Tucson.
1536	The roads (widen and maintain)
1537	The roads and freeways
1538	The roads are a mess and traveling is slow. Public transportation is ok, but a trip that takes me 25 minutes in my car takes almost 2 hours on a bus. This makes riding the bus a very poor option when a busy day is planned.
1539	The roads are horrible. Potholes, poorly timed lights, and odd speed limits make driving bad. Additionally the lack of a system of highways forces most of the city to use the surface streets to get anywhere.
1540	The roads are straightforward/easy to find
1541	The roads in Tucson are rough and need repaving.
1542	The roads in Tucson.
1543	The roadway system.
1544	The school that my children go to is close to my house
1545	The serenity of the homesite within a bustling community.
1546	The shopping centers have a large variety of stores. Not the same on each block. Easy access in and out of shopping centers.
1547	The shopping.
1548	The single use nature of land use in the suburbs
1549	The sports events in town should be held on the FRONTAGE ROADS (bike races and marathons). Keep the paticipators out of the way of the rest of the tax paying public. This will never happen.
1550	The sprawl factor is really terrible here. It takes at least 20 minutes to get anywhere. There are very few walkable communities in the city. Everything is spread out and there are way too many empty strip malls in this city.
1551	The spreadoutness of everything
1552	The state's economic disaster has played havoc with residents and visitors enjoyment of the state - education and the highway rest stops come to mind.
1553	The stop and go traffic of Grant Road, Speedway Blvd., 22nd St., etc. creates tons and tons of pollutants, not to mention spewing asbesto from brake linings, into the air. An expanded route for a parkway or mini freeway would do much to clean up Tucson's air and get much of the gridlock off surface streets.
1554	The stores
1555	The stores close to us
1556	The street grid utilized in Tucson is, in my opinion, inefficient
1557	The streetcar is a good idea in theory, but who's going to ride it from UMC to 4th Avenue? A main east-west or north-south route should have been looked at to make sure it would be something people would actually ride.
1558	The streetcar project is a good start, but moreflexible transportation options are necessary for our city. Adding safe sidewalks in more areas of town is necessary to get people walking and out of cars.
1559	The subdivision I live in is almost like living in the country, yet shops, restaurants, entertainment venues are minutes away.
1560	The tail wags the dog - need money to do the bike lanes, etc. We need good paying jobs
1561	The town is small enough I run into people I know at the bank and at the same time large enough I don't think everyone knows me too intimately.
1562	The traffic is getting to be a deterrent to doing things, and it is going to get only worse. We need to have clear and workable plan for better traffic circulation.
1563	The trails
1564	The two waste water treatment facilities along the I-10 corridor send a distinct message to visitors and residents alike - we like our foul odors. These plants would be unacceptable in other urban areas of the country.
1565	The university is only one educational opportunity in Tucson. There are many parks and hiking trails. There are non-profit opportunities that allow sharing of knowledge and there is a large community of elders with wisdom to share.
1566	The value of any community goes up exponentially when nature is incorporated into city design. We have irreplaceable natural resources surrounding Tucson: national parks, forests, state parks. But they're not connected! And we don't even provide public transportation to them or between them!
1567	The various outdoor activities that are in close proximity.
1568	The very reason that many of us are drawn to this area--the beauty of the Southwest--keeps getting gobbled up by endless sprawl. This is not a problem unique to Tucson, by any means, but it's sad to see the huge swatches of desert I remember from my youth plowed over to make room for more strip malls and cookie-cutter developments. We need to use in-fill and possibly build more vertically to preserve the outlying areas. At some point, if this valley becomes too developed, I won't want to live here anymore.
1569	The walking paths/sidewalks are intermittent. Having attempted to walk around Tucson with my husband, we could sometimes be able to walk safely on a sidewalksfor a couple of blocks, then be forced onto gravel for a few blocks, and back to a sidewalk etc. Tucson isn't a walking friendly town.
1570	The way of life here is simpler, quieter, gentler than other metropolitan areas. The City itself is easy to travel around and through. The streets are wide, well-marked and traffic patterns serve me well. I've lived in other large metropolitan areas that were cold, distant and unfriendly and more one-way streets to confuse you than you can shake a stick at.
1571	The way streets are all dirty
1572	The weather, mountains, trails, parks are so awesome. I love seeing people out and about with the family and friends enjoying the outdoors
1573	The weather, sunsets, nature trails
1574	The wide variety of natural hiking trails in the area for recreation
1575	The wide variety of places to shop and things to buy
1576	The wide variety of shops.
1577	The youth don't have community centers, arcades, or skating rinks around town that they hang out. This is a social outlet that I think is important and it is lacking at the moment.
1578	There are a large number of trails for public use in the Tucson area and they allow people to connect with the natural beauty of the tucson area. Walking, biking and vehicle trails provides endless enjoyment to those who utilize them.
1579	There are a lot of ugly brown areas that could become greener by planting more trees
1580	There are almost no restaurants/theaters etc. west of the river
1581	There are bike paths - but they start and stop in the middle of no-where - it would be nice to have continuous bike paths or even bike only routes to encourage more biking
1582	There are many structures that are poorly maintained and/or poorly designed. Given the climate, we need to utilize designs, materials and concepts that are better adapted to local conditions.
1583	There are many things of interest in Tucson and the layout of the town makes access to them easy.
1584	There are miles of bike lanes for riding, state, city and National parks/forests for exploring. The proximity to and abundance of outdoor activities are the reason I choose to live in Tucson.
1585	There are more shopping opportunities than in my local community, such as the craft stores, both chain stores and local stores.
1586	There are natural light rail corridors which would make travel easy and open access to downtown from Oro Valley, Marana, Vail, Sahuarita, etc. Most areas have vibrant development upon such corridors.
1587	There are no cross town highways. and there is no way to get from sabino springs to sunrise.
1588	There are no movie theaters downtown that are cheap like at crossroads. there is no tucson 'desert sky pavillion'. we really need an outdoor concert area. this could go just west of the freeway south of congress.
1589	There are no sidewalks or streetlights. It is unsafe to walk after dark
1590	There are not many highways in town. seems to be mostly surface streets, which makes traveling just a few miles a longer task
1591	There are only4 major streets to go east and west. During rush hour it take longer to get around town.
1592	There are plenty of things to do in the area without having to travel very far. Basically, you do not have to travel to Phoenix for shopping, services, etc.
1593	There are so many areas that I won't ride into because there are either no bike paths or the adjacent traffic makes me feel unsafe. We do not live near 3rd - but more of that on the Eastside would make me happy.
1594	There are some areas in town that have a lot of drugs and safety issues. I think Tucson needs to focus on these issues because it will help the greater part of our community. For example, I live at Alvernon and Grant. This intersection is AWFUL. It's full of big box stores and there are many drug arrests in the area. However, I love the location. I am 5 minutes from the Rillito, 10 from St. Philips plaza, 5 mins from Trader Joes, 2 mins from the Botanical Gardens, etc. This is such a great area of town, but the crime is holding it back. I am certain there are other areas with this concern as well.
1595	There are times that you can't find parking
1596	There are tons of open parking lots around downtown that could be built with housing. Housing brings people and jobs and more businesses
1597	There are too many areas of segregation. For example: one area is primarily industrialized, one area is neighborhood, one area is businesses. Often times, this mixed zoning leads to a further distance between destinations and leads to the need to drive a car rather than walk.
1598	There are treasures in diversity - from street food to great arts and crafts - too many regulations keep folks from sharing their treasures and earning or supplementing what is all-too-often a low income - support local, small markets that sell quality choices and reflect neighborhood character
1599	There aren't many connected highways like Phoenix.
1600	There has been such a big push in the last several years to support downtown merchants and events, but when my husband and I try to do so, it's a nightmare trying to park. To some extent, the same has become true at UA in the past year. Many times we've gone to events only to turn around and go home because there was no parking available.
1601	There is good weather here to go and do whatever your heart desires, alot of fiesta's, walking paths, camp area's
1602	There is much land available to build on in the city. Many areas would benefit from thoughtful development to improve their neighborhoods
1603	There is no easy east/west commute in Tucson along with all the other road issues going north and south. Traffic is a nightmare!
1604	There is no good route to get from East to West. Broadway? Grant Road? Nope. We're having to live with the short-sightedness of a lack of leadership from years past. Overall, politicians don't fix problems; the paint over symptoms. And in truth Phoenix built up their highway systems while the Tucson citizens voted to turn them down. Again, short-sightedness.
1605	There is no reason it should take an hour to drive across Tucson, yet with the lack of good freeways, we Tucsonan's are stuck driving down Grant and Speedway which are filled with daytime traffic. Also, there are potholes everywhere. For example, avenida Largo has been patched three times in the last year for it's horrendous potholes and the road is still horrid. Why not spend the money to repave it, and then it wouldn't have to be repatched for years at least.
1606	There is not enough water to sustain 1 million people naturally in Tucson. Instead we import our water from the CAP and pump it from increasing depths in the ground. In order to get Tucson on a path towards independence, we need to find ways to better recycle, treat and use our precious water.
1607	There is so much to do here, between the re-emerging downtown, 4th Avenue, U of A, Broadway in Tucson, etc. etc. etc. I do wish we had better facilities to attract bigger talent, especially musicians on tours for whom the TCC arena just doesn't cut it.
1608	There isn't an Applebee's or Chili's on every corner...yet. I like the mom and pop stores, restaurants and businesses.
1609	There needs to be an improvement in the freeway system. It takes forever to get anywhere in the center of town. If there was a freeway, say in the river bed, it would be much easier to get from one side to the other.
1610	There needs to be better connections from residential to commercial areas
1611	There needs to be incentives to provide intense development in areas where it should be and less intensity in other areas.
1612	There needs to be more on Fourth Avenue than tattoo parlors, bars, and head shops.
1613	There needs to be more paths and parks where people can walk, visit, bikeride, etc.
1614	There should be a limit as to high people can build. At night when I'm enjoying the stars from my home in the foothills, it's irritating to see lights from homes up the side of the Catalinas when the rest of the area is dark. I'm specifically talking about some homes that appear to be above Ventana Canyon resort.
1615	There's a dire lack of sidewalks in most
1616	These are a big part of what makes this area a great in which to live and for others to visit.
1617	These eye sores are offensive & do not give a good impression to those visiting our community-they breed crime and ill repair
1618	These trails have always been a part of my outdoor life.
1619	They say it can't work. But, I think that bringing vitality downtown would occur if the city would stop spending rio nuevo dollars on pipe dream disconnected projects. Instead, provide one infrastructure project in the form of a pedestrian mall and ample parking nearby, that provides the backbone/link for future connection of projects. Look at Boulder and Denver.
1620	They were here, they were gone, they came back again, they are leaving again. I like the Tucson Toros - that ballpark on Ajo sucks!
1621	Things I like are not available here
1622	Things to do and see as well as shopping are all witin a short drive.
1623	Think Big City again. Our streets are 2 lanes each way, congestion is bad and we have no freeways to get around. This is very frustrating.
1624	This choice may actually trump the downtown because this is really the reason I live in Tucson. There is a great bike community, many of whom take great advantage of the mostly-friendly streets with fairly safe shoulders or bike lanes (but the really do need to be swept more often), but my crew, in addition to road biking, use the trails all the time and love that unlike Phoenix or NYC, we rarely have to travel more than 40 minutes (if going from N.E. side to 50 yr trail in Catalina) to be in the wonderful scenic expanse of house/building-free areas. During the winter and much of the fall and spring, the weather is ideal!
1625	This community deserves great architecture and landscaped plazas, walks and main streets that make it comfortable and fun to be outdoors year-round
1626	This doesn't mean sidewalks so much as trees and shade. We don't walk primarily because it is too hot and we want to stay out of the sun. Sign codes could be revised to allow visibility for businesses. This is important to me because I live in a part of town that is reasonably walkable and others, especially those who rely on bus transportation, should have the same benefits.
1627	This is important not only to me but, I suspect, to everyone. We need more mass transit; a train system would be nice and would be totally doable here. Maybe Bus Rapid Transit. More bike paths, especially on the periphery. This could be easily accomplished by stopping the practice of walling in groupings of new houses with no pedestrian/bike through access.
1628	This is more TUCSON than the rest of the 'region' but I value having a neighborhood where we interact and talk to one another, we have places to walk, walk our dogs, and have facilities (markets etc) within walking distance and these facilities are at a scale where we don't need to take our cars to lug our big boxes home afterward. I also value the cultural diversity in our neighborhood this diversity is something to be celebrated not something to be scared of.
1629	This is the only place and the hottest place I have ever lived where developers fight having to install landscaping and plant trees. What is ironic about this is trees bring sense of place into a human scale, provide shade, photsynthesis supplementing the air we breathe, and a feeling of well being. Trees give protection and nurturing but not here. Pedestrians run from shade spot to shade spot and people always look for trees in parking lots, but trees are not a community priority. Very Sad for such a hot dry climate.
1630	This is the worst venue that I have ever had the misfortune to watch the Cirque de Soliel in, and I will never attend another event in this awful venue!!!! It is only a matter of time before the Tucson Gem Show leaves this lousy facility.
1631	This makes our city ugly. I would seek to have our infrustructure look more like Chandler AZ
1632	This town has not kept up with it's growth with any sort of freeway system
1633	This will create jobs and enable low-income families to obtain the basics to survive
1634	This would enable me to go shop, visit friends, and go to cultural attractions on my bike in an attractive setting
1635	Though I am grateful that we don't have freeways, there are times during morning and evening rush hour or when driving to Oro Valley that I wish we did.
1636	Time the lights so if you are going the speed limit you don't have to stop. would speed travel time and eliminate a lot of pollution
1637	To alleviate traffic
1638	To be able to travel without using an auto.
1639	To drive from one area to another you have to travel umpteen miles out of your way to get to where you are going. Example from Camino Loma Alta to go to the Houghton Corridor I can go down Old Spanish trail to Escalante down to Houghton then back down Houghton. Or I can go to Mary Ann Cleveland Way down to Houghton and then back up Hougton.
1640	To go from east Tucson to the freeway can take 40 minutes. Some type of through city highway system, similar to Phoenix, needs to be designed and implemented.
1641	To have a vibrant walking area for us residents and a tourist destination
1642	To join the many cars on the road during rush hour
1643	To make it easier to get around Tucson
1644	To me Tucson feels like a small town--people are friendly, but you have the convienences of a big city.
1645	To reduce traffic and emissions, encourage bicycles and walking.
1646	To support the populations that don't have access to these and are not able to use business facilities
1647	Too hard to get across town
1648	Too long from one side of Tucson to another
1649	Too many golf courses! Too mcuh grass!
1650	Too many old run down areas. Example: See I-10 near the I-19 split on the north side of interstate. Make the property owners do something to improve or remove the crumbling buildings or sell the property to someone who can develope it.
1651	Too much difficulty getting from 'here' to 'there.'
1652	Too much mediocre food and poor choice of merchandise.
1653	Too much natural areas are being destroyed
1654	Too much travel time between entertainment options
1655	Tough to get Eastside to West and all around the town!
1656	Town spreads out not up
1657	Traffic Lights
1658	Traffic Signals
1659	Traffic across town can be terrible during certain times, but the freeway offers limited accessibility to some areas. More roads like aviation would vastly improve movement, and existing roads could be made to be limited access.
1660	Traffic can be brutal on I-10 at times, but an express way would help to relieve some of the traffic.
1661	Traffic is a major issue, more $ needs to be put into limited access roadways and mass transit so people don't spend all their time commuting!!! and if the education system doesn't improve we are not going to have a city worth anything
1662	Traffic is crazy and will get worse...it is not safe to walk or bike along our major roads. It would also improve peoples ability to use alternative transportation to get to work - and improve our air quality if that happens.
1663	Traffic is really bad around Tucson. The northeast side of town seems isolated from the rest of the city because there is no loop. We need a loop from the SE to the NW. That way we could have a true loop around the city.
1664	Traffic lights
1665	Traffic patterns; traffic flow; maybe synchronize lights on major roads; maybe improve some roads
1666	Traffic will continue to be an issue. Tucson needs a beltway and a cross town expressway.
1667	Traffic, pollution, sense of community
1668	Traffic. We need a belt loop freeway!
1669	Trails
1670	Trails & paths for pedestrians, bikes, etc.
1671	Trails along the washes are great forms of travel if they don't end at cross roads, rather, they continue under overpasses. (Specifically, recent change completed at Speedway/Kolb-Pantano wash).
1672	Trails and access to the desert
1673	Transit/streets
1674	Transition to planned and beautiful avenues throughout the city
1675	Transportation (East/West) freeway)
1676	Transportation - no connectivity, not enough choices, and too energy intensive
1677	Transportation Oriented Development
1678	Transportation and infrastructure affects pollution, growth, economic development, and desirability
1679	Transportation efficiency (more mass transit road systems)
1680	Transportation includes walkability and bicycles - design for pleasant walking
1681	Transportation infrastructure needed for good jobs
1682	Transportation is freedom, commerce, and safety. We need to explore a cross town semi-limited access parkway to allow that opprotunity for longer travel and allow the surface streets be access to businesses and residential.
1683	Transportation is too time consuming, not wide enough streets to accomodate more than one lane each way, roads are in deplorable condition causing unneccessary wear and tear on cars, creating safety hazards and generally a tremendous source of embarassment!
1684	Transportation limitations- fast access to a freeway
1685	Transportation � public and cross-town expressways
1686	Transportation, especially public transportation and roadways, leaves a lot to be desired. Given the size of the community, it is difficult to get anywhere efficiently due to the lack of throughways and 'express' public transportation options.
1687	Transportation, expressway around the city
1688	Transportation... road systems
1689	Trash along the interstate
1690	Trashy trailer parks in mid town areas
1691	Travel 15 miles- takes 45 minutes. Bus for clients' employment goals
1692	Travel distances
1693	Travel to other parts of AZ is easy, beautiful mountains, habitats, Colorado River. Shopping in PHX, sporting events in PHX
1694	Traveling to and from school and work can take fairly long due to the fact there is only one free way and the secondary roads are very crowded.
1695	Tree-lined paths or streets would make things much more pleasant in the summer
1696	Truck by-pass
1697	Trying to cross town is abysmal. There are no high speed, efficient transits from east to west. And no high speed efficient public transportation at all! Even where we do have bus service, it is extremely limited.
1698	Trying to get to the East side of town from the freeway can take over an hour. That's an average of about 15-30 MPH for some trips. Terrible. Road conditions in general are improving, but the projects should be more spread out and sequential. I had THREE simulaneous construction zones centered around my house at once. Luckily one was only a week long and the results are very nice.
1699	Tucson (the City itself) does an attrocious job with our roads. Example -- Campbell and Ft. Lowell disrupted for 2 years; other cities build new highways in as much time. Also, we need a bisecting highway to cross town.
1700	Tucson Convention Center
1701	Tucson can create a charming downtown core and outlying areas can develop similar mini cores where people can congregate for recreation, shopping etc. There is no evidence of such planning in the development of these areas, in spite of what Rio Nuevo was supposed to be, since it did not happen. Creativity needs to be applied to this town, and it should be a requirement.
1702	Tucson continues to grow, both in population and geographic size. It's time to plan, and fund, the appropriate transportation measures to accomodate this growth. This would include more 'expressway' type roads and mass transit methodologies to move people.
1703	Tucson could be more attractive with better pedestrianways and enhanced landscaping, especially along major streets, thereby being able to have a more pleasing experience.
1704	Tucson covers a lot of ground, and there are interesting things happening all over but it's hard to get places
1705	Tucson currently has all disadvantages of a large metro area and not many advantages. Leaders better get it together and attract more invest $ to make the urban area more livable. More parks, green spaces, and walkable neighborhoods
1706	Tucson does not capitalize on the tourism that our region should have. The gem show, golfing, and rodeo during one month should not be all we have to offer. There is not really much entertainment in the Tucson area. Where's our big jobbing.com arena with sports bars, shopping, football, entertainment??? The investment value to people outside our community is minimized by our availability and tranportation limits.
1707	Tucson does not have a 'heart' or center.
1708	Tucson feels like a city that a person can really get to know. It offers shopping and dining, but people who live here actually know each other.
1709	Tucson has a great heritage of conservation and remaining close to our desert surroundings. Large areas of open space are intermixed with the suburban growth - and while many people would prefer less 'sprawl' this pattern of ranch homes on acreage is truly a unique characteristic of Tucson that sets it apart from many urban, planned communities. While new urbanization is very much supported, I think it is important to also recognize how much of the flavor of Tucson comes from individuals being able to live close to the desert (as opposed to close to work, shopping, or entertainment venues). The challenge is to find infrastructure (regional transportation options) that can bridge those individuals who choose to live closer to the desert with those who choose the new urbanization.
1710	Tucson has a great network of trails and bike paths with more being added all the time thanks to the RTA. This makes Tucson a place about people, not just more cars. The next big challenge is how to make this a more pedestrian friendly community. Six and eight lane city streets are not pedestrian friendly and are downright dangerous.
1711	Tucson has a small town atmosphere with all the big city privileges (ie, shopping, medical facilities)
1712	Tucson has a ton of bike lanes and I like that. Of course you can't have enough bike facilities. Heh.
1713	Tucson has a very rich history, things like the Facade improvements downtown are very good, Improving and fixing historic buildings/sites should be a top priority.
1714	Tucson has an adequate amount of firearm and liquor stores.
1715	Tucson has grown a lot in the past decade, but the infrastructure of the city has failed to keep pace with the expansion. City streets are to narrow with too few lanes, traffic lights are not timed appropriately to ensure the best flow of traffic. And the bike lanes are not given enough clearance to ensure the safety of the bicylcist.
1716	Tucson has peaceful places to exercise outdoors, which make up for the lousy customer service everywhere else. If you stop eating in restaurants because of poor service, you will soon not be dining out of your home. Retail more often than not, makes you feel bad for spending money in their stores.
1717	Tucson has too much concrete, too much black tops........too many ugly streets and strip malls
1718	Tucson has value through its diversity of having amenities for everyone.
1719	Tucson is NOT Phoenix and should never hold Phoenix up as a model. The community has a rythmn, a pace, a quality of life. There should be every opportunity sought to expand on improving the quality of life - improve housing, parks, public transportation, bike paths, running paths, connectivity throughout the community.
1720	Tucson is Trashy, metaphorically, but mostly literally. People don't put their trash in trash bags, so a significant amount falls out of the can and blows around on the street the day after trash day. It seems like no one picks up the trash around their houses and workplaces. People also leave mini-shrines everywhere, then never clean them up when the items burn out, bleach in the sun, or blow away. People throw glass bottles on the streets and dump furniture in alleyways and throw cigarette butts on the ground where I walk my dog.
1721	Tucson is a beautiful place to live. Surrounded by mountains, desert, wildlife, dark skies which project the moon and stars like on a canvas - bike and hiking trails - What more could you want in a place called home?
1722	Tucson is a beautiful place to live. We are surrounded by gorgeous mountain ranges, and even the buildings here are so beautiful and colorful. I love all the murals and the investment people have in their properties.
1723	Tucson is a city of stripmalls.
1724	Tucson is a desert town. We do not need more golf courses or swimming pools in every backyard. We had water in the Santa Cruz River and now there is none. The developers get as many faucets as they ask for regardless of who will be penalized later
1725	Tucson is a great place for food. There are so many choices (and healthy choices!). I also really appreciate the slow food movement in Tucson. With chefs like Janos Wilder, the Tucson CSA, and several farmers markets we are making our access to food more secure (and delicious!).
1726	Tucson is a large city but also has a small town feel. That said, Tucson desperately needs cross-town freeways. That will not necessarily make Tucson grow but it will make Tucson more livable.
1727	Tucson is a large city but still retains the small community values: neighborhood projects, farmer's markets, strong culture across the city which influences daily life, parks.
1728	Tucson is a perfectly sized city. Even though the metro area has over 1 million people, the layout of the city makes it feel more intimate. Also, you are never far away from wilderness.
1729	Tucson is a prime example of a sprawling western city. Encouraging compact central communities with safe walking and biking districts and proximity to restaurants and bars is desirable.
1730	Tucson is big enough to have lots of stores and restaurants, yet there isn't too much gridlock on the streets. We definitely don't face the big city commuting challenges.
1731	Tucson is big enough to provide options for shopping, entertainment, etc., but small enough to allow reasonable access without excessive traffic delays
1732	Tucson is close enough to enough hobby places to make it a good location to live.
1733	Tucson is easy to get around and could be lots better. Also, more mass transit and bicycles (related to Land Use)
1734	Tucson is easy to learn and navigate and get about.
1735	Tucson is in danger of sprawling as Phoenix has done. I know the state government hampers local efforts for things like growth boundaries. I would like to see a vibrant down town and nice neighborhoods, with shops etc, that have a distinct atmosphere, not very similar shopping malls popping up around the area.
1736	Tucson is in dire need of building the transportation of the future. We need bicycling facilities for more cautious bicycle riders. We have fairly good facilities for assertive riders but almost nothing for the people who would not bicycle on major streets. Also, we need to start building our mass transit of the future which could be (first choice) rapid bus transit or (second choice) light rail.
1737	Tucson is missing flexible uses, fine-grained approach
1738	Tucson is not a 'walkable' city and it is necessary to drive EVERYWHERE. There is also a ton of stop and go traffic with not enough freeways.
1739	Tucson is not a small town anymore. It desperately needs some way to get through the city besides surface streets. A freeway type road through the middle of Tucson would be perfect.
1740	Tucson is outgrowing the roadway structure
1741	Tucson is so spread out and unfriendly to non car users. It desperately needs an updated metro style public transportation system to enable people to better access it's gifts.
1742	Tucson is so spread out, some locations of our region are filled with history, shopping, and personal services. On the southwest side of town, there are multiple housing developments with little nearby shopping/personal services.
1743	Tucson is such a spectacularly beautiful place. The desert and mountains, canyons, streambeds and endless trails to explore. The variety of flora and fauna. The sunsets and wide open vistas.
1744	Tucson is surrounded by mountains and desert. People come from around the world to visit them. Building projects that disassociate Tucsonans and visitor from them only benefit a few. Specifically Pima Canyon and Cherrystone are examples to learn from. To that end, protect wildlife corridors.
1745	Tucson is the perfect place to ride a bike. Traffic is so hard to negotiate it is not safe to ride as a commuter in town. With strategic hawking lights bike routes could make safe, fast commutes available from Oracle to Craycroft easily.
1746	Tucson is too spread out, and a bustling community center that has shops, restaurants, stores, etc. that is most importantly _walkable_ boosts community even more.
1747	Tucson is too spread out. I drive way too many miles to attend various events. I would like to see Downtown Tucson become a hot spot.
1748	Tucson is very bike and runner-friendly with several roads having designated bike lanes and numerous outdoor events throughout the year. This really encourages community members to get outside and meet eachother in a healthy way.
1749	Tucson is very difficult to get around, in fact it is so frusturating that I am not sure I will stay in Tucson due to this. There really needs to be a highway loop or something put in to make travel easier.
1750	Tucson is very pocketed, i.e., good area, bad area, good area, bad area, etc. As a result, my neighbors and others do not want to leave their neighborhoods at night.
1751	Tucson is well suited for a real modern streetcar system (not just one short line like we're going to get from the UA to downtown). I would love to see comprehensive rail lines running east/west and north/south so that people could get places without driving. I HATE the excessive car traffic in Tucson. I would also like to see better bike routes with greater connectivity. I don't like riding on bike lanes on busy car roads, but often these are the only ways to get from one side of town to another.
1752	Tucson lacks the amenities of a larger city. There are few choices for restaurants, activities, and things for young professionals.
1753	Tucson may be relatively bike-friendly, but it is still a dangerous place to bike. Need more trans-city routes, also light rail to Phoenix to reduce dangerous driving conditions and traffic congestion.
1754	Tucson needs a crosstown expressway to link east to west and north to south (on the eastside). By improving roadways I also mean not only for cars but for bicyclists and pedestrians as well. Tucson has a dearth of sidewalks which makes foot travel incredibly difficult.
1755	Tucson needs a public rail system or subway, to meet the needs of all in the city, and reaching to suburbs.
1756	Tucson needs a walkable accessible core, with the basic services that exist but are currently lacking.
1757	Tucson needs increased density, an improved downtown, and more 'walkable urban areas' - personally I would use these areas.
1758	Tucson needs more mixed use 'centers', more 'places' with character throughout the region. More density and walkability in certain places near retail and other neighborhood services would connect me to my neighborhood and reduce the amount of time I spend in the car.
1759	Tucson needs more sidewalks
1760	Tucson needs more smart development
1761	Tucson really has a lot to offer outdoors. We haven't been swallowed up by concrete - yet.
1762	Tucson seems to think that it's a small city and, if we improve the city's traffic by creating a loop for 10 around the north and east side of town, we'll invite sprawl. But looking from Gates Pass at night to the east shows our little valley full of city. I'd love to improve traffic flow.
1763	Tucson streets/roads/transportation infrastructure
1764	Tucson's downtown has become mainly a business section, rather than having shopping, restaurants, parking and entertainment a bigger part of downtown.
1765	Tucson's layout makes this a hard one to figure out, I know, but it would make all the difference. I have enjoyed just such a difference in Denver and Phoenix. This type of transport interferes with regular traffic much less and is much faster than the buses. It truly is in the city's interest and the transportation departments need to have more foresight in anticipating the needs of the city according to the way we are growing. They need 10 & 20 year plans.
1766	Tucson's many shopping centers makes it convenient to shop without having to 'drive downtown'.
1767	Tucson's open space and setting, surrounded by mountains, are important to preserve. The more that gets developed, the longer it takes to get out of town to open space.
1768	Tucson, the city limits, is only a small part of our metropolitan whole. We need to work together--the city and the unincorporated county--to keep this a great place to live. Our city and county govts. are distressingly unfunctional. We need a strong mayor system: someone who has the brains, the guts, and the power to envision a decent future, and work to make it a reality. Not a crowd of councilpersons and supervisors with their own petty interests, and the inability to say 'No' to anyone. Case in point: what has happened to Rio Nuevo? Disastrous! Downtown should be built up and running by now, and instead we've wasted tens of millions of dollars on 'studies' and a bridge to pretty much nowhere. We need a decent symphony hall: not the harebrained idea of an aquarium. We need museums! We need decent, well-lighted parking and fine restaurants. We needed to put together a tax-package that would convince some teams to keep spring training here--though after the fiasco of situating the ballpark in the middle of NOWHERE, that might have been unrescuable. We need a first class hotel downtown, not a run-down third rate hotel. We need decent shopping: why can't we put together a package that would attract a store like Nordstrom's?
1769	Turn the TEP ball park in to an outdoor performance center. Turn one of the golf courses at Reid Park into park
1770	UA a local hub for shops etc.
1771	Uggggllllly. From housing to retail. Huge redevelopment needs to occur to make this place attractive. The only attractive part is the natural environment.
1772	Ultimately, the overall quality and desirability of Tucson will rise or fall on downtown being a vibrant magnet for all area residents to experience dining, shopping, arts & culture and the possibility of urban living in a variety of residential options.
1773	Unfortunately, the city of Tucson developed without much planning or vision. It takes a ridiculous amount of time to just get across town. We need a cross-town freeway/expressway running east to west. I personally avoid doing any business on the west side of town (and I mean west of Campbell) because it takes me so long to get there from my home (near Wilmot). I have many friends who feel the same way, and it must be hurting business. Oro Valley has done a much better job of planning.
1774	Uniformity in buildings, strip malls, etc
1775	University area, 4th, U of A campus
1776	University here, excellent medical xx availability, easy to get into countryside, and easy to get to wherever need to go, good shopping for groceries. All perdsonally important.
1777	University to 4th Ave to Downtown corridor- rezone area on University to connect the whole thing
1778	Unkept roads / streetscapes
1779	Unlike the greater Phoenix area,Tucson is still a bigger small town with great public areas and shops. All close.
1780	Unrealistic growth expectations/unsustainable land use patterns
1781	Upgrade the transportation routes.
1782	Urban amenities including downtown
1783	Urban loop non motorized trail around Pima County
1784	Urban trails
1785	Utilities and streets need to be upgraded and maintained to alleviate the current state of disrepair.
1786	VARIETY OF STORES
1787	Various out-reach programs of an educational and cultural nature, especially tailored for retirees located outside the immediate university community
1788	Vastly reduce impact of automobiles on living space
1789	Very few walking places other than shopping centers
1790	Very spread out. Cars are necessary because distances are not walkable
1791	Vital urban core is the 'beating heart' of a city. Without it we're just a series of linked suburban strip-malls. SO MUCH time & money has been wasted getting nothing done downtown. Private developers and individuals need community support to help take the risk out of downtown development.
1792	WE ARE GETTING MORE TRAILS ALONG WASHES
1793	WE HAVE BUSES RUNNING THE SAME ROUTE AS THE STREET CAR WILL RUN AND THEY ARE RARELY IF EVER FULL. WE THE WATER CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR MOVING WATER AND SEWER LINES ALONG THE ROUTE. A WASTE OF TAX MONEY.
1794	WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET ACROSS TOWN IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. gET OVER 1925 AND MOVE FORWARD. tHE PHONE POLES ARE OUTRAGEOUS. mOST STATES WERE UNDERGROUND 10-15 YRS AGO.
1795	WE need to offer more choices to get around our city, more light rail, bus lines and more walking communities choices
1796	WIth density, we can have mass transit, walking spaces, storefront developments, and fun. Get out of our cars.
1797	Walk / bike ways � a breakdown lane is not a bike path
1798	Walkability
1799	Walkability (lack of sidewalks, etc.)
1800	Walkability - too spread out
1801	Walkability, livability
1802	Walkable and bike friendly
1803	Walkable area with active nightlife & culture
1804	Walkable community in central Tucson
1805	Walkable downtown
1806	Walkable shopping districts
1807	Walking districts
1808	Walking mode of transportation
1809	Walking paths in the area are a plus
1810	Walking paths/sidewalks
1811	Walking paths/trails
1812	Walking/bike trails
1813	Walking/hiking trails/paths
1814	Water is what has drawn every culture to this valley. The earliest Native Americans, the Spanish, and Anglo cultures all settled here because of water. Putting in a 'Riverwalk' like San Antonio would be an inexpensive way to re-develop downtown without using taxpayer money.
1815	We already have some hubs that could be used for mass transit
1816	We are a spread out community as are most of the western states cities. If we want some sort of urban center light rail would be a great way to connect the dots in town. High speed train between here & Phoenix would be good
1817	We are an urban area but have not come up with reasonable arteries through town to make travel easier. Right now it takes a long time to travel through town.
1818	We are in desperate need of a better public transportation system as well as a thoroughfare to the East side of town with branches N and S.
1819	We are not on top of each other in our houses. We have space between our houses etc.
1820	We are one big suburbia in this region
1821	We are spread out as a city.
1822	We can increase ridership and fight congestion if we can convince more people to commute by bike. Bike Boulevards have worked well in other cities, especially Portland, and should be funded here.
1823	We can't build our way out of traffic congestion and cars have many negative and adverse effects on city residents
1824	We cannot bury our heads in the sand and pretend we don't have traffic problems. Cross-town freeways would improve traffic flow, reduce polution, etc.
1825	We cannot continue to ignore our growth. Plans for roads and infrastructure have to be made if this is where we want to live and work.
1826	We could use more venues for all types of activities including outdoor off road tracks and various indoor shows.
1827	We currently and have planned our infrastructure for cars, we need connectivity,from work to neighborhood to places to play and shop. also we need to plan with the uniqueness of desert in mind.
1828	We desperately need a better way to travel east-west. I know the budget is a disaster, but honestly, major streets were in horrible condition prior to 2009. Quit studying and restudying major route expansion plans and downtown links plans and move on it already!
1829	We do not have adequate highway travel for a city the size of Tucson. I work in 9-1-1 fire/medical dispatch and we see an enormous amount of motor vehicle accidents, pedestrians struck, bicyclists struck, etc. I lived in Rochester, NY for 5yrs - a smaller city than Tucson - and they have at least 3 major highways that make travel from each corner of the city and its suburbs fast and convenient - one highway circles the downtown area, one runs north/south and one runs east/west. Our 16+ lane intersections that run through the city limits are hazardous and not as efficient as travel along I10 offers.
1830	We don't have any freeways running through town.
1831	We don't just want big box stores
1832	We enjoy attending events put on at the convention center such as the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the Broadway shows (such as Lion King and Les Miserables), and enjoyed seeing Jerry Seinfeld.
1833	We enjoy visiting the dining, art galleries, etc that these areas offer. Very few of these types of areas exist in Tucson
1834	We focus on baseball to the exclusion of the possibilities presented by our many talented perofrmers and artists. Tucson Electric Park could be Tucson Electric Theater with less effort than we think.
1835	We have 402 apartments, 457 residents, and we are mostly disabled or handicapped and walking very far (or getting a ride) is very difficult
1836	We have a high percentage of low income families in our community and community pools provided an extremely low cost option for exercise and quality family time. With the closure of pools many families now do not have access and quality of life has suffered.
1837	We have abandoned inner city areas and are moving everything to the outskirts
1838	We have accessible wildlife because of our parks and bike paths
1839	We have become like a third world country for our civic environment: potholes, failed state. There is a role for government and we do need to pay for that.
1840	We have cycling weather pretty much all year. California towns have downtown cycle/scooter parking and it encourages taking only what you need on any downtown errand
1841	We have local restaurants, local stores, local artists, and lots of amazing cultural opportunities that are highly valued in our community. We have not lost our 'soul' like so many larger cities.
1842	We have numerous empty, dilapidated, neglected buildings and spaces which give the city a generally run-down unattractive look. I dislike the sprawl that is taking place on the outskirts of Tucson with cookie cutter shopping centers and housing developments.
1843	We have stores that are close
1844	We have the ementities of a big city, while still maintaining open spaces.
1845	We have to solve issues regarding transportation, both too decrease travel time - which will increase productive time, and parking, which is an obstacle for many areas of town.
1846	We just need to do more for our own sustainability and brad has written the exhaustive authority on rainwater harvesting. we all need to rein in the suburban sprawl and focus on creating a high density downtown with lots of residential spaces and more parking esp. on 4th ave.
1847	We keep claiming our wilderness when we have so much building area in town
1848	We like to eat out. This summer we used the Dining Club card many times. Restaurants often offer promotions or coupons. Since we live in GV we often combine it with shopping. Place
1849	We live in NE Tucson. It takes us 45 minutes to get to West Tucson. This is ridiculous and reflects upon poor city planning in the past.
1850	We live near the corner of Silverbell Rd. and Grant, which is West of the Interstate. Come June my wife will be giving birth at TMC. God forbid she goes into labor any time between 6:00am and 6:00pm because it will takes us 30-40 minutes just to get to the hospital.
1851	We live on the east side and it takes forever just to get to the westside to get on I-10
1852	We live on the far East side, where it is possible to own acreage, have animals, and be relatively isolated but still have great neighbors.
1853	We moved here from Los Angeles in 1993; in Tucson everything is close, roads are in a grid pattern, you hardly ever have to get on the freeway unless you're going somewhere else. Work, school, shopping, etc. are all within a short drive or walk.
1854	We must increase low cost housing and help the homeless to get off the street and into safe supportive housing.
1855	We need a bigger state and with buildings
1856	We need a center, a heart of the town
1857	We need a central gathering place for the community which includes shopping, dining, entertainment and a place for us all to come together for special events.
1858	We need a crosstown freeway.
1859	We need a downtown that is vibrant. They have new living areas, but no grocery stores? We have places to visit, but poor parking. Etc.
1860	We need a feasible, comprehensive plan for the downtown and a time line for completion. The sidewalks need to be upgraded to be safe for all the walkers we want to attract downtown. More trees!
1861	We need a grocery store downtown
1862	We need a highway that crosses town. A lot of poor planning for traffic increases.
1863	We need a stronger metropolitan open space system
1864	We need an across town (east - west) parkway/freeway. So much time is waisted in commuting across town (22 miles one way). Nothing on the RTA's agenda adresses this.
1865	We need and east-west freeway or limited access road which moves greater volumes of traffic.
1866	We need better bus service (more routes and later service).
1867	We need better connectivity to pockets that already exist
1868	We need better cross-town traffic options so streets are not so congested.
1869	We need better mass transit and better quality streets
1870	We need better roads and more pull outs and turn lanes.
1871	We need community nodes
1872	We need designated bike paths that travel across town, without dead-ending for people to utilize for commuting and recreation. Similar to the Rillito River trail on every wash and adjacent to multiple major cross-streets, for easy travel.
1873	We need green corridors which in the long run are suppliers of ecosystem services which saves the municipalities money i.e. flood control
1874	We need local enclaves where post offices, grocery stores, and other amenities are all in proximity to each other and to where we live
1875	We need more forward thinking people to hold these positions. They do not think outside the box when it comes to improving the City and County that Tucson resides in. We need better roads. better ways to move traffice (ie freeways) to get people from one side of Tucson to the other without always having to use surface streets. Also by improving the flow of traffic it will provide be transportation for business that maybe looking to relocate.
1876	We need more lively spaces. La Placita is a great resource sitting mostly empty and closed evenings and weekends
1877	We need more parks, safe places for kids/families. If we don't save it now, it will be lost
1878	We need more sidewalks and less hodge-podge when it comes to neighborhoods. Keep residential areas nice and don't allow junky cheap apartments to intrude.
1879	We need several major limited access cross town highways. It is crazy trying to go across town and getting stopped by a stop light every 1/2 mile.
1880	We need some more freeways or expressways
1881	We need to build a better surface transpotation network.
1882	We need to find more ways to save water. No more pools in peoples backyards.
1883	We need to have a crosstown freeway! more bike paths. extend the light rail. be one of the nodes for the national high speed railway system.
1884	We need to have temples where people are moving
1885	We need to implement a road maintenance/construction plan that supports our city growth rate.
1886	We need to invest in widening the roads. The RTA was supposed to provide that but now it seems it is politics as ususal and nothing will happen fast. Roads will be obsolete before they are built, the way things are moving forward at a snails pace.
1887	We need to realize that we are no longer a little pueblo and move to have an overhaul of our transportation needs. We at a minimum need a rail system like Phoenix as well as a freeway through town
1888	We need to walk and bike everywhere (for the health of it, and to experience the beauty around us more personally)
1889	We needs thoroughfares/expressways to move through the city. The travel across town grows worse each year. City leaders did not have the foresight to realize that infrastructure is very important element of city growth, along with mass transit such as commuter rails.
1890	We neglect our developed areas - there are holes in the urban core
1891	We really need an East-West freeway or corridor.
1892	We should create hubs where people live to have efficient transit systems
1893	We should have alternative transportation nodes to encourage alternative transportation
1894	We shouldn't have to drive to a park or community garden. People can walk in their own neighborhoods and meet and greet and get to know each other better if there is a neighborhood meeting place.
1895	We shouldn't have to travel far from our homes to work and play.
1896	We spend too much time getting across town (East to West takes an hour of personal time), too much congestion
1897	We still have our personality...the Barrios, the Foothills, hiking, walking, farmer's markets...not just massive shopping centers
1898	We use them with our children.
1899	We used to have a sanrio store in the mall and they got rid of it and everyone misses it ...we want it back :(
1900	We wanted to live in a community large enough to have services, amenities, access to sports, entertainment, etc. - but not so big that it becomes hard to navigate the city.
1901	We would enjoy going to more athletics...but where the last stadium was built is like no man's land for the bulk of the community. I don't feel that the professional business community endorsed and promoted the athletic possibilities we had and it seems to have fell apart.
1902	We'd like to do more short trips without eating up so much time to and from. It can make a three-day trip from a one-day event.
1903	We're compact, yet spread out.
1904	We're on the right track, but I think we need to keep moving forward with housing (for sale and rent), businesses and infrastructure projects, etc.
1905	Weather great for biking, but not safety and quality and quantity of bike paths need improvements (examples - Speedway)
1906	Well maintained and organized layout, convenient - feels like a college community
1907	Well structured area of Tucson - sustainability
1908	Well-kept street trees
1909	What a nightmare! And very easy to solve--get rid of it! (Whoever thought it would be safer for pedestrians and bicycles must be an incredible salesman!)
1910	What about being a walking city or acclimate to the climate of how we travel
1911	When theres construction there is always more than one site going on so there are less people working on each site which then makes the construction go on for too long.
1912	When you have higher foot traffic, lighting is important
1913	Whenever I travel to Phoenix, there is an abundance of trees that shade streets and sidewalks. Few of Tucons's streets are shaded in this manner. This makes walking and waiting for the bus hot and uncomortable. More trees might encourage less use of automobiles.
1914	Whether I travel on bike, foot, personal or public transportation, it is easy to get around. Having a local airport with international travel is also nice.
1915	While I enjoy the outdoors I am probably more City oriented and do not want to be too far from the services / resources I depend on
1916	While I like keeping a small town feel in Tucson, our infrastructure is severely behind in development. Our traffic system is outdated. We need a major east/west and north/south mode of travel (rather than stoplight streets).
1917	While I live within the city limits, it's still at least 1/2 mile to the nearest bus stop. We need more & cheaper mass transit to make various parts of the county more accessible.
1918	While I sometimes lament not being in a bigger city, I appreciate how easy it is to do everything here - from owning a home to getting theater tickets to grocery shopping.
1919	While Tucson has grown, and there have been many road improvements to the main roads, many of the smaller roads have had no attention; often building takes place increasing the volume of traffic with no road improvements
1920	While the city is filled with tacky strip malls and way too many billboards, the surrounding environment is gorgeous and humbles me continually. The light shows are like nowhere else in the world.
1921	While there is no hope that an east/west freeway will ever be built, and construction outside the metro area continues for future growth, more needs to be done within the city to help traffic along.
1922	While we are very bike friendly, getting around town and especially across town by car sucks. We desperately need an east/west highway. Our current highway system is useless.
1923	While we have lots to do, most of it requires a drive into town of more than 20 minutes
1924	While working in elementary schools, I was blown away that much more than half of the parents drove their children to school. It is ridiculous and makes for a dangerous & congested parking lot. If parents could be convinced that their child could safely arrive at school on a bike, they would be much more likely to allow and trust their child to arrive by their own power. --Maybe the parents would go too! We all know about the awful health of many students. Just think how much better it could be if we could create more ways to encourage kids to be active, like telling them they can be independent and get themselves where they need/want to be on their own. It's almost as good as driving because you are totally in charge, even if you are only 8.
1925	Who wants to commute all day? Transportation is important to anyone that has to get anywhere
1926	Why is so much money going to putting sidewalks on Broadway which east of downtown which is not an area conducive to walking from shop to shop when potholes on residential streets in this area are downright dangerous and getting more expensive to fill the more time goes by.
1927	Why we chose a planned community (Quail Creek resident speaking)
1928	Wide roads and open spaces (keep them!) with good city/county/state parks
1929	Wide streets
1930	Wide streets, good bus service
1931	Wildlife and natural areas within the urban area
1932	Wish I could at least have the option to take public transportation twice a week to work, and wish there was safe, reliable public transportation from the Foothills to downtown and to campus on the weekends (where the fun venues are)
1933	With such a spread out city, better transportation would make it easier to get from one side of the city to the other.
1934	With the repeated failure to build a viable roadway ststem when it could be done cost -effectively accomplished, Tucson is saddled with an inefficient system of surface streets that need to be supplemented through light rail and express-type roadways.
1935	Without going crazy, nearly every area within Tucson could double it's density and still feel spatious - but I like the two to three story feel except for downtown where anything should go...
1936	Wonderful hiking and biking trails. Sabino Canyon, Saguaro Nat'l Monument, Rincon's and Catalina's and Santa Rita's
1937	Would be so nice if there was one (or two) east-weat highways that cut through the city to improve access. Not sure where this would be feasible. It takes forever to drive from one end of the city to the other.
1938	Would be willing to take the bus to work but it does not reach north of Rogers on Campbell.
1939	Would like to see more downtown type 'walking environments', such as in the Scottsdale area
1940	Would reduce the amount of time spent driving all the way through town (maybe over passes would be good, like Phoenix has)
1941	Wouldn't it be nice to be able to take walks to the store, cafes, restaurants, without walking on major boulevards?? Most neighborhoods out side the university area have very little shopping, or places to stroll where you can window shop, see people, have contact without using a car.
1942	Years of strategic plans continue to fall away and are never executed. We need a committed plan to preserve, enhance and engage multiple entities. We need more public/private partnership agreements that will create a more dynamic downtown and cultural presence for business growth, retail development and tourism.
1943	You can access everything from farmer's market to high end retail all in one spot
1944	You can find many ethnic restaurants, many local restaurants and different backgrounds around teh university and the schools. The worls is as big as we want it to be and Tucson needs to be able to offer a picture of the whole world to all generations
1945	You can stay in your area of Tucson and get all the things you need without a lot of travel, groceries, coffee, clothing, Target, schools, etc.
1946	You can usually find something you're shopping for
1947	You can't govern by consensus. We need government officials who can make hard decisions and stand by them. Rio Nuevo...need I say more! We should have a river walk around downtown by now. Instead we have a government doing nothing. The County and Cities need to be combined.
1948	You have 5 reasons why it will work. A-mt Santa Cruz River Freeway Downtown History
1949	You have to take surface streets most of the time to get from one end of town to the other
1950	You should be able to shop in Tucson and not have to go to Phoenix.
1951	Young people want to live and work in close proximity (so does everyone else)
1952	Zoning