"Central Segments" - from First Avenue to Tucson Blvd-the most residentially sensitive section of the entire Grant Road Project

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GRANT ROAD COALITION
​Central Segments
4th Tuesdays of the month
JUNE 27
JULY 25
AUGUST 22
6:00 pm * WARD 3 Office
​1510 E Grant Road
All interested stakeholders invited to attend.  This is a coalition comprised of residents, neighborhood leaders and businesses.  All who care about preserving the quality of life of people effected by the Grant Road Project from First to Tucson Blvd. Phases 2 and 5/6.
SEE THE GRANT PROPOSAL FOR
AN URBAN PARK AND TRAIL
under "PROPOSALS" tab
This 84 page document was submitted by the City of Tucson in partnership with the RTA, PAG, and the Grant Road Coalition.  It resulted from a Proposal presented to the city by the Grant Road Coalition.  Congratulations on this unique and forwad thinking proposal for the left over land between Park and Santa Rita!
THE COALITION is an advisory committee authorized by their respective neighborhoods to represent neighborhood interests in talks with the city specifically about the Grant Rd Project. The coalition works to create a dialogue between project administrators and neighborhood residents.  The coalition addresses such issues as:
  • ​Noise mitigation
  • Visual mitigation
  • Green Space
  • Demolition Issues
  • Loss of Historic Homes
  • Closure of neighborhood streets
  • Bike and pedestrian safety

DISCUSSIONS are around TWO MAIN TOPICS
Grant Road Alignment Issues - the actual path the 6 lane road will take
Land Use Issues - what will happen to vacant land after the roadway has been cut.  i.e. will it be green space, commercially developed, have buffers, berms etc?
NOTE:  Per the amendment to the Grant Road Vision Statement all remnant parcels in the Central Segments (First to Tucson Blvd) will have no overlay, no change in zoning.  i.e. R-1 will remain R-1 zoning.
TIMING FOR THE CENTRAL SEGMENTS and CENTRAL CENTERS (intersections which are commercial) will happen in two different time frames.
  • Phase 2 -2015 to 2017, from Stone to just east of Park (Santa Rita) which impacts Jefferson Park Neighborhood
  • Phase 5 - 2021-2026, from Santa Rita to Country Club which impacts Jefferson Park again, and SAMOS, Campbell/Grant, and Catalina Vista neighborhoods
This 4 to 5 year break in time places extra stress on the residential neighborhoods bordering the construction