City of Tucson's Grant Road Improvement Plan

Welcome to the official web site of the Grant Road Improvement Plan. Here you will find information and updates on the planning process for improving this five-mile section of Grant Road between Oracle Road and Swan Avenue, in North Central Tucson. The project will result in the reconstruction of Grant Road with one new travel lane in each direction, and significant ehancements to the streetscape, landscape, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. It will also provide strategies to enhance the sustainability and vitality of businesses and residential areas along Grant Road

Project Overview

Grant Road is one of the first new projects to be funded through a voter-approved half-cent sales tax that formed the Regional Transportation Authority in May of 2006. Plans call for the widening and redevelopment of this five-mile section of Grant Road to six lanes, including comprehensive streetscape and infrastructure improvements and adjacent property redevelopment strategies. There will be an extensive public participation process that will respond to the design and redevelopment preferences and desires of area neighborhoods and businesses.

The Grant Road Improvement Plan will direct long-term improvements to the functionality and urban vitality of Grant Road in a manner that demonstrates "best practices" in multi-modal transportation and streetscape design, pedestrian-oriented redevelopment and environmental sustainability. It will consider opportunities to link neighborhoods to businesses along the corridor by foot, bike, and transit. It will be designed to enhance the "sense of place" of Grant Road in a positive manner.

Major components of the planning effort include a roadway alignment plan, roadway and streetscape plan, and a land use and revitalization plan.

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