Length | 2.0 mi (3.2 km) |
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Location | Tucson, Arizona |
West end | North Main Avenue |
East end | North Campbell Avenue |
University Boulevard is a street in central Tucson, Arizona that runs for two miles from Main Avenue on the west to Campbell Avenue on the east. Along its route the street passes through the historic Dunbar Spring and West University neighborhoods, the Main Gate shopping district, and the University of Arizona campus. The street is part of Tucson's first bike boulevard. A half-mile stretch of University Boulevard just west of the campus will carry Tucson Streetcar traffic starting in summer 2014.
Route
editDunbar Spring and West University
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Main Gate district
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University of Arizona campus
editAt Park Avenue the street passes through the University of Arizona Main Gate, a formal entrance to campus through a wall of Sentinel Peak basalt that surrounded the entire Arizona campus at the time of its construction. Just inside the gate, set behind grass lawns on both sides of the street, are the Arizona State Museum north and south buildings. The street then passes Centennial Hall and other historic university buildings still used as academic offices and classrooms.
The street forms a loop around Old Main, the university's original building, before continuing on as two parallel roads separated by a wide area of grass. This section of University Boulevard, between Old Main and Campbell, is known to the campus population as "The Mall". For all but two blocks just west of Campbell the Mall is a car-free zone.
3rd St. - University Bike Boulevard
editUniversity Avenue is the western-most section of the 3rd St. - University Bike Boulevard which stretches 7.5 miles across central Tucson linking east-side bicycle-commuters with the University of Arizona and downtown. Near its center the boulevard intersects with Treat Avenue, one of three existing bike routes in the city that are funded for cycling infrastructure improvements, primarily installation of signalized crossings at major streets and other traffic-calming measures, to establish a network of low-stress bikeways intended to build upon the success of the same improvements along 3rd St. and University Boulevard.
Route connections and destinations
editStops listed from east to west; district names and coloration taken from official Sun Link routemap.[1]
Route districts, connections, & destinations | |||
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District | Stop | Connections | Destinations |
University | Hellen St. at Warren Ave. |
Sun Tran: 4, 9 Cat Tran: Purple, Green[2] |
Arizona Health Sciences Center |
Warren Avenue Underpass | |||
2nd St. at Cherry Ave. |
University Bike Blvd. Cat Tran: Mountain |
Hillenbrand Stadium, Flandrau Science Center, McKale Center, Arizona Stadium | |
2nd St. & Highland Ave. |
Mountain Ave. Bikeway 2nd St. |
UA Student Union Memorial Center | |
2nd St. & Olive |
Cat Tran: USA, Inner Campus Park Ave. |
Center for Creative Photography, UA Museum of Art | |
Main Gate |
University & Tyndall |
Sun Tran: 1, 6 Main Gate, Tyndall Ave. |
Centennial Hall, Arizona Historical Society, Arizona State Museum |
4th Avenue |
University & 3rd Ave. |
University Bike Blvd. | Rogue Theatre |
4th Ave. & 5th St. |
4th Ave. Bike Blvd. | ||
4th Ave. & 7th St. |
Sun Tran: 3, 9 | ||
4th Ave. & 9th St. |
Golf Links-Aviation Path | ||
4th Avenue Underpass | |||
Downtown | Toole & 4th Ave. eastbound only |
Centro | Rialto Theater, Historic Tucson Depot, Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, Hotel Congress |
Congress/Broadway & 6th Ave. | Sun Tran: 1–4, 6–10, 16, 19, 21–23, 421 Sun Express: 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 110 Amtrak: Sunset Ltd., Texas Eagle Depot Plaza, Pennington St. |
Ronstadt Transit Center, Children's Museum Tucson, Armory Park | |
Congress/Broadway & Stone |
Main Library | Fox Tucson Theatre, Saint Augustine Cathedral, Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Downtown History Museum, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Temple of Music and Art | |
Congress/Broadway & Church |
Sun Tran: 7, 16, 21, 22 | Pima County Courthouse, Presidio San Augustin del Tucson, Tucson City Hall, Tucson Arena, Leo Rich Theatre | |
Congress & Granada |
Sun Express: 101, 104, 105, 108, 110 Hotel Arizona, City/State |
Tucson Music Hall, Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House, DeConcini Federal Courthouse, Tucson Museum of Art | |
Granada Ave. & Cushing St. |
Liberty-10th Ave. Bikeway Greyhound Tucson Convention Center surface lots |
Tucson Convention Center | |
Interstate 10 Underpass | |||
Mercado | Cushing & Frontage |
The Loop (Santa Cruz River Park) | |
Luis Gurierrez Bridge | |||
Cushing & Convento westbound only |
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Convento & Congress |
Sun Tran: 21, 22 | Mercado San Augustin, El Rio Community Health Center |
Route Art
editRoute connections & art | |||
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District | Intersection | Connections | Stop Art |
University | Hellen St. at Warren Ave. | Sun Tran: 4, 9 Cat Tran: Purple, Green[3] |
"Poet" Simon Donovan and Ben Olmstead |
Warren Avenue Underpass | |||
2nd St. at Cherry Ave. | University Bike Blvd. Cat Tran: Mountain |
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2nd St. & Highland Ave. | Mountain Ave. Bikeway 2nd St. |
“Pen/Sword” Rafe Ropek | |
2nd St. & Olive | Cat Tran: USA, Inner Campus Park Ave. |
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Main Gate |
University & Tyndall | Sun Tran: 1, 6 Main Gate, Tyndall Ave. |
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4th Avenue |
University & 3rd Ave. | University Bike Blvd. | “Flight of Time" Susan Wink |
4th Ave. & 5th St. | 4th Ave. Bike Blvd. | ||
4th Ave. & 7th St. | Sun Tran: 3, 9 | “Nancyplants Island” Mary Lucking and Pete Goldlust[4] | |
4th Ave. & 9th St. | Golf Links-Aviation Path | ||
4th Avenue Underpass | |||
Downtown | Toole & 4th Ave. eastbound only |
Centro | |
Congress/Broadway & 6th Ave. | Sun Tran: 1–4, 6–10, 16, 19, 21–23, 421 Sun Express: 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 110 Amtrak: Sunset Ltd., Texas Eagle Depot Plaza, Pennington St. |
“Calabashes” Eric Powell | |
Congress/Broadway & Stone | Main Library | ||
Congress/Broadway & Church | Sun Tran: 7, 16, 21, 22 | Untitled Joe Tyler | |
Congress & Granada | Sun Express: 101, 104, 105, 108, 110 Hotel Arizona, City/State |
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Granada Ave. & Cushing St. | Liberty-10th Ave. Bikeway Greyhound Tucson Community Center lots |
"Wandering Stars" Joe O'Connell and Blessing Hancock | |
Mercado | Cushing & Frontage | The Loop (Santa Cruz River Park) | Luis Gutierrez Bridge Brenda Semanick[5] |
Luis Gurierrez Bridge | |||
Cushing & Convento westbound only |
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Convento & Congress | Sun Tran: 21, 22 | “Nuestras Raices/Our Roots” Cristina Cardenas |
- ^ "Sun Link Route Map" (PDF). July 7, 2014.
- ^ "Cat Tran 2015-16 Map" (PDF).
- ^ "Cat Tran 2015-16 Map" (PDF).
- ^ DaRonco, Darren (May 24, 2013). "'Lithomosaic' streetcar art is installed". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ "Luis G. Gutierrez Bridge" (PDF). sunlinkstreetcar.com. Walk to The West Side Event. October 2012.
Service
editMon–Wed | Thur–Fri | Saturday | Sunday | |
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7am–8am | 15 | 15 | ||
8am–9am | 30 | 30 | ||
9am–10am | 10 | 10 | ||
10am–6pm | 15 | 20 | ||
6pm–8pm | 15 | 15 | 30 | |
8pm–10pm | ||||
10pm–12pm | ||||
12am–2am | 30 | 30 |
Sun Link cars arrive every ten or fifteen minutes during the week. Half-hour late-night service is offered until 2am on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Saturday morning and Sunday run every twenty or thirty minutes.
One-way fare is $1.50. Cash fares are not accepted by Sun Link drivers. A SunGO pass or fare card, available at the Ronstadt Transit Center, online, and at various retail locations, must be purchased prior to boarding. Twenty-four hour passes are available from vending machines located on all Sun Link platforms for $4.00, payable either in exact change or by credit. Once on board passengers must place fare cards on validators to record payment.
Mon–Wed | Thur–Fri | Saturday | Sunday | |
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7am–8am | 15 | 15 | ||
8am–9am | 30 | 30 | ||
9am–10am | 10 | 10 | ||
10am–11am | 15 | 20 | ||
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6pm–7pm | 15 | 15 | 30 | |
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12am–1am | 30 | 30 | ||
1am–2am |