Green Pueblo Map Offers Residents the Chance to “Make Your Mark”

A unique partnership between Pima County, the City of Tucson, and The Inner Connection is launching a first-of-its-kind map for the greater Tucson area: The Green Pueblo Map.

The Green Pueblo Map is a celebration of all the assets that make our region sustainable. This special map promises to offer a new perspective on the greater Tucson area with the help of all of us who live, work and play here. Residents and visitors of the greater Tucson area are invited to “make your mark” on the map by nominating the sites that showcase the best of the region’s cultural, social, and environmentally sustainable features – from community gardens and recycling centers to favorite recreation spots and historical sites.

To join the Green Pueblo mapmaking team, individuals can visit www.GreenPuebloMap.org and nominate sites that contribute to our region’s livability and sustainability. Sites can be nominated in one of 38 categories, or new categories may be suggested.

Teachers, educators and youth groups are encouraged to visit the “Green Explorers” section of the website and learn about special mapping opportunities. The Green Explorers program will bring the green mapmaking process to classrooms and libraries throughout Pima County.

The Green Pueblo Map will be a resource for residents, students, visitors, businesses, and others seeking to learn about the multitude of sustainability assets the greater Tucson area has to offer, and how to make greener, more sustainable lifestyle choices. The map will be continually updated online and a printed version of the map will be available in the future.

The locally-created Green Pueblo Map is part of the growing international Green Map movement. Today, there are over 500 Green Maps completed, or in process, in 54 countries around the world. For more information about the international Green Map network, visit www.GreenMap.org.

Contacts

The Inner Connection
Lori White   (520) 322-7691

City of Tucson
Nicole Urban-Lopez   (520) 837-6934

Pima County
Tedra Fox   (520) 740-8766,
Beth Gorman   (520) 740-3343

Join the Alternate Mode Revolution

Over thirty Clean Air Days and Bike Fest events are happening in April throughout the greater Tucson area, including Oro Valley and Sahuarita. Do you work downtown? Be sure and check out the two events that are happening downtown: Green Ways to Work (Wednesday, April 22) and Bike 2 Work (Friday, April 17). Go on-line at www.cleanair.pima.gov for a schedule of events and details on specific events. Here is a listing of some of the events:

Tucson Earth Day Festival and Parade, April 4 www.cleanair.pima.gov/EarthDay.html  

Bike to the Zoo Day, April 4 www.dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest
(see Bike Fest calendar)

Bike and Book at Bookman’s, April 11, April 18, April 25, www.dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest
(see Bike Fest calendar)

Green Living Fair, April 11 www.cleanair.pima.gov/GreenLivingFair.html

Bike 2 Work Week April 13-17 dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest/b2wtrp.php

Green Ways to Work Day, April 22 www.cleanair.pima.gov/GreenCommuteDay.html

Walk for Life and Breath, April 25 www.cleanair.pima.gov/Walk4LifeNBreath.html

Calendar of all events www.cleanair.pima.gov/calendar.html

The Clean Air/Bike Fest Challenge throughout April www.cleanair.pima.gov/ContestEntry.html
Track your alternate mode miles during the month of April, and enter them on-line daily or weekly for a chance to win prizes donated by local merchants. Whether you carpool, vanpool, ride a bike, walk, or take the bus for your commutes in April, you are eligible to participate.  Prizes include bikes, resort stays, meals, and more!

Bike Commuter Challenge throughout April
dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest/challenge.php
Bike commute to and from a routine destination at least twice a week. Your destination can be your workplace or school. To be eligible and entered into the random weekly drawings you must complete a total of 4 trips a week, which is equivalent to biking round-trip to your destination twice a week.

Bike Commuter Team
dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest/challenge.php
When you sign up and enter your workplace information in the on-line PAG Rideshare Registration form, you are automatically recognized as a team member of your workplace. Your County facility should be listed, but if it’s not, you are able to enter your work site location. Every Pima County work site counts as part of the Pima County team. Each week, PAG will post a summary report regarding how many miles teams are riding and who is taking the most trips. The top five businesses in each small, medium, and large-sized category will receive a certificate designating them as a bike-friendly business.

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