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RTA Next pitch: regional road and transit investments framed as a boost for Oro Valley tourism
Summary
An RTA Next representative told the Oro Valley Tourism Advisory Commission that a proposed 20-year transportation plan and the associated half-cent sales tax would improve entry corridors, multimodal access and transit funding that local leaders say could support tourism growth if voters approve the plan and the tax.
Steve Hoffman, representing the regional transportation authority’s RTA Next initiative, told the Oro Valley Tourism Advisory Commission on Nov. 17 that transportation improvements are “the engine that drives tourism,” and framed overpasses, roadway reconstructions and expanded bike and pedestrian networks as essential to visitors’ first impressions of the town.
Hoffman said RTA Next would concentrate on arterial and collector corridor reconstructions — ‘‘we are not the pothole people’’ — plus multimodal investments such as bike paths, pedestrian facilities and wildlife overpasses. He repeatedly tied those projects to tourism, citing direct access from Tucson International Airport and major corridors that lead visitors to local hotels and attractions.
The presentation emphasized…
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