Zona Politics Eps.23 from Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel on Vimeo.

On this week’s Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel: Attorney Jeff Rogers and occasional radio host Shaun McClusky talk about the city’s plans to widen Broadway between downtown and Country Club Road, a proposed Tucson crowd-control ordinance, the fifth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Congresswoman Martha McSally’s latest border-security bill, the rush to pass bills before the end of the legislative session and much more. Tune in online here or watch us at the special time of 8 a.m. this Sunday on KGUN-9.

This article appears in Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2015.

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4 replies on “Zona Politics: Broadway Widening, Obamacare Anniversary & AZ Legislature’s Final Days”

  1. As soon as downtown links finishes that will add additional congestion at Broadway rd. Vehicles exiting and entering downtown links will add more congestion. Projections have changed therefore keep the 8 lanes that Tucson voters voted for NOT the few bullies at those COT meetings.

    6 lanes is just another waste of tax dollars. 8 lanes would save Tucson $ in the long haul. If Tucson kept the 6 lane configuration, it will eventually be expanded to 8 lanes.

  2. Jim Nitzel is usually on point. This time he completely blew it. The issue is historic preservation of small local businesses. Let the cars who want to go to the freeway use 22nd St, Speedway or Grant (after it is is rebuilt). These streets don’t have the mid-century modern architecture in intact blocks that is rare throughout the country. It is part of what makes Tucson unique and why people come to visit. It is part of our charm. Why is the city pushing to destroy a 100 buildings and businesses to honor the car. Also, we know that vehicle miles traveled per person has peaked and all the actual counts show a down turn. The traffic volumes on Broadway, by actual count, are at 1989 levels. There is not going to be the increase these commenters are describing. Also the transit lanes would speed transit up, make it more attractive to riders and therefore cut down on the number of vehicles traveling. Sorry, Jim. You are trapped in old thinking. Read the literature and stories. Transportation is changing and we want Tucson to be out in front, not pushing old ideas.

  3. I had several friends come visit Tucson and when they are around the so called ‘historic’ buildings they’d say ‘Why are we visiting Tucson’s slums?’. Thanks Jim Nintzel for stating the facts and the truth (even if it hurts to a few people).

    The city of Tucson needs to plan for the city as a whole not just for a few disgruntled loud bullies. That practice needs to stop. Let’s stop this fiefdom mentality. Vehicular traffic on Broadway and the rest of Tucson’s roads have increased significantly since 1989. It’s getting much more difficult to turn into Tucson’s main roads including Broadway since 1989. That’s a fact.

    I’d wished Tucson roads would stick to their current lanes but unfortunately, Tucson never favored at least one crosstown freeway so the end result is adding more lanes on our current highways such as Broadway Rd. Another fact that will happen and is already happening in Tucson is the construction of more mid-rise and high-rise buildings. Thanks Tucson nimby’s! Good job!

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