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Flag of Tucson, Arizona Tucson is positioned in Arizona Tucson - Tucson Tucson (/ tu s n/ /tu s n/) is a town/city and the governmental center of county of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona.
The 2010 United States Enumeration put the populace at 520,116, while the 2015 estimated populace of the entire Tucson urbane statistical region (MSA) was 980,263. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical region (CSA), with a total populace of 1,010,025 as of the 2010 Census.
Tucson is the second-largest populated town/city in Arizona behind Phoenix, both of which anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor.
Tucson is the 33rd biggest city and the 53rd biggest urbane region in the United States.
Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave south of downtown.
Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some inside or overlapping the town/city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita, and Vail.
Towns outside the Tucson metro region include Benson to the southeast, Catalina and Oracle to the north, and Green Valley to the south.
The Spanish name of the city, Tucson [tuk son], is derived from the O'odham Cuk on [t k n], meaning "(at the) base of the black [hill]", a reference to a basalt-covered hill now known as Sentinel Peak, also known as "A" Mountain. Tucson is sometimes referred to as "The Old Pueblo".
2.1.1 Downtown and Central Tucson 2.1.2 Southern Tucson 2.1.3 Western Tucson 2.1.4 Northern Tucson 2.1.5 Eastern Tucson 6.1.1 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show 6.1.2 Tucson Festival of Books 6.1.3 Tucson Folk Festival 6.1.5 The Tucson Rodeo (Fiesta de los Vaqueros) 6.1.6 Tucson Meet Yourself 6.1.7 Tucson Modernism Week Main articles: History of Tucson, Arizona and Timeline of Tucson, Arizona Tucson's Stone Avenue, 1880 Courthouse in Tucson, 1898 Tucson was probably first visited by Paleo-Indians, known to have been in southern Arizona about 12,000 years ago.
The Early Ceramic reconstructionoccupation of Tucson saw the first extensive use of pottery vessels for cooking and storage.
Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino visited the Santa Cruz River valley in 1692, and established the Mission San Xavier del Bac in 1700 about 7 mi (11 km) upstream from the site of the settlement of Tucson.
Hugo O'Conor, the beginning father of the town/city of Tucson, Arizona authorized the assembly of a military fort in that location, Presidio San Agustin del Tucson, on August 20, 1775 (near the present downtown Pima County Courthouse).
During the Spanish reconstructionof the presidio, attacks such as the Second Battle of Tucson were repeatedly mounted by Apaches.
Eventually the town came to be called "Tucson" and became a part of Sonora after Mexico attained independence from Spain in 1821.
Tucson was captured by Philip St.
Tucson was not encompassed in the Mexican Cession and Cooke's road through Tucson became one of the meaningful routes into California amid the California Gold Rush.
Tucson became a part of the United States of America, although the American military did not formally take over control until March 1856.
In 1857, Tucson became a stage station on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line and in 1858 became 3rd division command posts of the Butterfield Overland Mail until the line shut down in March 1861.
From August 1861 to mid-1862, Tucson was the capital of the Confederate Arizona Territory, the easterly capital being Mesilla.
Tucson and all of what is now Arizona were part of New Mexico Territory until 1863, when they became part of the new Arizona Territory.
From 1867 to 1877, Tucson was the capital of the Arizona Territory.
Tucson was incorporated in 1877, making it the earliest incorporated town/city in Arizona.
Most notable, however, were the two holdups committed by masked road-agent William Whitney Brazelton. Brazelton held up two stages in the summer of 1878 near Point of Mountain Station approximately 17 mi (27 km) northwest of Tucson.
Brazelton was eventually tracked down and killed on Monday August 19, 1878, in a mesquite bosque along the Santa Cruz River 3 miles (5 km) south of Tucson by Pima County Sheriff Charles A.
Brazelton had been suspected of highway robbery not only in the Tucson area, but also in the Prescott region and Silver City, New Mexico region as well.
To send special agent and future Pima County sheriff Bob Paul to investigate. Fort Lowell, then east of Tucson, was established to help protect pioneer from Apache attacks.
They found Stilwell lying in wait for Virgil in the Tucson station and killed him on the tracks. After killing Stilwell, Wyatt deputized the rest and rode on a vendetta, killing three more cowboys over the next several days before leaving the state.
In 1885, the University of Arizona was established as a land-grant college on over-grazed ranch territory between Tucson and Fort Lowell.
Many veterans who had been gassed in World War I, and were in need of respiratory therapy, began coming to Tucson after the war, because of the clean dry air.
In 2006, the populace of Pima County, in which Tucson is located, passed one million, while the City of Tucson's populace was 535,000.
In 1912, when Arizona statehood became reality, the total number of different flags that had flown over Tucson now numbered five: American, Spanish, Mexican, Confederate, and the State of Arizona.
Tucson, 1909 During the territorial and early statehood periods, Tucson was Arizona's biggest city and commercial center, while Phoenix was the seat of state government (beginning in 1889) and agriculture.
Between 1910 and 1920, Phoenix surpassed Tucson in population, and has continued to outpace Tucson in growth.
In recent years, both Tucson and Phoenix have experienced some of the highest expansion rates in the United States.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, as of 2010, the City of Tucson has a territory area of 226.71 square miles (587.2 km2).
The city's altitude is 2,643 ft (806 m) above sea level (as calculated at the Tucson International Airport). Tucson is situated on an alluvial plain in the Sonoran desert, surrounded by five minor ranges of mountain peaks: the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains to the north, the Santa Rita Mountains to the south, the Rincon Mountains to the east, and the Tucson Mountains to the west.
The high point of the Santa Catalina Mountains is 9,157 ft (2,791 m) Mount Lemmon, the southernmost ski destination in the continental U.S., while the Tucson Mountains include 4,687 ft (1,429 m) Wasson Peak.
Tucson is positioned 118 mi (190 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the United States - Mexico border.
In 2009, Tucson ranked as the 32nd biggest city and 52nd biggest urbane region in the United States.
A primary city in the Arizona Sun Corridor, Tucson is the biggest city in southern Arizona, the second biggest in the state after Phoenix.
As of 2015, The Greater Tucson Metro region has exceeded a populace of 1 million.
Interstate 10 runs northwest through town, connecting Tucson to Phoenix in the northwest (on the way to its end in Santa Monica, California) and to Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas in the southeast (towards its easterly end in Jacksonville, Florida).
I-19 runs south from Tucson toward Nogales and the U.S.-Mexico border.
Similar to many other metros/cities in the Western U.S., Tucson was advanced on a grid plan starting in the late 19th century, with the town/city center at Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard.
While this intersection was initially near the geographic center of Tucson, that center has shifted as the town/city has period far to the east, evolution to the west being effectively blocked by the Tucson Mountains.
An expansive town/city covering substantial area, Tucson has many distinct neighborhoods.
Tucson's earliest neighborhoods, some of which are now veiled by the Tucson Convention Center, or TCC, include: Pie Allen, positioned west and south of the college near Tucson High School and titled for John Brackett "Pie" Allen, a small-town entrepreneur and early mayor of Tucson Sam Hughes, positioned east of the University of Arizona, titled after a Tucson pioneer At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, downtown Tucson underwent a revitalization accomplishment by town/city creators and the company community.
The recently restored Fox Theatre is in downtown Tucson.
Augustine Cathedral instead of in 1896. Included on the National Register of Historic Places is the old Pima County Courthouse, designed by Roy Place in 1928. The El Charro Cafe, Tucson's earliest restaurant, also operates its chief locale downtown. As one of the earliest parts of town, Central Tucson is anchored by the Broadway Village shopping center.
Local retail company in Central Tucson is densely concentrated along Fourth Avenue and the Main Gate Square on University Boulevard near the UA campus.
The University of Arizona, chartered in 1885, is positioned in midtown and includes Arizona Stadium and Mc - Kale Center (named for J.F.
"Pop" Mc - Kale). Historic Tucson High School (designed by Roy Place in 1924) featured in the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love, the Arizona Inn (built in 1930), and the Tucson Botanical Gardens are also positioned in Central Tucson.
Tucson's biggest park, Reid Park, is positioned in midtown and includes Reid Park Zoo and Hi Corbett Field.
Speedway Boulevard, a primary east-west arterial road in central Tucson, was titled the "ugliest street in America" by Life periodical in the early 1970s, quoting Tucson Mayor James Corbett.
According to David Leighton, historical writer for the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, Speedway Boulevard derives its name from an old horse racetrack, known as "The Harlem River Speedway," more generally called "The Speedway," in New York City.
South Tucson is actually the name of an autonomous, incorporated town of 1 sq mi (2.6 km2), completely surrounded by the town/city of Tucson, sitting just south of downtown.
South Tucson has a colorful, dynamic history.
South Tucson is widely known for its many Mexican restaurants and the architectural styles which include bright outside murals, many of which have been painted over due to town/city policy. The South side of the town/city of Tucson is generally considered to be the region of approximately 25 sq mi (65 km2) north of Los Reales Road, south of 22nd Street, east of I-19, west of Davis Monthan Air Force Base and southwest of Aviation Parkway.
The Tucson International Airport and Tucson Electric Park are positioned here. Western Tucson encompasses the banks of the Santa Cruz River and the foothills of the Tucson Mountains, and includes the International Wildlife Museum, Sentinel Peak, and the Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, positioned in the wealthy enclave known as Starr Pass. Moving past the Tucson Mountains, travelers find themselves in the region commonly referred to as "west of" Tucson or "Old West Tucson". A large undulating plain extending south into the Altar Valley, non-urban residentiary evolution predominates, but here you will also find primary attractions including Saguaro National Park West, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and the Old Tucson Studios movie set/theme park.
North Tucson includes the urban neighborhoods of Amphitheater and Flowing Wells.
Usually considered the region north of Fort Lowell Road, North Tucson includes some of Tucson's major commercial zones (Tucson Mall and the Oracle Road Corridor).
Some of the Tucson area's primary resorts are positioned in the Catalina Foothills, including the Hacienda Del Sol, Westin La Paloma Resort, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and Canyon Ranch Resort.
The expansive region northwest of the town/city limits is diverse , ranging from the non-urban communities of Catalina and parts of the town of Marana, the small suburb of Picture Rocks, the well-to-do town of Oro Valley in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, and residentiary areas in the northeastern foothills of the Tucson Mountains.
Many of the Tucson area's golf courses and resorts are positioned in this area, including the Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort in Oro Valley, the Omni Tucson National Resort & Spa, and Westward Look Resort.
East Tucson is mostly new compared to other parts of the city, advanced between the 1950s and the 1970s, with developments such as Desert Palms Park.
East Tucson includes Saguaro National Park East.
Tucson's "Restaurant Row" is also positioned on the east side, along with a momentous corporate and financial presence.
Restaurant Row is sandwiched by three of Tucson's storied Neighborhoods: Harold Bell Wright Estates, titled after the famous author's ranch which occupied some of that region before to the depression; the Tucson Country Club (the third to bear the name Tucson Country Club), and the Dorado Country Club.
Tucson's biggest office building is 5151 East Broadway in east Tucson, instead of in 1975.
This region has turn into one of Tucson's iconic neighborhoods.
The Arizona National Golf Club, Forty-Niners Country Club, and the historic Tanque Verde Guest Ranch are also in northeast Tucson.
The Atterbury Wash with its access to excellent bird watching is also positioned in the Southeast Tucson area.
A view of Tucson from Windy Point, at altitude 6,580 feet (2,010 m) along the road up Mt.
Catalina Highway stretches 25 miles (40 km) and the entire mountain range is one of Tucson's most prominent vacation spots for cycling, hiking, modern climbing, camping, birding, and wintertime snowboarding and skiing.
Tucson has a desert climate (Koppen BWh), with two primary seasons, summer and winter; plus three minor seasons: fall, spring, and the North American Monsoon.
Tucson averages 11.8 inches (299.7 mm) of rain per year, more than most other locations with desert climates, but it still qualifies as desert due to its high evapotranspiration; in other words, it experiences a high net loss of water. A similar scenario is seen in Alice Springs, Australia, which averages 11 inches (279.4 mm) a year, but has a desert climate.
A several underpasses in Tucson have "feet of water" scales painted on their supports to discourage fording by automobiles amid a rainstorm. Arizona traffic code Title 28-910, the so-called "Stupid Motorist Law", was instituted in 1995 to discourage citizens from entering flooded roadways.
If the road is flooded and a barricade is in place, motorists who drive around the barricade can be charged up to $2000 for costs involved in rescuing them. Even with all warnings and precautions, however, three Tucson drivers have drowned between 2004 and 2010.
Winters in Tucson are mild relative to other parts of the United States.
Tucson typically averages one difficult freeze per winter season, with temperatures dipping to the mid or low-20s ( 7 to 4 C), but this is typically limited to only a very several evenings.
Climate data for Tucson, Arizona (Tucson Int'l), 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1894 present Downtown Tucson with the University of Arizona in the background.
Much of Tucson's economic evolution has been centered on the evolution of the University of Arizona, which is presently the second biggest employer in the city.
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, positioned on the southeastern edge of the city, also provides many jobs for Tucson residents.
The town/city of Tucson is also a primary hub for the Union Pacific Railroad's Sunset Route that links the Los Angeles ports with the South/Southeast regions of the country.
The City of Tucson, Pima County, the State of Arizona, and the private zone have all made commitments to problematic a growing, healthy economy with advanced technology trade sectors as its foundation.
Raytheon Missile Systems (formerly Hughes Aircraft Co.), Texas Instruments, IBM, Intuit Inc., Universal Avionics, Honeywell Aerospace, Sunquest Information Systems, Sanofi-Aventis, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., and Bombardier Aerospace all have a momentous existence in Tucson.
Roughly 150 Tucson companies are involved in the design and manufacture of optics and optoelectronics systems, earning Tucson the nickname "Optics Valley". Tourism is another primary industry in Tucson, bringing in $2 billion per year and over 3.5 million visitors annually due to Tucson's various resorts, hotels, and attractions. One of the primary annual attractions is the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and its associated shows, all held generally in the first two weeks of February.
This makes Tucson's the biggest such exposition in the world.
Snowbirds often purchase second homes in Tucson and close-by areas, contributing decidedly to the property tax base.
According to Tucson's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 7 Banner University Medical Center Tucson 6,462 10 City of Tucson 5,419 The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show is one of the biggest gem and mineral shows in the world and has been held for over 50 years.
Since 2009, the Tucson Festival of Books has been held annually over a two-day reconstructionin March at the University of Arizona.
Another prominent event held in February, which is early spring in Tucson, is the Fiesta de los Vaqueros, or rodeo week, established by winter visitor, Leighton Kramer. While at its heart the Fiesta is a sporting event, it includes what is billed as "the world's biggest non-mechanized parade". The Rodeo Parade is a prominent event as most schools give two rodeo days off freshwater Presidents Day.
Every October for the past 30 years, Tucson Meet Yourself has presented the faces of Tucson's many ethnic groups.
All performers are from Tucson and the encircling area, in keeping with the idea of "meeting yourself." Since 2012, amid the first two weekends of October, the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation hosts Tucson Modernism Week. The event includes more than 30 programs including tours, lectures, exhibits, films and parties.
The All Souls Procession, held in early November, is one of the biggest celebrations in Tucson.
The Procession, held at sundown, consists of a non-motorized parade through downtown Tucson featuring many floats, sculptures, and memorials, in which the improve is encouraged to participate.
The Fremont House is an initial adobe home in the Tucson Community Center that was saved while one of Tucson's earliest barrios was razed as urban renewal.
Old Tucson Studios, assembled as a set for the movie Arizona, is a movie studio and infamous park for classic Westerns.
The Tucson Museum of Art was established as part of an art school, the Art Center, which was established by small-town Tucson artists including Rose Cabat The De - Grazia Gallery in the Sun is an iconic Tucson landmark in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Jewish Heritage Center Tucson Tucson Chinese Cultural Center Arizona State Museum (on the University of Arizona campus) The accomplished and awarded writers (poets, novelists, dramatists, nonfiction writers) who have lived in Tucson include Edward Abbey, Erskine Caldwell, Barbara Kingsolver and David Foster Wallace.
Some were associated with the University of Arizona, but many were autonomous writers who chose to make Tucson their home.
Musical organizations include the Tucson Symphony Orchestra (founded in 1929) and Arizona Opera (founded as the Tucson Opera Company in 1971).
Tucson is considered an influential center for Mariachi music and is home to a large number of Mariachi musicians and singers. The Tucson International Mariachi Conference, hosted annually since 1982, involves a several hundred mariachi bands and folklorica dance troops amid a three-day festival in April. The Norteno Festival and Street Fair in the enclave town/city of South Tucson is held annually at the end of summer.
Prominent musical artists based in Tucson have encompassed Linda Ronstadt, The Dusty Chaps, Howe Gelb, Bob Log III, Calexico, Giant Sand, Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades, The Bled and Tucson's official troubadour Ted Ramirez.
The Tucson Area Music Awards, or TAMMIES, are an annual event. In 2015 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Tucson a "world town/city of gastronomy". When rail service was established to the town/city on March 20, 1880, Leatherwood jubilated the fact by sending telegrams to various leaders, including the President of the United States and the Pope, announcing that the "ancient and honorable pueblo" of Tucson was now connected by rail to the outside world.
The winning entry was the "Sunshine Factory". The new nickname never attained prominent acceptance, allowing the old name to remain in common use. Tucson was dubbed "Optics Valley" in 1992 when Business Week ran a cover story on the Arizona Optics Industry Association. The team, formerly known as the Portland Beavers, was temporarily relocated to Tucson from Portland while awaiting the building of a new stadium in Escondido. Legal issues derailed the plans to build the Escondido stadium, so they moved to El Paso, Texas for the 2014 season.
Previously, the Tucson Sidewinders, a triple-A partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, won the Pacific Coast League championship and unofficial AAA championship in 2006.
The Sidewinders played in Tucson Electric Park and were in the Pacific Conference South of the PCL.
The Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League relocated to Tucson following the 2015-2016 season to turn into the Tucson Roadrunners.
Tucson is also host to the Desert Diamond Cup, the biggest pre-season Major League Soccer (MLS) tournament in the country.
Tucson is also host to FC Tucson, an amateur-level soccer club.
The Tucson Monsoon, a full-contact women's football team, is a member of the Independent Women's Football League where they have played since their inception in 2006. In 2009, the Arizona She-Devils also played women's football in Tucson as an expansion team of the Women's Football Alliance. Tracks include Tucson Raceway Park and Rillito Downs.
Tucson Raceway Park hosts NASCAR-sanctioned auto racing affairs and is one of only two asphalt short tracks in Arizona.
There are five enhance golf courses positioned in Tucson.
Several scenic parks and points of interest are also positioned nearby, including the Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tohono Chul Park, Saguaro National Park, Sabino Canyon, and Biosphere 2 (just north of the city, in the town of Oracle).
Lemmon, 25 miles (40 km) north (by road) and over 6,700 feet (2,000 m) above Tucson, is positioned in the Coronado National Forest.
Tucson hosts the biggest perimeter cycling event in the United States.
El Tour de Tucson produced and promoted by Perimeter Bicycling has as many as 10,000 participants from all over the world, annually.
Tucson is one of only nine metros/cities in the U.S.
Both road and mountain biking are prominent in and around Tucson with trail areas including Starr Pass and Fantasy Island.
In general, Tucson and Pima County support the Democratic Party, as opposed the state's biggest urbane area, Phoenix, which usually supports the Republican Party.
Congressional redistricting in 2013, following the printed announcement of the 2010 Census, divided the Tucson region into three Federal Congressional districts (the first, second and third of Arizona).
The town/city center is in the 3rd District, represented by Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, since 2003, while the more well-to-do residentiary areas to the south and east are in the 2nd District, represented by Republican Martha Mc - Sally since 2015, and the exurbs north and west between Tucson and Phoenix in the 1st District are represented by Democrat Tom O'Halleran since 2016. The United States Postal Service operates postal services in Tucson.
The Tucson Main Post Office is positioned at 1501 South Cherrybell Stravenue. See also: List of mayors of Tucson, Arizona Tucson City Council Members Ward First Elected Website Arizona State University's College of Public Service & Community Solutions has conferred Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) degrees for more than 30 years through its School of Social Work Tucson component. Tucson College has one Tucson campus.
University of Phoenix has four Tucson campuses.
Northern Arizona University has a Tucson branch campus.
The Art Center Design College has two Tucson campuses.
Wayland Baptist University has one Tucson campus. Primarily, students of the Tucson region attend enhance schools in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD).
In 1956, Tucson High School had the biggest enrollment of any secondary school in the United States, with a total of more than 6,800 students. The facility directed on a two-shift basis while assembly went on for two other high schools that opened inside a year to educate kids in the quickly booming Tucson population.
Tucson has one daily newspaper, the morning Arizona Daily Star.
Wick Communications prints the daily legal paper The Daily Territorial, while Boulder, Colo.-based 10/13 Communications prints Tucson Weekly (an "alternative" publication), Inside Tucson Business and the Explorer.
Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Lovin' Life News, Desert - Leaf, and Zocalo Magazine are monthly publications covering arts, architecture, decor, fashion, entertainment, business, history, and other affairs.
The Arizona Daily Wildcat is the University of Arizona's student newspaper, and the Aztec News is the Pima Community College student newspaper.
The New Vision is the journal for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, and the Arizona Jewish Post is the journal of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.
The Tucson metro region is served by many small-town tv stations and is the 68th biggest designated market region (DMA) in the U.S.
Tucson's major electrical power origin is a coal and natural gas power-plant managed by Tucson Electric Power that is situated inside the town/city limits on the south-western boundary of Davis-Monthan Air-force base adjoining to Interstate-10.
Perhaps the biggest sustainability lured in Tucson, with its high desert climate, is potable waterworks.
The state manages all water in Arizona through its Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR).
However, with over 300 days of full sun a year, Tucson has demonstrated its potential to be an ideal solar energy producer.
Tucson and Pima County adopted Dark Sky ordinances to control light pollution in support of the region's astronomical observatories in 1972. Last amended in 2012, the City of Tucson/Pima County Outdoor Lighting Code establishes maximum illumination levels, shielding requirements, and limits on signage in "continuing support of astronomical activeness and minimizing wasted energy, while not compromising the safety, security, and well-being of persons engaged in outside nighttime activities." Less than 100 years ago, the Santa Cruz River flowed nearly year-round through Tucson.
This supply of water has slowly disappeared, causing Tucson to seek alternative sources.
Tucson presently draws water from two chief sources: Central Arizona Project (CAP) water and groundwater.
In 1992, Tucson Water bringed CAP water to some customers that was referred to as being unacceptable due to discoloration, bad odor and flavor, as well as enigma it caused some customers' plumbing and appliances.
Tucson's town/city water presently consists of CAP water different with groundwater.
In an accomplishment to conserve water, Tucson is recharging groundwater supplies by running part of its share of CAP water into various open portions of small-town rivers to seep into their aquifer. Additional study is scheduled to determine the amount of water that is lost through evaporation from the open areas, especially amid the summer.
The City of Tucson already provides reclaimed water to its inhabitants, but it is only used for "applications such as irrigation, dust control, and industrialized uses." These resources have been in place for more than 27 years, and bring to over 900 locations. To prevent further loss of groundwater, Tucson has been involved in water conservation and groundwater preservation accomplishments, shifting away from its reliance on a series of Tucson region wells in favor of conservation, consumption-based pricing for residentiary and commercial water use, and new wells in the more sustainable Avra Valley aquifer, northwest of the city.
An allocation from the Central Arizona Project Aqueduct (CAP), which passes more than 300 mi (480 km) athwart the desert from the Colorado River, has been incorporated into the city's waterworks, annually providing over 20 million gallons of "recharged" water which is pumped into the ground to replenish water pumped out. Since 2001, CAP water has allowed the town/city to remove or turn off over 80 wells. Tucson's Sun Tran bus fitness serves greater Tucson with standard, express, county-wide shuttle, and on-demand shuttle bus service.
Amtrak, the nationwide passenger rail system, provides service to Tucson three times weekly in both directions, operating its Sunset Limited between Los Angeles, California and New Orleans, Louisiana and Texas Eagle service between Los Angeles and Chicago, Illinois.
Tucson International Airport (IATA: TUS, ICAO: KTUS), is positioned 6 mi (9.7 km) south of the city's center.
TIA is the second biggest commercial airport in Arizona, providing nonstop flights to 15 destinations throughout the United States. In addition to passenger and freight service, TIA supports the 162d Fighter Wing's fleet of seventy F-16s stationed at the Tucson Air National Guard Base. Arizona State Route 210 is a shorter freeway that links downtown with Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Tucson's southeast side.
Freeways and state highways in Tucson include: Cycling is prominent in Tucson due to its flat terrain and dry climate.
Tucson and Pima County maintain an extensive network of marked bike routes, signal crossings, on-street bike lanes, mountain-biking trails, and dedicated shared-use paths.
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