Tucson, Arizona

====Cycling====
Cycling is popular in Tucson. 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 path|shared-use paths]]. [[The Loop (Tucson)|The Loop]] is a network of seven linear parks, built mainly along river beds, comprising {{convert|131|mi|km}} of paved, vehicle-free trails that encircles the majority of the city with links to Marana and Oro Valley.<ref>{{cite news |title=New segment of The Loop trail opens Saturday with a fiesta |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |date=April 28, 2015 |last=Kreutz |first=Douglas |url=http://tucson.com/news/local/new-segment-of-the-loop-trail-opens-saturday-with-a/article_9a16985c-3d80-5a8f-9a3a-b9bafaf3565f.html |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020510/http://tucson.com/news/local/new-segment-of-the-loop-trail-opens-saturday-with-a/article_9a16985c-3d80-5a8f-9a3a-b9bafaf3565f.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Pima-County-2014">{{cite web |title=The Loop 2014 Annual Report: The First 100 Miles |publisher=Pima County |url=http://webcms.pima.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/Government/The%20Loop/Annual%20Reports/1386%20-%20Loop%20Annual%20Report_web-ready.pdf |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811080230/http://webcms.pima.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/Government/The%20Loop/Annual%20Reports/1386%20-%20Loop%20Annual%20Report_web-ready.pdf |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Tyler |title=The Loop River Path Tucson, AZ {{!}} Bike Path Ride Map & Elevation |url=https://www.arizonabikerides.com/rides/586/the-loop-bike-ride-tucson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418141644/http://www.arizonabikerides.com/rides/586/the-loop-bike-ride-tucson/ |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019 |website=Arizona Bike Rides |language=en-US}}</ref>  The Tucson–Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee (TPCBAC) serves in an advisory capacity to local governments on issues relating to bicycle recreation, transportation, and safety. The [[League of American Bicyclists]] awarded Tucson a gold rating for bicycle-friendliness in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bikeleague.org/media/press/042406_press.php |title=League Names New Bicycle Friendly Communities |access-date=March 12, 2010 |date=April 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315212042/http://www.bikeleague.org/media/press/042406_press.php |archive-date=March 15, 2010}}</ref>