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development in the corridor and program needed improvements. A summary of the
recommendations identified in this final draft report follows:
1. Access management must be maintained throughout the corridor.
2. Ongoing roadway improvements and development projects must provide sufficient
capacity at intersections, median openings, and driveways to accommodate turning
vehicles.
3. Work closely with PAG to aggressively implement improvements to La Cholla
Boulevard as a parallel corridor, to ensure the long-term viability of Oracle Road.
4. Assess the benefit and costs of future GSIs to encourage the use of alternate routes in
more detail to see if their selective use would be beneficial to preserving the Oracle
Corridor.
5. An Oracle Road Oversight Committee should be established to periodically examine
the state of the corridor and monitor its current and future performance. The
committee should include representation from Oro Valley, Pima County, Pinal
County, and ADOT.
6. Require traffic assessments for new land uses in the study section and into southern
Pinal County that examine the impact on corridor operations.
7. Create a coordinating group between northern Pima County agencies and Southern
Pinal County agencies to deal with mutual planning and infrastructure issues in an
open and cooperative manner.
2.6 CITY OF TUCSON PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
2.6.1 Oracle-South Sixth Corridor Study, Parsons Brinckerhoff, September 1991,
Executive Summary and Final Report
This study investigated the feasibility of various busway and light rail transit alternatives for the
Oracle Road - South Sixth Avenue Corridor, which was defined as a one-mile wide corridor
between the Tucson Mall and the Tucson International Airport. In addition, the alternatives
would be tested that would be compatible with busway and light rail transit alternatives that had
been investigated for the Broadway Corridor Study (Phase II). The study analyzed four
alternative concepts, which were:
• Oracle Road and South Sixth Avenue combined for light rail transit
• Oracle Road, South Sixth Avenue, and Broadway Boulevard combined for light rail transit
• Oracle Road and South Sixth Avenue combined for a busway
• Oracle Road, South Sixth Avenue, and Broadway Boulevard combined for a busway
The study also investigated three physical alignments north of downtown to the Tucson Mall,
including Oracle Road, 10 th Avenue, and Stone Avenue. Physical alignments in the southern
half of the corridor were also studied.
Conclusions and recommendations from the study included:
• Without a dedicated local funding source for public transit infrastructure, it will be difficult
to develop a stable transit program that will sustain growth.
SR 77/Oracle Road Multimodal Corridor Profile Study May 2007
Final Report Page 2-20