Tucson Development Thread

[Patrick S]

Found a few things of interest:

Rio Nuevo Board Releases Draft Master Plan

ADOT begins new planning phase for Sonoran Corridor

[andrewsaturn]

Some new renderings of the new Casino Del Sol on Grant:





The renderings look almost identical to what they have at the Casino Del Sol on Valencia, so it would make sense that they are building on brand.

More here:

https://www.kvoa.com/news/casino-del...7e1638ae4.html

[andrewsaturn]

Originally Posted by Patrick S

Found a few things of interest:

Rio Nuevo Board Releases Draft Master Plan

ADOT begins new planning phase for Sonoran Corridor

A master plan is what Rio Nuevo has been needing to better map out and strategize investments. I think it is interesting in Goal #7 to want to add another convention center hotel on top of the new music hall garage while also trying to develop the long time vacant and stalled Arizona hotel.

Goal #4: Housing. Specifically, a rising idea for housing for all income types around El con mall and Park Place mall is great to emphasize as a goal for underutilized parking lots.

Goal #11: Remediation of the old landfill on the West side. This needs to be done sooner rather than later. I just think of rising costs and stalled development opportunities.

https://rionuevo.org/wp-content/uplo...ft-3-26-24.pdf

[CactusCat]

Uptown as of 04/13/2024

[andrewsaturn]

Originally Posted by CactusCat

Uptown as of 04/13/2024

Also, a drone vid from spicy drone on youtube:

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[omarainza]

Originally Posted by combusean

I have no idea how you could consider a fenced off fortress "ingenious." The neighborhood might not be used to actual quality projects that know how to address a local street.

This is one that was heavily scrutinized and still got built and has an approach that is two orders of magnitude better than The Mark.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Vdp2oUMGtoKicwi6

honestly, there are no "quality" projects that could happen here: its a busy arterial not meant for pedestrian thoroughfare. i agree with az71 that this project, while not the best looking, improved this section immensely(from a true local view). There is no architecture that is relevant or worth preserving in this area and as a driver, it does make me feel like i am in downtown, not some crumbling, industrial bum-camp like it used to be

[combusean]

I actually really liked the vernacular buildings that were there before insofar as they were street fronting and very small scale.

The thing that threw me off most about the new development was the fencing and landscaped setback, but if that's what everyone wanted, you can't really argue with that. It's a very interesting study on a modern interpretation of the typical urban typology that Tucson does uniquely, and while I might not like it I can't say it doesn't contribute to the overall character of the city and it might even do it positively.

Phoenix used to do this sort of thing, poorly. Its modern urban developments like the one above could be built anywhere (which i'm not convinced is a bad thing but I digress). Architecture should inform us of where and who we are and improve our relationships to the environment accordingly, and that's been largely lost lately. It's interesting to see Tucson hold on to and perhaps improve what was more common there.