Jenny Granados

Places I call home: Tucson's THRIVE 05 area (85705 zip code)

What I love to do: Reading, making music, arts and crafts

My favorite place along the corridor and why: The loop entry point at River/Campbell Avenue and Downtown Tucson

Organizations I belong to: THRIVE in the 05, ASU Office of Community Health, Engagement and Resiliency

Bio: Yo quise ser promotora comunitaria de este proyecto porque historicamente, las poblaciones de residentes no han sido consideradas o incluidas en los planes de la ciudad. Quiero asegurar de que nuestras voces se oigan y que este proyecto sea lo que nosotros << los residentes >> queremos y necesitamos. La esperanza más grande que tengo con el proyecto eTOD es la oportunidad de que nuestros barrios sean más seguros. Podría significar banquetas de buena calidad, más espacio y seguridad para los ciclistas, y calles más seguras para peatones de cualquier edad, y cualquier forma de transportación, incluso los conductores.

My biggest hope with the eTOD project is for the entirety of the 05 community in particular. The 05 is an incredibly historic area yet it is such a hotspot for crime, including youth violent crime and an open air drug market. We see a lot of broken/missing sidewalks, a lack of bike lanes, and lots of abandoned lots, buildings, and houses. Tied with insufficient lighting, a very large portion of our residential barrios in the 05 are open invitations for suspicious activity. This project has the potential to revamp residential communities within the corridor to help residents feel safer. eTOD potentially means better sidewalks, bike lanes and safer streets for people of all ages and forms of transportation. If the areas along the edges of the proposed corridor look nice, the neighborhoods within it should too, if this project is genuinely equitable. *Also, I vote for the portion of the corridor to be along Stone Avenue as opposed to Oracle Road.