City of Tucson - Government

09/18/2026

Time is running short. Submissions for the Middle Housing Design Competition close this Sunday, Sept. 20, at 11:59 p.m.

Architects, engineers, designers, builders, contractors, design-build teams, and students can each submit up to four designs for duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, and cottage courts. Fifteen designs will be selected. Each receives a $1,000 award, and designers keep ownership of their plans. Building review fees are waived for selected designs submitted as model plans.

Selected designs will be featured in an online gallery where Tucson property owners can browse plans and connect directly with the designer.

Submit before Sunday: middlehousing.tucsonaz.gov/

This project was funded by a grant from AARP through the AARP Community Challenge. Thank you to AARP Livable Communities AARP Arizona and partner AIA Southern Arizona

09/17/2026

FYI!

Due to saturated field conditions, all fields are closed Thursday, Sept. 17, except Todd Harris softball fields 1-4.

09/16/2026

Thank you, Tucson Police Department!

09/11/2026

The City of Tucson is expanding options to address homelessness, and PDSD is updating the zoning rules that govern emergency shelters.

Working with the Drachman Institute at the University of Arizona’s College of Architecture, Tucson Planning and Development Services is hosting a walk-through exhibit on how those rules work today and what changes are under consideration.

No decisions have been made yet. Stop by, take a look, and tell us what you think.

Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Fourth Avenue Coalition Space, 311 E. 7th St. Drop in anytime.

Learn more: tucsonpdsd.info/ShelterCare

09/11/2026

09/10/2026

There is still time to enter the Middle Housing Design Competition. Submissions close Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Architects, engineers, designers, builders, contractors, design-build teams, and students may submit up to four entries. The committee will select 15 designs, and each will receive a $1,000 award funded by AARP. Building review fees will be waived for selected designs submitted as model plans, and designers retain full ownership of their work.

Visit middlehousing.tucsonaz.gov for competition requirements and submission instructions.

This project was made possible due to the generous support of AARP.

AIA Southern Arizona AARP Livable Communities AARP Arizona

09/10/2026

Thanks Tucson Environmental Services!

09/10/2026

09/04/2026

All City of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. All trash and recycling collections will remain on schedule, so make sure to roll out your bins as normal. The Los Reales Sustainability Campus and its landfill services will be open on Monday.