The Miramonte Neighborhood
The Miramonte Neighborhood is bounded by Speedway Blvd. to the north, 5th St. to the south, Alvernon Way to the east, and Country Club Rd. to the west.
Where to find Neighborhood Info??
Find our bulletin board in front of Whole Foods or Like us on Facebook
You can also visit our main website at https://miramonte.org
New Mural at Pocket Park
Miramonte Bike Boulevard Artwork & Traffic Calming
One of the major changes to the Third Street Bicycle Path that is completed is the Rain and Ridges scupture installed in October, 2021. While there was no artist, the Miramonte Neighborhood is blessed with residents who have architectural knowledge. Active Miramonte Neighbor Ruth Beeker led the efforts with help from many lending their expertise and donations to create the artwork. Rain and Ridges reflects our neighborhood’s unique location — Camino Miramonte is built on Christmas Wash — that’s why it floods — and Miramonte means we view mountains from here. The artwork also reflects the Blue/Brown visual identity as seen on the neighborhood street signs.
The components of the artwork came from ideas presented by neighbors: Kim Fernández offered the rain strands; Mike Anglin included the panel, with raised access so that the rain could flow freely under the structure, Rich Lovato recommended the base show water waves. Ruth and Rich worked on dimensions of the structure and the materials that would withstand the outdoors. Troy Neiman, coordinated the fabrication and City of Tucson permits to install the sculpture. It truly was a collaborative meeting of minds of Miramonte Neighbors and a beautiful enhancement for all to enjoy.
Ward 6 Tests Turning Plastic into Building Blocks
Tucson Councilman Steve Kozachik brought a 22-pound block made from recycled plastic to a recent Miramonte NA meeting, the product of a new effort to keep plastics out of the city’s landfill. Steve is leading this effort to test the viability of a profitable recycling process for the City of Tucson that harvests plastics not eligible for blue bin recycling, smashing the castoffs with heat and pressure into construction-grade building materials. The Lego-like blocks are stacked and left in their colorful state or can be coated with stucco and/or painted after installation. Steve recently reported in his newsletter that the city of Flagstaff has issued permits for the building of a 600-square-foot house with these plastic blocks. The plastics collection bin is temporarily located to the lot just west of the Ward 6 office, 3202 E. 1st St., near the glass recycling bin. Posters identifying the plastics that can be used – anything with the recycle triangle and numbers 1 through 7, can be picked up at the Ward 6 office – even the plastic sack used to bring the items to be recycled. Steve’s goal is to incorporate this endeavor into the city’s overall recycling program. The plastics collected are currently shipped to a recycling facility in California, but work is underway to establish a plastic recycling block-making machine in Pima County. As an example of the value of creating this new building material out of plastic, one local company in Tucson generates about 100,000 pounds of plastic waste monthly. All of this can be recycled. Local company Polyprint is interested in housing the plastic crushing equipment needed to make the plastic bricks.
YOUR USED GLASS IS VALUABLE!!!
The City adopted a city-wide policy of recycling glass SEPARATELY after a successful pilot project study initiated by Councilman Steve Kozachik of Ward 6.
Miramonte Neighbors can recycle their used glass in the PURPLE DUMPSTER located temporarily in the lot to the west of the Ward 6 parking lot at 3202 E. 1st St.
*Please rinse and remove the lids/tops!