Walkway treat: Treat Walkway

The Tucson Arts Brigade collaborated with the Broadmoor-Broadway Village Neighborhood Association to add tile murals along the walkway that stretches the distance where the car-width Treat Avenue would otherwise be: between (at the north end) Manchester Street and Stratford Drive, and (at the south end) between Stratford Drive and (farther south) 22nd. It's a wonderful stroll… In the the middle, the walkway crosses Arroyo Chico on a footbridge:

Here's what you'll see on the south and north sides of the bridge:

(As always, you can click on a photo for a larger view.)

The neighborhood website www.broadmoorbroadwayvillage.com says:

From the 1940’s until 2011, the Treat Walkway was an unpaved easement with uncut curbs. When Broadmoor-Broadway Village became an official neighborhood under the leadership of neighborhood President Connie Anzalone and many others in the 1980’s, improving the Treat Walkway was made part of the neighborhood’s strategic plan.

The Treat Walkway remains one of the major features of the Broadmoor-Broadway Village Neighborhood. Residents often walk with their children and their dogs along the walkway, meeting and talking to their neighbors as they go. Palo Verde and Mesquite trees provide shade to the walkway and make it more inviting and pleasant. As the Treat Walkway has become more inviting to neighbors to visit, crime has been reduced and neighborhood interaction has increased. The trees and other plants on the Treat Walkway continue to grow and shade continues to increase.