Tucson City Council voted to ban standing or walking in city medians for any reason other than legal crossing Tuesday night.
A violation could land someone an up to $250 fine and/or up to 24 hours in jail. However, in city communications, City Manager Tim Thomure said that “not every violation of these ordinances will result in an enforcement action or citation” due to a lack of city resources.
The traffic median ordinance was one of three that Tucson’s Mayor and Council considered at their meeting. All three related to Tucson’s unhoused or housing insecure populations…