The City of Tucson will close Congress Street to vehicles on Halloween, allowing only pedestrians.
The closure is a pilot, which will help officials determine if they can permanently make the iconic downtown thoroughfare pedestrian-only.
Starting at 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, a quarter-mile of the street from Toole Avenue to just east of Scott Avenue will be closed to traffic, permitting only pedestrians and streetcar access, before reopening the following morning at 3 a.m…