Tucson, Arizona

5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 Climate action and sustainability investments are a high priority in Tucson, with Mayor Regina Romero leading the Tucson Million Trees initiative, which promises to plant one million trees by 2030. The city is committed to carbon neutrality by 2030 and a zero-waste action plan. Electric vehicle readiness is also underway, with Tucson adopting an EV roadmap in order to assist in the eventual switch to electric fleets on the city side, while also encouraging residents and businesses to do the same. “We are proponents of that and I think it will help us when we think about economic development because a lot of activity is happening throughout the state in electric vehicles,” asserts Coffee. “Companies that want to align with a community like ours, who are committed to that, would see Tucson as a great place for them to do business.” Reporting that solar panels have been installed on all city owned facilities as another effort to be more sustainable, she maintains, “We recognize climate change and we are trying to