Bikers, runners and the community at large are thrilled with The Loop that retired Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry helped to create. | Himiway Bikes/Unsplash
Bikers, runners and the community at large are thrilled with The Loop that retired Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry helped to create. | Himiway Bikes/Unsplash
More than 100 cyclists recently gathered at Brandi Fenton Park to honor retired Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry for his work in creating The Loop, a 137-mile bike and recreation trail.
"It's really enjoyable. I personally appreciate it, and I know all the cyclists do," Wayne Cullop, a Tucson cyclist, said.
Huckelberry was honored Oct. 23, a year after he was in an accident downtown in which he was hit by a car and suffered a serious brain injury.
"This was the anniversary of Chuck's accident ... his bike accident that happened downtown. Some of his friends, and GABA, thought it would be nice to honor him," Huckelberry's wife, Maureen Huckelberry, said in a story by KGUN.
At the ceremony, the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association (GABA) thanked Huckelberry for his work in creating The Loop, which not only serves as a bike and recreation path, but also provides flood protection along major washes, according to the story.
"You got the bike riders. You got the runners. It's supported by the community," Maureen Huckelberry said. "It just shows how many people are thrilled with it."
Cullop described how The Loop provides a safe riding environment free of traffic danger.
"When I get on The Loop, it's a different world. You're not dealing with traffic. You're not dealing with debris in the road. The Loop is well maintained," he told KGUN.
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