Latest Tucson Recognition
Tucson Ranks High as Bicycle and Pedestrian-Friendly City The Alliance for Biking and Walking
Tucson one of Ten Great Places to Retire for Nature Lovers AARP
Tucson 12's "Zoo News" wins 1st Place for Best Profile of a City Department NATOA awards 2011
Tucson selected as one of Ten "Great Retirement Cities" Kiplinger
City of Tucson Alternative to Jail (ATJ) Program received the 2011 Judicial Branch Achievement Award
Tucson a Top Ten City for Veterans Livability.com
2nd "Best Performing Metro" for Summer 2011 Job Growth (mid-size) Headlight LLC
Best Places to Retire CNNMoney
2nd in "Best Towns" Issue Outside Magazine
Climbing magazine names Tucson the most awesome city for climbers
Top 5 Best U.S. Housing Market for the next 2 years Fiserv
6th in 2011 for Aerospace/Defense Manufacturing Business Facilities Magazine
Ten Great Places for City Cycling USA Today
4th Best Market for Real Estate Investors Inman News
4th Best City for Public Transportation and Job Access Brookings Institution
Cleanest U.S. City for 24 Hour Particle Pollution, Third Cleanest U.S. City for Year-round Particle Pollution American Lung Association
City Awards
1st Place for Best Profile of a City Department
Tucson 12's "Zoo News"
NATOA awards 2011
Judicial Branch Achievement Award - 2011
Alternative to Jail (ATJ) Program
City Court
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) Award
Department of Procurement (15th year in a row)
National Purchasing Institute
Top Ten Digital Cities 2010
Information Technology Department
Government Technology
Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards 2010
Channel 12
Outstanding Large Public Works Project 2010
Reconstruction of the 4th Avenue Underpass
Department of Transportation
Southern Arizona Branch of the American Public Works Association
1st Place Public Works, Professional Category
Xeriscape Award – 2010
AZ Department of Water Resources
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award- 2010
Budget & Internal Audit
Tree City USA 2009
Arbor Day Foundation
Top Ten Digital City 2009
Information Technology Department
Government Technology
Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards - 2009
Channel 12 won 8 Emmys for various programs
Government Station of the Year – 2009
Channel 12 (10th time in 15 years)
National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting - 2009
Budget Office
City Accomplishments
'Goats' Film Production in Tucson
Letter of thanks from Goats production manager
Stars David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Minnie Driver
Hired 30 AZ crew, used 100 extras, used local 1000 room nights and had an economic impact of $1 million
City Department Accreditation and Awards
Tucson Police Department CALEA Reaccreditation
Procurement Department Receives Achievement of Excellence
Parks and Recreation's National Accreditation
City Employee Recognition
Procurement Employee - elected to 2nd VP of National Board
Procurement Employee Award - City Principal Contract Officer
Jim Glock named Engineer of the Year
All National Recognition
January 2012
November 2011
- Tucson selected as one of ten "Great Retirement Cities" Kiplinger
- Top Ten Best City for Veterans Livability.com
October 2011
- #2 in “Best Towns” Issue Outside Magazine
- "Tucson shows the way on water management" Off-Grid
- #2 "Best Performing Metro" for Summer 2011 Job Growth (mid-size) Headlight LLC
September 2011
- Best Places to Retire CNNMoney
- Top 5 Best U.S. Housing Market for the next 2 years Fiserv
- Tucson "Most Awesome City for Climbers" Climbing
July/August 2011
- #6 in 2011 for Aerospace/Defense Manufacturing Business Facilities
July 2011
- Ten Great Places for City Cycling USA Today
June 2011
- Best City for Renters Forbes Magazine Online
- BASIS Tucson #3 on America's Best High Schools Newsweek
- BASIS Tucson #4 on Top Ranking High Schools, 2 other Tucson schools in Top 40 Washington Post
May 2011
- #4 Best City for Public Transportation and Job Access Brookings Institution
- Cleanest U.S. City for 24 Hour Particle Pollution, Third Cleanest U.S. City for Year-round Particle Pollution American Lung Association
- Taste of Tucson Wine Spectator
March 2011
- World's Most Underrated Cities Yahoo
- Balmy climate, ideal terrain make Tucson a cycling haven Denver Post
February 2011
- Top 7 Housing Markets: Best Recovery Bets CNN
- Intelligent Cities Time Magazine
January 2011
- Top 21 Places to Retire Best Boomer Towns
November 2010
September 2010
- Top Place to Retire CNNMoney
August 2010
- Best for Road Biking in its Best Towns 2010 feature Outside
- #3 Best 373 Colleges - Eller Entrepreneurial College Princeton Review
- Best Alternative Energy Industry Leader for 2010 Business Facilities
June/July 2010
- Tucson a "vanguard of sustainable living" (p. 32 in print version) ReadyMade
May 2010
April 2010
- Tucson - "The Solar City" Business Facilities
March 2010
- 20 Best Towns of the Future Sunset
February 2010
- 8th Best City for Commuters Forbes
- List of Tucson Top Rankings Relocation Services
October 2009
- Business Facilities recognized Tucson in its October 2009 cover story as one of its Editors’ Choices for cities that are surviving and thriving during the economic downturn. The article credits Tucson’s strong base in aerospace/defense manufacturing and solar energy as positioning the region for major growth and development in the future. “Editor’s Picks” were based on locations that drew their attention during the previous months for quick adjustment to the dramatically changing economic landscape.
August 2009
- Business Facilities magazine has named Tucson No. 6 on its list of the top 10 metro areas for aerospace/defense manufacturing. The ranking is primarily based on a comparison of industry sector employment and wages. Also evaluated were major projects and facility expansion/relocation activity for a region in the past 12 months, and the number of major aerospace and defense contractors headquartered in the region.
June 2009
- Tucson ranked No. 16 on a list of the best places to live and work for young professionals in cities with a population of more than 500,000. The ranking comes from Next Generation Consulting, which uses an index to evaluate a city on assets important to "next gen" workers: earning, learning, vitality, around town, after hours, cost of lifestyle and social capital. Tucson was the only Arizona city to make the list.
- Charter school Basis Tucson ranks No. 5 and University High School ranks No. 21 on Newsweek's list of the top 100 high schools in the country.