Tumamoc Hill will remain open after University of Arizona officials saw an increase in the number of walkers wearing masks – one of the mandatory guidelines put in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The popular walking destination on Tucson’s west side, which is managed by the University of Arizona in partnership with Pima County, closed in mid-March and reopened on May 25.
Walkers returned to the hill in large numbers, with between 750 and 1,000 people on the hill every day since early June.
Not all walkers observed the safety protocols that allowed the hill to reopen, specifically the requirement that they wear face coverings.
The university on July 24 began monitoring the number of walkers wearing face coverings to determine whether to keep the hill open or temporarily close it again. Since July 24, UArizona says the percentage of morning walkers wearing masks has risen sharply from about 23% to nearly 70%. A closure at a later date is still possible.
Read the news release https://news.arizona.edu/press-release/tumamoc-hill-remain-open-masks-still-mandatory
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