Congrats on the new bike!
I just learned of this bike recently; I think I read it was a newer model for KHS.
I think touring bikes make great urban bikes; they roll right over bad pavement that other bikes have problem with. Your big tires will work on dirt paths as well. You have a rack to carry stuff. You have fenders for that constant rain you get in Tucson.
Oh wait....I guess you don't need the fenders....