The City of Tucson and Sun Tran are asking the public to attend one of a series of meetings next week that will cover proposed changes to the cityβs transit system.
Following βnearly 11 months of public outreachβ gathering input on how to make Tucsonβs transit system more efficient, Sun Tran staff are set to host seven public meetings over the next two weeks to cover the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA).
The following meetings will all be held in-person, the transit service said in a news release earlier this month.
Mon., Jan. 22, at 5 p.m.: Fred Archer Recreation Center (1665 S. La Cholla Blvd.)
Tue., Jan. 23, at 12 p.m.: Tucson City Council Ward 2 office (7820 E. Broadway Blvd.)
Wed., Jan. 24, at 12 p.m.: Woods Memorial Library (3455 N. First Ave.)
Thu., Jan. 25, at 12 p.m.: Pascua Yaqui Tribal Chambers (7474 S. Camino De Oeste)
Thu., Jan. 25, at 4:30 p.m.: Miller-Golf Links Library (9640 E. Golf Links Road)
Fri., Jan. 26, at 12 p.m.: Quincie Douglas Recreation Center (1575 E. 36th St.)
Mon., Jan. 29, at 5 p.m.: Tucson City Council Ward 6 office (3202 E. First St.)
For those unable to attend a meeting, Sun Tran provided a video explaining the recommended changes to the transit system. The final draft of the comprehensive analysis is available here.
Proposed changes included mergers, discontinuations and reroutes of over 60 Sun Tran routes, 14 Sun Express routes and eight Sun Shuttle routes.
The comprehensive analysis also includes changes to service times for select routes throughout the week and weekends. The present Sun Link route has no proposed changes, the COA final draft shows.
Meanwhile, Tucsonβs Mayor and Council have continued discussions on finding partners within the city to continue fair-free rides next fiscal year. City staff have shared in previous meetings that attempts to seek partners locally, namely with the University of Arizona, have stalled in recent months.
