Turn training for El Tour de Tucson into a part of your commute
A new year means new goals. What if you could take a few different goals and wrap them into one other goal, such as training to ride in El Tour…
Fare-free transit to continue through June
Good news for those who use transit on their daily commute: Sun Tran buses will continue to run fare-free through June 30. The Tucson City Council approved the extension of…
Pima Association of Governments region awarded $18.8 million for safety improvements
Pima Association of Governments (PAG) region have been awarded $18.8 million in funding from the Arizona Department of Transportation for regional safety improvement projects. The award comes from the Highway…
New RTA tax forecast provides long-term funding picture
An updated forecast of the Regional Transportation Authority’s transaction privilege tax shows the tax will generate a pessimistic estimate of $2.3 billion between fiscal years 2026 and 2045 for new…
Competitive federal grants awarded for regional bicycle and pedestrian improvements
Five regional pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects will receive grant funding totaling $8.2 million from a federal transportation alternatives program that targets regional priorities through smaller scale projects, such as…
Second phase of Sunset Road to arise on January horizon
Partners joining forces on a new 4-lane regional connection in northwest Pima County include the County, Regional Transportation Authority, Arizona Department of Transportation and City of Tucson. Construction activities are…
RTA financial and project status report – December 2022
RTA Project Status – Through Nov. 30 Projects in design 80 Under construction/implementation 51 Total number completed 929 RTA Financial Status – Through Nov. 30 Funds expended to date $1.5B…
Get better TRP Survey participation
Some travel coordinators (TC) in the Travel Reduction Program are getting good survey return rates from their employees by using strategies that make sense for their organizations. Since every business…
Go car free to reduce emissions
Did you know you can help reduce the health hazards of ozone exposure in our community? You can help keep our region’s air cleaner by going car free. Even one…
How to start a successful carpool
We all want to save money and help improve air quality, and since October is Share a Ride Month, it is a great time to start a carpool or vanpool….