30-day Comment Period | Public Hearing
Draft FY 2025–FY 2029 Transportation Improvement Program
Pima Association of Governments (PAG), a metropolitan planning organization serving the greater Tucson region, is accepting public comments on the proposed Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, for fiscal years 2025–2029.
The draft TIP shows a proposed schedule of funded regional transportation projects for the next five years. The projects and funding must be consistent with PAG’s federally required long-range transportation plan, the Regional Mobility and Accessibility Plan. The PAG Regional Council adopted the 2045 RMAP Update in September 2020.
The TIP identifies priorities for national, state and regional roadways; transit or bus services; aviation, bike and pedestrian facilities; as well as eligible programs.
The TIP is updated every two to three years to identify new projects from the RMAP that are proposed by local and state governments and regional public transportation providers to receive funding in the new five-year cycle. The TIP provides a general description of the projects, their funding sources, the agency implementing each project and a general project schedule.
The goal of the TIP is to use available resources effectively in compliance with federal, state and regional regulations or laws to serve the region’s transportation improvement needs through the cooperation of all PAG’s member jurisdictions.
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) projects are also identified in the TIP, along with RTA funding, pursuant to state statutes. The RTA is a state-established political subdivision within Pima County. The RTA collects a half-cent excise (sales) tax from its special taxing district to fund a 20-year regional transportation plan. Pima County voters approved the RTA plan and tax in May 2006.
A copy of the draft TIP is available for review at the following locations:
- The PAG website at: PAGregion.com
- The draft TIP may be viewed online at all branches of the Pima County library system that have computers available for public use.
- Pima County Public Library (Main branch), 101 N. Stone Ave, Tucson AZ 85701
- Pima Association of Governments, 1 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 401, Tucson. To view the draft TIP at PAG, call (520) 792-1093 to schedule an appointment.
Public Comment Schedule
The 30-day public comment period begins Friday, April 19, 2024. All written public comments on the proposed program must be received by 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2024, which concludes the comment period. Comments may be submitted via the online public comment form at PAGregion.com or at publiccomments@PAGregion.com. Mailed comments should be sent to: Pima Association of Governments, 1 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 401, Tucson, AZ 85701.
Public Hearing Schedule
A public hearing for comments on the proposed TIP will be held at or after 12 p.m., May 30, 2024, during the PAG Regional Council meeting at 1 E. Broadway Blvd., Fourth Floor. For remote participation, interested members of the public should call PAG at (520) 792-1093 to confirm the Regional Council meeting date and time and to inform PAG of your interest in participating in the public hearing.
This notice of public involvement activities and time established for public review and comments on the transit elements of the TIP will satisfy the Federal Transit Administration Program of Projects (POP) requirements.
For more information, call Adam Ledford, PAG Senior Policy and Program Analyst, or Jamie Brown, Director of Strategic Planning, Programming, and Policy, at (520) 792-1093.
Title VI and Translation
PAG operates its programs without regard to race, color and national origin in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
If you need translation assistance, please contact Zonia Kelley at (520) 792-1093. Si necesita ayuda con traducción, llame por favor al (520) 792-1093 y comuníquese con Zonia Kelley.
