TransitTuesday, November 10
Tucson wants your feedback on a $140 million bus rapid transit line along Stone Avenue
The Tucson Today team
If you ride Stone Avenue, the city wants your take. Tucson is planning a bus rapid transit line from the Ronstadt Transit Center downtown to the Tucson Mall, with about eight stations along a 5-mile corridor. Buses would run every 10 minutes. Transit Administrator Ian Sansom said a regular bus takes about 30 minutes on the corridor, while BRT would be closer to 20.
Bus rapid transit would cut the Stone Avenue trip to about 20 minutes
Source: KJZZ
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Traditional bus | 30 min |
| Bus rapid transit | 20 min |
The estimated $140 million project is still in planning and awaits federal grant money from the Federal Transit Administration, which would make up around 60% of the cost. The local match comes from RTA Next, which voters approved in March.
Federal funds would cover around 60% of the Stone Avenue line's cost
60%Federal share of the roughly $140 million cost
Source: KJZZ
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Federal share of the roughly $140 million cost | 60% |
- Feedback: online through Wed., Dec. 9
- Service start: expected around 2031
- Features: level boarding, prepaid fares, traffic signal priority
- Also planned: dedicated bus lanes and new bike lanes
Not everyone's sold. Business owner Dan Simon worries about construction and road widening: "Traffic is already bad in one lane or one lane-ish." Resident Daniel Spencer called the plan "good and bad."