For Star subscribers: As federal funding runs out to keep Tucson's public transportation network free, the city's looking to local educational institutions to help fund a permanently fare-free transit network.
Nicole Ludden As the federal funding Tucson has used to make local public transportation free for the last three years runs out, the city is assessing other ways to keep it that way ahead of a final decision on the matter scheduled to take place in less than three months.
According to the city, the total cost to operate Tucson’s public transit system was about $107 million last fiscal year. About $47 million in American Rescue Plan funds and $20 million of the city’s general fund covered the bulk of transportation costs, while the remainder came from federal grants, the Regional Transportation Authority and advertising revenue. Tucson estimates it’s lost $30 million in fare revenues in the past three years.
The results found the UA’s estimated bus ridership for the 2022-23 school year was more than 350,000, while 83% of riders on the Sun Link Streetcar were attributed to UA staff and students, with 1.4 million total rides. “We will continue conversations with leadership at the City of Tucson about our service fees, which we expect to be calculated based on the ridership of our faculty, staff and students,” Scott said in an email.
“There's a true value to that organization, in terms of recruitment of students, recruitment of staff, so that they are then able to provide that fundamental service in a way that the transit conversation becomes an asset for them,” Ortega said. “If I can identify for the value that comes to them and the potential of student recruitment and faculty recruitment, there's value there that I can point to," Ortega said.
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