On May 16, 2006, Pima County voters approved the RTA's $2.1 billion, 20-year regional transportation plan and half-cent sales tax to fund the plan. The RTA is the fiscal manager of the RTA plan, which includes roadway, safety, transit, and environmental and economic vitality projects. The RTA is in its 7th year of implementation.

02.21.13 - RTA seeking feedback on Valencia-Kolb intersection plan

01.24.13 - RTA Board elects 2013 officers


To view 2013 News, click here.

• 05.16.13 - Slide show of projects

02.05.13 - Traffic Alert - Utility work set at Oracle/Ina intersection
01.03.13 - Traffic Alert - Houghton Road, Valencia to IrvingtonTraffic Shift

 

To view all RTA Project Bulletins, click here.

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To view all RTA Project Maps, click here.

• Regional Mobility April 2013 (3MB pdf) or Interactive online version

The new RTA Ballot No. 36 - Intersection Safety and Capacity Upgrades report provides information about intersection projects that have been completed to date, including before and after photos and budget details. This report falls under the Safety Element of the RTA plan.

05.13.13 | The Downtown Links Citizen Advisory Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Hotel City Center (Inn Suites), 475 N. Granada Ave., Tucson. Reports include a project review and construction update.

For information on Broadway Citizens Task Force meetings, please click here.

No events are scheduled at this time.

Construction of the rail line for the Tucson Streetcar is in progress. For information and ongoing project updates, please visit www.tucsonstreetcar.com

Streetcar Route - Parking Map - Use this map to find parking along the construction route of the Tucson Streetcar.


04.12.12 | U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood speaking at the official launch of the Tucson Streetcar 
 

04.12.12 | Tucson Streetcar Sun Link Simulation
 

Click on video to see a simulation of the Tucson streetcar. For additional project details, please click here.

RTA project websites are maintained by the implementing jurisdictions. To learn more about individual RTA roadway projects, please click here to view links to the various project websites.

The RTA is managing the Valencia, Wilmot to Kolb, roadway project, starting with the Valencia--Kolb intersection improvement project. For information, please click here.

RTA Special Needs Transit - Handicar 

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Sun Shuttle neighborhood transit service is provided in Marana, Oro Valley/Catalina, Green Valley/Sahuarita, Tucson Estates or San Xavier. Ride Sun Shuttle to school, your doctor's appointment, the grocery store or other destinations. Connect with Sun Tran. Try it today and save!

Dec. 2012 - Sun Shuttle launches Route 450 on Tucson's east side (YouTube)

Feb. 2012 - Sun Tran releases updated Ride Guide
Feb. 2012 - Sun Shuttle Service Changes

Online schedule information

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The next monthly RTA Board meeting is scheduled for noon on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The board meets at 177 N. Church Ave., Tucson, in Pima Association of Governments' 5th floor conference room.

The next Technical Management Committee meeting is at noon on Thursday, May 16, and the next Citizens Accountability for Regional Transportation (CART) Committee meeting is a noon on Wednesday, May 22. Both will meet in PAG's 5th floor conference room.

Public meeting information is posted outside PAG's fifth floor conference room at 177 N. Church Ave. and agendas and minutes are posted in the Meetings/Events section of this website.