We often talk about the Regional Transportation Authority plan (RTA) as a way to reduce regional congestion, improve mobility, and make it easier for us to move through the community. All that’s true. At the same time, RTA programs and funding also support carbon emission reductions. This is possible because the RTA’s voter-approved half-cent sales … Read more
Pima Association of Governments and staff from PAG member jurisdictions partnered with teams of community volunteers last October to complete the annual bicycle and pedestrian count in the greater Tucson region. This annual count helps transportation planners throughout the region by highlighting user patterns, trends and issues. Examples include tracking the percentage of helmet usage … Read more
RTA Project Status – Through April 30 Projects in design 80 Under construction/implementation 51 Total number completed 971 RTA Financial Status – Through April Funds expended to date $1.58 B 971 RTA projects completed, including: Over 65% of all the RTA plan improvements to date (since 2006) are within the City of Tucson. Additionally, over … Read more
Brian Keeley, a former member of the Regional Transportation Authority’s Citizens’ AdvisoryCommittee for RTA Next, is the first recipient of the RTA’s new Spirit of Regionalism Award.The RTA established the award to recognize and honor individuals who exemplify the spirit ofregional collaboration through extraordinary leadership and dedication to advancinginitiatives that benefit the economic well-being of … Read more
When initial work on the Broadway Boulevard, Euclid Avenue to Country Club, project started several years ago, Donna Smith, a new business owner at the time, felt a sense of dread. By the time construction for the now-completed project kicked off in February 2020, Smith had only recently bought the longstanding Arizona Auto Refrigeration, which … Read more
What are your transportation priorities? You can share them today in a brief regional transportation survey. Pima Association of Governments (PAG), the greater Tucson region’s metropolitan planning organization, is seeking input on your project priorities and how funding resources should be spent over the next 30 years. Survey results will be considered for the development … Read more
Track all the progress and successes of the voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority plan in the latest Our Mobility update. As the RTA plan enters its 19th year, the community can see how the investment of nearly $1.6 billion into transportation improvements has resulted in project delivery across the greater Tucson region, supported more than 40,000 … Read more
The Regional Transportation Authority Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday, May 8, beginning at 1 p.m. The agenda includes discussion on the current RTA plan and development of a new 20-year regional transportation plan. A meeting agenda is available here. A YouTube link can be found on the agenda where the public can view … Read more
Development of a new 20-year regional transportation plan is underway. The Regional Transportation Authority Board has begun consideration of a draft plan, which would fund $2.34 billion in improvements to the transportation network across Pima County. The draft includes roadway corridor improvements, transit expansions, safety enhancements, and other transportation elements that each RTA jurisdiction submitted … Read more
The regional transit system provides millions of rides to tens of thousands of people each year. Many of the transit services people in the community rely upon are funded by the Regional Transportation Authority sales tax. In total, the RTA plan will contribute more than $530 million to transit infrastructure and services during the life … Read more