The Mayor and Tucson City Council yesterday, Sept. 22, directed the City Manager and the Department of Transportation and Mobility to continue funding free fares for all transit system riders through the end of 2020.
The council voted in March to waive fares as a way to keep drivers and riders safe during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City received nearly $44.3 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) via the CARES Act to cover system operations costs through the end of September 2020.
Regular transit system operations in the City of Tucson are funded through a combination of federal money, the voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), the City of Tucson General Fund, and farebox recovery (the fares paid via ridership).
Read the Mayor and Council documents (item 2) https://tucsonaz.onbaseonline.com/1801AgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?doctype=1&id=1416&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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