sun link
Posted Apr 25, 2022, 2:59 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
The city of Tucson is asking residents what they want to see in the Norte-Sur corridor, a plan that will guide transit and affordable housing near a 15-mile stretch of road between the Tucson Mall and International Airport. ... Read more»
Posted Jan 26, 2022, 3:01 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Everyone wants it. But there appears to be little desire among local governments to make concessions to keep the Regional Transportation Authority going. ... Read more»
Posted Dec 9, 2021, 5:13 pm
TucsonSentinel.com
Tucson's 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair is this weekend, meaning road closures to accommodate the event.
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Posted May 25, 2019, 2:08 pm
TucsonSentinel.com
Sun Tran, the Sun Link streetcar and Sun Shuttle will run on Sunday schedules on Monday.... Read more»
Posted Nov 28, 2018, 4:06 pm
TucsonSentinel.com
Help spread holiday cheer this season by dropping off new and unwrapped toys for children during the Regional Transportation Authority's annual Fill the Streetcar event on Friday, Dec. 14, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ... Read more»
Posted Nov 19, 2018, 4:16 pm
TucsonSentinel.com
Transit service for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, will be as follows:... Read more»
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Posted May 6, 2018, 12:55 pm
Paul Durham
/Tucson City Council
City Councilman Paul Durham: I want to be clear—we don't want development at any cost along the streetcar line and we only want quality development and increased density in the right places. I believe the Maloney's site is one of the few right places likely to be available. ... Read more»
Posted May 8, 2017, 4:23 pm
Emily Mahoney
/Cronkite News
Tucson is known for its syrupy sweet Eegee’s slushies, superior Mexican food and for many years, it’s been haunted by stories of “brain drain” – that is, University of Arizona graduates leaving to work elsewhere after they get their degrees.... Read more»
Posted Oct 3, 2016, 10:10 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Citing continuing demand from University of Arizona students, city officials will continue to run Sun Link service late on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Streetcars will run until 2 a.m. on those nights — service had been cut back in June, but extended in August.... Read more»
Posted Aug 23, 2016, 5:09 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Citing increased ridership by returning University of Arizona students, city officials are extending late-night Sun Link service on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Streetcars will again run until 2 a.m. on those nights — service had been cut back in June.... Read more»
Posted Jun 9, 2016, 10:41 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Late-night hours for Tucson's Sunlink streetcar will be cut starting Thursday, after having been pushed back a week. Thursday nights, the streetcar will now make its last run at 10 p.m., instead of 2 a.m. On Fridays and Saturdays, the streetcar system will run through midnight instead of two hours later.... Read more»
Posted Jun 1, 2016, 11:00 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Late-night hours for Tucson's Sunlink streetcar were to have been cut starting Thursday, but officials have put off the service cuts to allow the City Council to again take a look at the reductions — which were part of a series of cuts to help close a $25 million budget gap.... Read more»
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Posted Jul 24, 2015, 1:47 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
About 1.1 million rides have been taken on Tucson's Sun Link streetcar since it began rolling one year ago, officials said. Saturday, to mark the line's first year of operation, anyone can take a free ride on the route between the University of Arizona and the West Side.... Read more»
Posted Mar 18, 2015, 6:48 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
As hordes of trinket shoppers descend on 4th Avenue this weekend, riders of the Sun Link streetcar will find their route has a slight detour, as buses will carry passengers around the event, Thursday through Sunday.... Read more»
Updated Jan 19, 2015, 12:41 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Tucson's modern streetcar will see its timetable adjusted to fit ridership patterns, with less frequent service on Sundays and more cars on the rails Thursday and Friday nights, officials said. The new schedule goes into effect Monday.... Read more»
Posted Dec 30, 2014, 10:11 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
As revelers ring in the new year at Downtown and 4th Avenue establishments Wednesday night, their singing and noisemaking will be joined by another sound: the electronic bell of Tucson's streetcar. City officials are extending Sun Link operating hours until 2 a.m.... Read more»