Highways and TransitWe Need Each Other!

Examples of Successful Coordination in Pima County

2012 AzTA/ADOT Transit Conference – Flagstaff, AZ

Transit Needs Roadways

Roadways Need Transit - Congestion

Roadways Need Transit - Congestion

• Estimated $8.2 million in annual savings (time +fuel) for Tucson

Roadways Need Transit – It’s for Everybody

Transit is for everyone - an affordable mobility option for people of all ages and ability

We Need Each Other – Choices

We Need Each Other – Choices

• APTA reports 2011 we saw 2nd highest amount of ridership since 1957

Roadways Need Transit – Choices

Phillip Cyr, a recent convert and full-time choice commuter

We Need Each Other – Funding

1. In 1986 a county-wide loop freeway system voted down 43% to 57%

2. In 1989 a county-wide general road improvement plan failed 39% to 61%

3. In 2002 a City of Tucson initiative road improvement main plan failed 31% to 69%

4. In 2003, City of Tucson initiative with a heavy transit focus failed 37% to 63%

4 FAILED FUNDING INITIATIVES

We Need Each Other – Funding5th Times a Charm?

• 2006 RTA countywide multimodal transportation plan passed 60% - 40%

Roadways 58%Transit 27%Safety 9%Environment 6%

We Need Each Other – Funding

2040 RTP

Successful Coordination - Intersections• Bus pullouts/shelters and intersection

improvements

Successful Coordination – Multimodal Brdg.• Cushing St. bridge spearheaded by transit

project

Successful Coordination – Shared ROW

• Modern streetcar operation in share right-of-way

Future Coordination

• Are there common interests?

Thank You!

2012 AzTA/ADOT Transit Conference

Jeremy PapugaTransit Planning and Operations Manager

jpapuga@pagnet.org520.792.1093