More than 300 Tucsonans packed the Rialto Theater to voice their opinions regarding the future of the Ronstadt Transit Center in April 2013.
Since the local media has pretty much ignored the recent struggle over the Ronstadt Transit Center (RTC), I am publishing a series of posts with position statements by the different players in the battle. Here are links to the other positions: business, residents, and bus riders.
On April 2, 2013, the Tucson Bus Riders Union (BRU) held a public forum to gather citizen feedback about the future of the Ronstadt Transit Center. (Watch the video here.) More than 300 people attended, several Tucsonans spoke, and a 4-inch stack of comment cards was collected. Below is a collection of the written comments, compiled and organized by the BRU. This is what the public wants…
1. Improving Sun Tran service (longer hours, more routes, etc.)
2a. Keep Rondstadt Downtown …
2b. … with improvements
3. Importance of democracy, public space, Downtown for Everyone, no privatization
4. Environmental, Traffic and Congestion Concerns
5. Necessity of Buses/RTC for family, affordability, employment, schooling, livelihood, etc.
6. Public Transportation Important for Businesses, Cities, Access
Comments about the session/process
Other Comments
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