SEP_11_FINAL
Sun Tran’s purpose is to provide those who can’t afford a car, transportation to get to and from work, to school, to a doctor’s appointment and to be able to survive in our City.
More than 90% of the Sun Tran routes service the City of Tucson, which provides more than 80% of the funds to operate the system, in addition to what Tucson citizens are paying at the fare box.
The facts speak about Sun Tran’s purpose.
According to the Sun Tran Report of September 2011, the average passengers per hour was 31.2, of which the top ten routes of passengers per hour, five of the routes, #8, #7, #24, #6 and #29 service Ward 5. The bottom 13 are the express routes.
(Route 8 – 40.5, Route 7 – 39.9, Route 24 – 38.2, Route 6 – 34.7 and Route 29 – 34.7)
This is a pattern that continues for the following:
The total ridership was 1,777,419, according to the September Sun Tran Report, of which 30%, or 534,540, were from these five routes.
(Route 8 – 278,442, Route 6 - 116,148, Route 7 – 72,574, Route 29 – 42,871 and Route 24 – 24,505)
The average revenue per hour for Sun Tran was $18.68, for which these five routes above average.
(Route 8 - $21.64, Route 6 - $21.66, Route 7 - $24.43, Route 29 - $20.75 and Route 24 - $23.00)
The average cost per pass was $2.86, for which these five routes that service my Ward were below average.
(Route 8 - $2.14, Route 6 - $2.53, Route 7 - $2.28, Route 29 - $2.62 and Route 24 - $2.27()
The average subsidy per pass was $2.27, for which these five routes that service my Ward were below average.
(Route 8 - $1.61, Route 6 - $1.90, Route 7 - $1.67, Route 29 - $2.02 and Route 24 - $1.67)
For all of these, the bottom 13 again were the express routes.
Tucson will be facing tough decisions in the forthcoming year and it is important that those who ride Sun Tran’s buses, and most importantly, speak to the Mayor and their Councilmember.
