5 min readby Brian Flagg, On Wednesday, February 19, the Tucson Mayor and Council will decide whether to raise bus fares. The fare would go from $1.50 to1.7 5 and the low income fare from .50 to .65. A monthly pass would go from $26 to $43. They will also decide whether to cut routes. This might not seem like much to some people, but for families mired in poverty who come to places such as Casa Maria and the Food Bank to beg for food to feed their kids, it’s a big deal. People simply cannot afford it. In a recent

2 min read         The City’s WAR on Bus Riders and the Bus Riders Union’s Campaign for Transit Justice! We signed up 150 new members for the Tucson Bus Riders Union at a Membership Campaign Kickoff party outside of City Hall on January 22. Our goal is to sign up ONE THOUSAND new bus riding members and their supporters by the time the City budget is finalized in April or May. The Mayor (who doesn’t seem to like us?) pulled the fare increase off their January 22 agenda. It will be heard on either February 4th or February 18th. We will