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Gregg Garfin: Keep bus fares low to help riders, climate

3 min read Gregg Garfin, climatologist at the UA and member of the City’s Climate Change Committee, published a guest editorial in the Arizona Daily Star this morning. Gregg is a bus rider and advocates for affordable transit and incentives to encourage people to use mass transit. Here’s the full text: We know that global and regional temperatures are increasing as a consequence of human activities that add heat-trapping gases to the Earth’s atmosphere. These gases trap heat in the lower atmosphere, where we live, disrupt weather and climate episodes around the planet, and increase the chances that Tucson will experience heat waves of

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Message from a Bus Rider, V9

< 1 min read Our ninth video message comes from Adan. Tucson’s Mayor and Council will decide Tuesday, September 20 at 5:30 pm on whether to raise the bus fares. Come to the meeting at 255 West Alameda St. and speak at the call to the audience or submit a comment card. You can also call the City Council today. 791-4201 Mayor Rothschild 791-4040 Regina Romero 791-4687 Paul Cunningham 791-4711 Karin Uhlich 791-3199 Shirley Scott 791-4231 Richard Fimbres 791-4601 Steve Kozachik El noveno video es de Adan. Por favor mírelo, comparta el video y llame al Alcalde y al Consejo y pídales que no

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Message From a Bus Rider, V8

< 1 min read Our eighth video comes from Josefina and Maria Leon who cannot afford private vehicles and depend on the bus. As we lead up to the decision by Tucson’s City Council on whether and how to raise bus fares on September 20, TBRU will publish a Video Blog everyday. We know that if our City Council Members would come to the transit centers and talk to bus riders or get on the bus that they would think differently about how to best manage and grow our transit system. Please watch it, share this blog post and make a call to Mayor and Council urging them to not raise the

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Message From a Bus Rider, V7

< 1 min read Our seventh video comes from Newell, a retired Vet who depends on the bus. As we lead up to the decision by Tucson’s City Council on whether and how to raise bus fares on September 20, TBRU will publish a Video Blog everyday. We know that if our City Council Members would come to the transit centers and talk to bus riders or get on the bus that they would think differently about how to best manage and grow our transit system. Please watch it, share this blog post and make a call to Mayor and Council urging them to not raise the fares. 791-4201 Mayor

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Message From a Bus Rider, V6

< 1 min read Our sixth video comes from Gary. As we lead up to the decision by Tucson’s City Council on whether and how to raise bus fares on September 20, TBRU will publish a Video Blog everyday. We know that if our City Council Members would come to the transit centers and talk to bus riders or get on the bus that they would think differently about how to best manage and grow our transit system. Please watch it, share this blog post and make a call to Mayor and Council urging them to not raise the fares. 791-4201 Mayor Rothschild 791-4040 Regina Romero 791-4687 Paul Cunningham 791-4711

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Rise Up With Bus Riders

< 1 min read Tucson Bus Riders Union members have been picketing Ward Offices this week to remind our City Council to not raise bus fares on Tuesday, September 20. Join us and Rev. Glen Davis and parishioners from South Highland Church at Council Member Fimbres’ office on Monday, September 19 from 4:30-5:30pm at 4300 S Park Ave. If you can’t make it you can help by making calls to the City Council. Tell them not to raise the bus fares. 791-4201 Mayor Rothschild 791-4040 Regina Romero 791-4687 Paul Cunningham 791-4711  Karin Uhlich 791-3199  Shirley Scott 791-4231  Richard Fimbres 791-4601 Steve Kozachik

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Message from a Bus Rider, V5

2 min read Our fifth video comes from Lisa. *Editor’s Note: Lisa’s message is especially important because it shows that Sun Tran has not effectively put the SunGo cards into peoples hands which they were supposed to do for free to help with the elimination of paper transfers. Lisa also mentions how she has to get to Ronstadt, using fare and time, to be able to put money on her card – this is correct and is a real problem. So the City, because they haven’t bothered to communicate effectively or put the cards and access to use them in the hands of bus riders,

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Message From a Bus Rider, V4

< 1 min read Our fourth video comes from A.J. As we lead up to the decision by Tucson’s City Council on whether and how to raise bus fares on September 20, TBRU will publish a Video Blog everyday. We know that if our City Council Members would come to the transit centers and talk to bus riders or get on the bus that they would think differently about how to best manage and grow our transit system. Please watch it, share this blog post and make a call to Mayor and Council urging them to not raise the fares. 791-4201 Mayor Rothschild 791-4040 Regina Romero 791-4687 Paul Cunningham 791-4711

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Message from a Bus Rider, V3

< 1 min read Our third message comes from Martha. As we lead up to the decision by Tucson’s City Council on whether and how to raise bus fares on September 20, TBRU will publish a Video Blog everyday. We know that if our City Council Members would come to the transit centers and talk to bus riders or get on the bus that they would think differently about how to best manage and grow our transit system. Please watch it, share this blog post and make a call to Mayor and Council urging them to not raise the fares. 791-4201 Mayor Rothschild 791-4040 Regina Romero 791-4687 Paul Cunningham 791-4711

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Message from a Bus Rider, V2

< 1 min read As we lead up to the decision by Tucson’s City Council on whether and how to raise bus fares on September 20, TBRU will publish a Video Blog everyday. We know that if our City Council Members would come to the transit centers and talk to bus riders or get on the bus that they would think differently about how to best manage and grow our transit system. Our second message comes from Bryan. Please watch it, share this blog post and make a call to Mayor and Council urging them to not raise the fares. 791-4201 Mayor Rothschild 791-4040 Regina Romero 791-4687 Paul Cunningham 791-4711

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