The city of Tucson is set to receive federal money to improve its public bus system.
The money comes from a program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that earmarks almost $2 billion over the next five years for transportation projects around the country — including in Tucson.
Mayor Regina Romero says the city’s roughly $11 million grant will go toward improving the sustainability of the bus system — by adding trees and other green infrastructure to bus stops, and updating machinery that’s aging out of use.
The funding follows a request from Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema to the Department of Transportation. They asked the agency to support Tucson's proposal to combat climate change and rising temperatures through an updated bus system. The city has been offering fare-free transit for the last four years and will keep doing so until at least next year.
