It's freeeeeeeee.
After suspending fare in the pandemic, the city of Tucson has just kept extending the free fare each year. It's controversial and SunTran still has the fareboxes in case they ever want to go back.
After suspending fare in the pandemic, the city of Tucson has just kept extending the free fare each year. It's controversial and SunTran still has the fareboxes in case they ever want to go back.
March 1, 2026 at 5:37 AM
It's freeeeeeeee.
After suspending fare in the pandemic, the city of Tucson has just kept extending the free fare each year. It's controversial and SunTran still has the fareboxes in case they ever want to go back.
After suspending fare in the pandemic, the city of Tucson has just kept extending the free fare each year. It's controversial and SunTran still has the fareboxes in case they ever want to go back.
In Tucson, I've been really impressed with how many people were using @transit.app. Welp, mystery solved! Turns out SunTran isn't just officially endorsing Transit App. They're literally promoting it as the "SunTran App", lol. (With permission, I assume.)
www.suntran.com/sun-tran-app/
www.suntran.com/sun-tran-app/
March 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
In Tucson, I've been really impressed with how many people were using @transit.app. Welp, mystery solved! Turns out SunTran isn't just officially endorsing Transit App. They're literally promoting it as the "SunTran App", lol. (With permission, I assume.)
www.suntran.com/sun-tran-app/
www.suntran.com/sun-tran-app/
Ride FREE with SunTran till June 21st. Bus routes available here: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#publictransit
#publictransit
June 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ride FREE with SunTran till June 21st. Bus routes available here: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#publictransit
#publictransit
The streetcar operating cost per revenue hour is $206 compared to $124 for SunTran buses. So if we replaced this thing with buses, we could go to every 8 minutes instead of 12.
That SHOULD increase ridership, logically. But due to bus stigma, this would probably fail and I hate that.
That SHOULD increase ridership, logically. But due to bus stigma, this would probably fail and I hate that.
March 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
The streetcar operating cost per revenue hour is $206 compared to $124 for SunTran buses. So if we replaced this thing with buses, we could go to every 8 minutes instead of 12.
That SHOULD increase ridership, logically. But due to bus stigma, this would probably fail and I hate that.
That SHOULD increase ridership, logically. But due to bus stigma, this would probably fail and I hate that.
This soft launch will help fine-tune the service ahead of the official 2026 debut featuring the custom O-Line Trolley vehicle. For now they will be using a SunTran bus for the route.
For more information, contact the City of Ocala’s SunTran services at suntran@ocalafl.gov or 352-401-6999.
For more information, contact the City of Ocala’s SunTran services at suntran@ocalafl.gov or 352-401-6999.
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This soft launch will help fine-tune the service ahead of the official 2026 debut featuring the custom O-Line Trolley vehicle. For now they will be using a SunTran bus for the route.
For more information, contact the City of Ocala’s SunTran services at suntran@ocalafl.gov or 352-401-6999.
For more information, contact the City of Ocala’s SunTran services at suntran@ocalafl.gov or 352-401-6999.
Yeah, it seems like it might be really tough to keep up the facade. But SunTran is just boldly telling riders to download the SunTran app by typing in "transit app".
March 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Yeah, it seems like it might be really tough to keep up the facade. But SunTran is just boldly telling riders to download the SunTran app by typing in "transit app".
SunTran was operating 42 routes and more than 59,000 rides every weekday at last count earlier this year. The system includes city buses, the street car and other shuttle services around Tucson.
Tucson public transit service asks for public input on new app
SunTran was operating 42 routes and more than 59,000 rides every weekday at last count earlier this year. The system includes city buses, the street car and other shuttle services around Tucson.
www.kjzz.org
December 26, 2024 at 11:13 PM
SunTran was operating 42 routes and more than 59,000 rides every weekday at last count earlier this year. The system includes city buses, the street car and other shuttle services around Tucson.
Apparently the SunTran “real-time tracker” just shows where the streetcar WOULD be if it was on schedule (lol), not where it actually is 😡
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Apparently the SunTran “real-time tracker” just shows where the streetcar WOULD be if it was on schedule (lol), not where it actually is 😡
i genuinely believe this about all public transit and it's increasingly difficult to be polite about it. you tell me you're afraid of the suntran in tucson, arizona and honestly that's delusional fear and you should work on it.
Fear of the New York City subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
i genuinely believe this about all public transit and it's increasingly difficult to be polite about it. you tell me you're afraid of the suntran in tucson, arizona and honestly that's delusional fear and you should work on it.
Throughout December, SunTran in Ocala, Florida is offering bus rides for just 25 cents every Saturday.
More info: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #Bus
More info: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #Bus
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Throughout December, SunTran in Ocala, Florida is offering bus rides for just 25 cents every Saturday.
More info: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #Bus
More info: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #Bus
tucson has a designated bike boulevard
tucson also has a shit ton of stroads
tbh the suntran would be so much better if we did an NYC and turned some of these lanes into designated bus lanes
tucson also has a shit ton of stroads
tbh the suntran would be so much better if we did an NYC and turned some of these lanes into designated bus lanes
July 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
tucson has a designated bike boulevard
tucson also has a shit ton of stroads
tbh the suntran would be so much better if we did an NYC and turned some of these lanes into designated bus lanes
tucson also has a shit ton of stroads
tbh the suntran would be so much better if we did an NYC and turned some of these lanes into designated bus lanes
Ocala is soft-launching the new FREE downtown trolley September 18th.
The O-Line Trolley offers a 30-minute loop connecting public parking areas, shops, restaurants and city landmarks. It runs Wednesday-Saturday, from 11am-3pm and 5-9pm.
www.ocalafl.gov/trolley
The O-Line Trolley offers a 30-minute loop connecting public parking areas, shops, restaurants and city landmarks. It runs Wednesday-Saturday, from 11am-3pm and 5-9pm.
www.ocalafl.gov/trolley
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ocala is soft-launching the new FREE downtown trolley September 18th.
The O-Line Trolley offers a 30-minute loop connecting public parking areas, shops, restaurants and city landmarks. It runs Wednesday-Saturday, from 11am-3pm and 5-9pm.
www.ocalafl.gov/trolley
The O-Line Trolley offers a 30-minute loop connecting public parking areas, shops, restaurants and city landmarks. It runs Wednesday-Saturday, from 11am-3pm and 5-9pm.
www.ocalafl.gov/trolley
Nice try. RTA funded 1/3rd of the streetcar build. Most of it was federal grants and city general funds. RTA is 1/4th of operational costs of Suntran. Transit is a tiny portion of RTA next. Most of it is for road widening (inducing more VMT) which disproportionatly benefits unincorporated county.
March 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Nice try. RTA funded 1/3rd of the streetcar build. Most of it was federal grants and city general funds. RTA is 1/4th of operational costs of Suntran. Transit is a tiny portion of RTA next. Most of it is for road widening (inducing more VMT) which disproportionatly benefits unincorporated county.
I totaled my car a few years ago so I get around with buses and my bike when I Cana and my walker when I need a little more
I do all right, SunTran is free, for now
But it takes a lot more coordination and effort and some days is a pain, but I’m still moving
I do all right, SunTran is free, for now
But it takes a lot more coordination and effort and some days is a pain, but I’m still moving
August 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I totaled my car a few years ago so I get around with buses and my bike when I Cana and my walker when I need a little more
I do all right, SunTran is free, for now
But it takes a lot more coordination and effort and some days is a pain, but I’m still moving
I do all right, SunTran is free, for now
But it takes a lot more coordination and effort and some days is a pain, but I’m still moving
Homelessness, poverty, and drug addiction may be the primary cause of violence on/near buses. Has Tucson’s free transit increased the rate of violence?
#FreeBus #FreeTransit #SunTran
www.kold.com/2025/08/12/a...
#FreeBus #FreeTransit #SunTran
www.kold.com/2025/08/12/a...
Authorities respond to yet another attack connected to public transit in Tucson
The Tucson Police Department confirmed a man was stabbed at the Ronstadt Center on Monday, Aug. 11.
www.kold.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Homelessness, poverty, and drug addiction may be the primary cause of violence on/near buses. Has Tucson’s free transit increased the rate of violence?
#FreeBus #FreeTransit #SunTran
www.kold.com/2025/08/12/a...
#FreeBus #FreeTransit #SunTran
www.kold.com/2025/08/12/a...
SunTran in Tucson is free; I don't have a car and have recently been unemployed so working theBike&Bus combo has been a life saver
September 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
SunTran in Tucson is free; I don't have a car and have recently been unemployed so working theBike&Bus combo has been a life saver
Also, I think SunTran seriously underestimates the amount of money it costs to COLLECT fares and administer the low-income fare pass program.
November 27, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Also, I think SunTran seriously underestimates the amount of money it costs to COLLECT fares and administer the low-income fare pass program.
Masks no longer required on SunTran buses, SunLink streetcar https://bit.ly/3uZrADu #Tucson #Arizona
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December 2, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Masks no longer required on SunTran buses, SunLink streetcar https://bit.ly/3uZrADu #Tucson #Arizona
Halfway, now for the train.
March 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Halfway, now for the train.
Tomorrow, April 22, ride SunTran for FREE all day long, courtesy of Ocala's Growth Management team! Help reduce emissions, skip the gas pump, and enjoy the ride as we honor our planet together.
Route planner: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #bus
Route planner: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #bus
April 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Tomorrow, April 22, ride SunTran for FREE all day long, courtesy of Ocala's Growth Management team! Help reduce emissions, skip the gas pump, and enjoy the ride as we honor our planet together.
Route planner: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #bus
Route planner: www.ocalafl.gov/government/c...
#PublicTransit #bus