(a) Sun Tran system: The city provides a fixed route, regularly scheduled mass transportation bus system called Sun Tran.
(b) Sun Link system: The city provides a fixed rail, regularly scheduled mass transportation system called Sun Link.
(c) Fares: The fares for the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems shall be as follows:
(1) Full fare (cash):
FY 2017 | FY 2018 | |
Per Ride, $0.25 surcharge over stored value fare | $1.75 | $1.75 |
(2) Full fare (stored value):
FY 2017 | FY 2018 | |
Per Ride (Base Fare) | $1.50 | $1.60 |
Per Day | $3.75 | $4.00 |
30 Day Pass | $45.00 | $45.00 |
Annual Pass | $450.00 | $480.00 |
(3) Economy fare (cash):
FY 2017 | FY 2018 | |
Per Ride, $0.15 surcharge over stored value fare | $0.75 | $0.75 |
(4) Economy fare (stored value):
FY 2017 | FY2018 | |
Per Ride | $0.60 | $0.75 |
30 Day Pass | $18.00 | $22.50 |
(5) Express fare:
FY 2017 | FY2018 | |
Per Ride | $2.25 | $2.35 |
30 Day Pass | $60.00 | $64.00 |
(6) Transfers to regular routes and streetcar: Free for passengers paying appropriate fare and accompanied by appropriately issued transfer medium as determined by the director of transportation.
(7) Transfers to express routes: Passengers must pay a surcharge equal to the difference between the one-way base fare in the appropriate fare category and the one-way express fare.
(8) Children: Free for persons five (5) years of age or under when accompanied by paying adult.
(9) Ridership incentive programs: To encourage ridership among specific groups of persons shall be as follows:
a. University of Arizona pass: For employees and students of the University of Arizona, as follows:
FY2017 | FY2018 | |
Fall Semester Pass, effective August 1 through December 31 of each calendar year | $180.00 | $192.00 |
Fall Semester Express Pass, effective August 1 through December 31 of each calendar year | $240.00 | $256.00 |
Spring Semester Pass, effective January 1 through May 31 of each calendar year | $180.00 | $192.00 |
Spring Semester Express Pass, effective January 1 through May 31 of each calendar year | $240.00 | $256.00 |
Annual Pass, effective August 1 through July 31 | $450.00 | $480.00 |
Annual Express Pass, effective August 1 through July 31 | $570.00 | $608.00 |
b. Semester pass: For students of all other local public and private educational institutions registered with Sun Tran as a bulk sales organization, as follows:
FY2017 | FY2018 | |
Fall Semester Pass, effective August 1 through December 31 of each calendar year | $180.00 | $192.00 |
Fall Semester Express Pass, effective August 1 through December 31 of each calendar year | $240.00 | $256.00 |
Spring Semester Pass, effective January 1 through May 31 of each calendar year | $180.00 | $192.00 |
Spring Semester Express Pass, effective January 1 through May 31 of each calendar year | $240.00 | $256.00 |
c. Shuttle service: To decrease traffic congestion and parking problems at specific community events. All event shuttles must be self-supporting with the cost off-set by bus advertising and fare revenues. Fares charged are not to exceed the base fare with no premium fares. All event shuttles must be publicized, open to the general public and within the Tucson service area.
d. SummerGO Youth Pass: For youth ages six (6) to eighteen (18) years old, pass valid for seventy-six (76) days between the end of May and beginning of August each year, based on the local K-12 academic calendars, as follows:
FY 2017 (eff. 5-1-17) | FY 2018 (eff. 1-1-18) | |
SummerGO Youth Pass* | $45.00** | $45.00**
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*Not tied to the base fare
**Includes $15 fee for Parks & Recreation
e. 3-day Pass: For unlimited rides for three (3) consecutive days (seventy-two (72) hours) after it is activated on a transit vehicle.
FY 2019 (eff. 8-9-18) | |
3-day Pass* | $10.00 |
*Not tied to the base fare
f. $25 Stored Value for $20 Purchase ($25 for $20) Program: Allows SunGO Card holders to load $25 in value for a $20 purchase price
FY 2019 (eff. 8-9-18) | |
$25 Stored Value for $20 Purchase ($25 for $20) Program* | $20.00* |
*Full fare only
(10) Administrative processing fee: An administrative processing fee, to be determined by the city manager in conjunction with the director of the department of transportation, may be added to the cost of each pass type.
(11) Product fee: A product fee, to be determined by the city manager in conjunction with the director of the department of transportation, may be added to the cost of each card or ticket to recover the cost of the fare media.
(d) Seniors, persons with disabilities, Medicare cardholders, and low-income program fare eligibility and prohibited activity: A special class of riders, referred to as “seniors, persons with disabilities, Medicare cardholders, and qualified low-income individuals” may qualify for the economy fare subject to the following provisions:
(1) Eligibility criteria determined by the mayor and council: Only those individuals who qualify under the mayor and council’s definition of eligibility shall be eligible for this special fare; eligibility for the fare shall be demonstrated by an identification card, the form and substance of the card to be determined by the city manager.
(2) Seniors: Persons sixty-five (65) years of age or over shall be eligible for the economy fare on the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems.
(3) Persons with disabilities: Persons with disabilities shall be eligible for the economy fare on the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems.
(4) Medicare cardholders: Medicare cardholders shall be eligible for the economy fare on the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems.
(5) Low-income individuals: Persons qualified through the City of Tucson’s low-income program shall be eligible for the economy fare on the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems.
(6) Nonprofit program: Organizations in the nonprofit program shall be eligible to purchase economy fares on behalf of an organization’s qualified clients on the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems. The nonprofit program shall be defined and facilitated as determined by the director of transportation.
a. Discount one (1) day pass: Organizations in the nonprofit program shall be eligible to purchase for clients not yet qualified for the economy program as follows:
FY 2017 | FY 2018 | |
Discounted Day Pass | $2.00 | $2.05 |
b. Economy thirty (30) day ticket: Organizations in the nonprofit program shall be eligible to purchase an economy thirty (30) day ticket for those clients who have obtained the appropriate ID required for purchase of economy fares as follows:
FY 2017 | FY 2018 | |
Discounted 30 Day Pass | $18.00 | $22.50 |
(7) Proof of eligibility: The mayor and council hereby authorize the city manager, in conjunction with the director of the department of transportation, to promulgate appropriate forms for application for reduced fares on the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems, and to establish reasonable standards of proof for eligibility for seniors, persons with disabilities, Medicare cardholders, and low-income individual. Such standards shall be in writing, made available to all applicants, and on file with the city clerk.
(8) Revocation of eligibility, appeal to the city manager: When, in the opinion of the city, a person is continuing to utilize benefits of the economy fare program of the Sun Tran and Sun Link systems and that person no longer meets the eligibility standards set forth herein, the city shall have the authority to revoke that person’s eligibility and require that person to surrender his or her identification card to the city. Such notice of revocation shall be in writing, sent to that person by certified mail, registered return receipt, and shall set forth with specificity the reasons for terminating that person’s eligibility for the city’s economy fare program. Any person whose eligibility is revoked by the city shall have the right to appeal the revocation to the city manager within ten (10) days of the date of notice of the revocation.
(9) Misdemeanor for using false information in application for eligibility: It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to knowingly use false information when applying for eligibility for the city economy fare program.
(Ord. No. 4525, § 1, 6-28-76; Ord. No. 4535, § 1, 7-6-76; Ord. No. 4536, § 1, 7-6-76; Ord. No. 4669, § 1, 6-20-77; Ord. No. 5145, § 2, 5-5-80; Ord. No. 5916, § 1, 12-12-83; Ord. No. 6210, § 1, 4-8-85; Ord. No. 6233, § 1, 5-13-85; Ord. No. 6436, § 1, 5-27-86; Ord. No. 7173, § 1, 4-17-89; Ord. No. 7824, § 1 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8284, § 1, 5-23-94; Ord. No. 8778, § 1, 11-25-96; Ord. No. 8781, § 1, 11-25-96; Ord. No. 9404, § 1, 6-19-00; Ord. No. 10672, § 1, 6-2-09, eff. 8-1-09; Ord. No. 10887, § 1, 4-12-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 11082, § 1, 5-29-13; Ord. No. 11182, § 1, 6-17-14, eff. 7-17-14; Ord. No. 11401, § 1, 9-20-16; Ord. No. 11454, § 1, 4-19-17; Ord. No. 11576, § 1, 8-8-18)