The City of Tucson has extended the time for the public to provide comments on the proposed Sun Tran fare increase.
The base fare is $1.50. The proposal would boost it to $1.60 next year and $1.70 the year after that.
The company says it has been five years since the last fare hike and it needed to keep the system strong.
Sun Tran has begun a series of public hearings to brief people on the plan and have extended the hearings until June 26.
A full schedule of the public open houses is below:
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at El Rio Neighborhood Center, 1390 W. Speedway Blvd.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Woods Memorial Library, 3455 N. 1st Ave.
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. at El Pueblo Activity Center, 101 W. Irvington Rd.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. at Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave.
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Rd
Thursday, June 9, 2016
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Clements Center, 8155 E. Poinciana Dr.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Pasqua Yaqui Housing Warehouse, 4781 Calle Torim
Thursday, June 16, 2016
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Oro Valley Library, 1350 W. Naranja Dr
Public Hearing:
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall Mayor and Council Chambers, 255 W Alameda
