Tucson, Arizona

===Transportation===
[[File:Tucson May 2019 38 (2nd Street).jpg|thumb|2nd Street with a [[Sun Link]] streetcar in the background]]

====Public transit====
Tucson's [[Sun Tran]] bus system serves greater Tucson with standard, express, regional shuttle, and on-demand shuttle bus service. It was awarded [[American Public Transportation Association|Best Transit System]] in 1988 and 2005.<ref name="tdt-2009">{{cite press release |title = Federal Transit Administration Gives Approval to the Tucson Modern Streetcar Project |publisher = Tucson Department of Transportation |date = October 1, 2009 |url = http://dot.tucsonaz.gov/news/details.cfm?id=604 |access-date = March 12, 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100527213837/http://dot.tucsonaz.gov/news/details.cfm?id=604 |archive-date = May 27, 2010 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>  A {{convert|3.9|mile|km|adj=on}} [[streetcar]] line, [[Sun Link]], connects the [[University of Arizona]] campus with 4th Avenue, downtown, and the Mercado District west of [[Interstate 10 (Arizona)|Interstate 10]] and the [[Santa Cruz River (Arizona)|Santa Cruz River]]. Ten-minute [[headway]] passenger service began July 25, 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.azpm.org/p/bus-econ-news/2014/7/25/40393-tucson-streetcar-debuts-to-crowds-hot-weather/ | title=Tucson Streetcar Debuts to Crowds, Hot Weather | newspaper=Arizona Public Media | publisher=Arizona Board of Regents | date=July 25, 2014 | access-date=October 24, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111811/https://news.azpm.org/p/bus-econ-news/2014/7/25/40393-tucson-streetcar-debuts-to-crowds-hot-weather/ | archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> The streetcar uses Sun Tran's card payment and transfer system, connecting with the University of Arizona's CatTran shuttles, [[Amtrak]], and [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] intercity bus service. Sun Tran has been [[Free public transport|fare-free]] since the spring of 2020. Initially this change was made to limit contact between riders and drivers due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but the city council voted to eliminate fares indefinitely in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pallack |first1=Becky |title=Tucson's public transit system is now officially free to ride |url=https://azluminaria.org/2023/05/09/tucsons-public-transit-system-is-now-officially-free-to-ride-a-first-in-arizona/ |website=AZ Luminaria |access-date=January 16, 2024 |date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>

====Rail====
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to [[Tucson station|Tucson]] three times weekly in both directions, operating its ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' between [[Los Angeles, California]] and [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]; and ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' service between Los Angeles and [[Chicago, Illinois]].

====Airport====
[[Tucson International Airport]] {{airport codes|TUS|KTUS}}, is {{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of the city's center. TIA is the second-largest commercial [[airport]] in Arizona, providing nonstop flights to 15 destinations throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alaska Airlines to launch Tucson-Portland nonstop |last=Wichner |first=David |date=June 27, 2013 |url=http://azstarnet.com/business/local/alaska-airlines-to-launch-tucson-portland-nonstop/article_d73c4e5a-debc-11e2-9bb6-0019bb2963f4.html |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |access-date=August 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731140448/http://azstarnet.com/business/local/alaska-airlines-to-launch-tucson-portland-nonstop/article_d73c4e5a-debc-11e2-9bb6-0019bb2963f4.html |archive-date=July 31, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>  In addition to passenger and freight service, TIA supports the [[162d Fighter Wing]]'s fleet of seventy [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16s]] stationed at the [[Tucson Air National Guard Base]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.162fw.ang.af.mil/resources/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11853 |title=162nd Fighter Wing Fact Sheet |date=July 3, 2012 |publisher=162nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152813/http://www.162fw.ang.af.mil/resources/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11853 |archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> There are two general aviation reliever airports in the area. The city of Tucson operates [[Ryan Airfield]] {{convert|13|mi|km}} southwest of the city center, and the town of Marana operates [[Marana Regional Airport]] {{convert|15|mi|km}} to the northwest. [[Pinal Airpark]] is also within the metropolitan area.

====Roadways====
There are two [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate highways]] in the metropolitan area. [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]] runs southeast from Phoenix through Marana, passes west of downtown, and continues east toward El Paso. [[Interstate 19]] leaves the I-10 south of downtown and heads south to the Mexican border. [[Arizona State Route 210]] is a shorter expressway that links downtown with [[Davis-Monthan Air Force Base]] and Tucson's southeast side. Tucson does not have a [[ring road|beltway]] system, and relies almost entirely on surface streets.

Freeways and state highways in Tucson include:
* [[File:I-10.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]]
* [[File:I-19.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 19]]
* [[File:Arizona 77.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 77|State Route 77]]
* [[File:Arizona 86.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 86|State Route 86]]
* [[File:Arizona 210.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 210|State Route 210]]

====Cycling====
Cycling is popular in Tucson. Tucson and Pima County maintain an extensive network of marked bike routes, signal crossings, on-street bike lanes, mountain-biking trails, and dedicated [[shared use path|shared-use paths]]. [[The Loop (Tucson)|The Loop]] is a network of seven linear parks, built mainly along river beds, comprising {{convert|131|mi|km}} of paved, vehicle-free trails that encircles the majority of the city with links to Marana and Oro Valley.<ref>{{cite news |title=New segment of The Loop trail opens Saturday with a fiesta |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |date=April 28, 2015 |last=Kreutz |first=Douglas |url=http://tucson.com/news/local/new-segment-of-the-loop-trail-opens-saturday-with-a/article_9a16985c-3d80-5a8f-9a3a-b9bafaf3565f.html |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020510/http://tucson.com/news/local/new-segment-of-the-loop-trail-opens-saturday-with-a/article_9a16985c-3d80-5a8f-9a3a-b9bafaf3565f.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Pima-County-2014">{{cite web |title=The Loop 2014 Annual Report: The First 100 Miles |publisher=Pima County |url=http://webcms.pima.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/Government/The%20Loop/Annual%20Reports/1386%20-%20Loop%20Annual%20Report_web-ready.pdf |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811080230/http://webcms.pima.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/Government/The%20Loop/Annual%20Reports/1386%20-%20Loop%20Annual%20Report_web-ready.pdf |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Tyler |title=The Loop River Path Tucson, AZ {{!}} Bike Path Ride Map & Elevation |url=https://www.arizonabikerides.com/rides/586/the-loop-bike-ride-tucson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418141644/http://www.arizonabikerides.com/rides/586/the-loop-bike-ride-tucson/ |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019 |website=Arizona Bike Rides |language=en-US}}</ref>  The Tucson–Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee (TPCBAC) serves in an advisory capacity to local governments on issues relating to bicycle recreation, transportation, and safety. The [[League of American Bicyclists]] awarded Tucson a gold rating for bicycle-friendliness in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bikeleague.org/media/press/042406_press.php |title=League Names New Bicycle Friendly Communities |access-date=March 12, 2010 |date=April 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315212042/http://www.bikeleague.org/media/press/042406_press.php |archive-date=March 15, 2010}}</ref>