I mean it’s free for now which is nice. But tell me why a trip to the pharmacy which is less than two miles away just took me an hour and a half. Mainly due to waiting on the bus and the fact that the bus stop is a 12 minute walk from my house. The buses only run every half hour here and I think even changing it to a bus every 15 minutes would dramatically increase the pleasantness of using public transit in Tucson. Not to mention, the buses are largely inconsistent. I missed my usual bus by seconds the other day which ended up making me 15 minutes late to class. I left early so this wouldn’t happen just like I always do, but I guess they were running ahead of schedule that day.
I miss Tempe. It’s not a lot better for regular buses but most things I could walk to with plenty of shade since I lived close to ASU campus. There is also the orbit which is a free bus running every 15 minutes that “orbits” around the most common transit destinations in the city. There is also the light rail which connects Tempe to Phoenix and Mesa.
The nice thing about the orbit is that each orbit bus (they’re all named after planets) say mars for instance, stops at the main transit center in the heart of downtown which can connect you to the regular buses or the light trail. Or you know, downtown, where most people want to be anyway.
Idk I’m tired of waiting so long on buses man it’s such a pain. Especially when you’re at a bus stop with no shade and no bench in summer which Tucson has plenty of.
