OPINION: 'I am telling them problems that exist for me and others like me, but the council members apparently aren’t interested in listening. We should be choosing politicians who are,' writes Tucson resident Taylor Davidson.
Serious questions exist regarding safety on Tucson’s public transit, yet our city council spent 30 minutes on April 4 speaking as one, that fare-free bus policy must be made permanent, and scoffing at those voicing concerns. Council members dismissed us as “form letters,” or “people who I suspect don’t ride the bus,” and Mayor Romero in an interview with KVOA said questions about transit safety are “ludicrous,” “unsubstantiated,” and supported by “no data.
It is astounding hearing Kozachik’s serious concerns of a few months ago turn 180 degrees, now claiming that worried citizens “haven’t got a clue.” Yet he provided no alternative facts, only one anecdotal quote to support his lock-step agreement with Romero and Santa Cruz. To her credit, Council Member Santa Cruz asked city staff about safety at the discussion’s end, but the answer only gave me further pause.
Finally, to the fact-free claim that only people who don’t ride the bus oppose free fares: We are a one-car family, living in our midtown Tucson home. I ride my bike to work every day , I have used the bus many times getting to and from client appointments. I am the non-car commuter Dahl says he wants more of, the business owner they say isn’t on the bus, the parent with young children.
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