Commuting Alternatives
Now is the time to plan and try commuting alternatives that will make getting to and from work easier. Although ADOT is making every effort to keep traffic moving smoothly—by re-timing signals and adding a third lane to the frontage roads—periodic delays are likely.
To make your commute more manageable and help reduce the number of vehicles on the road during rush hour, ADOT and the Pima Association of Governments (PAG) recommends that you explore alternatives to driving alone. You may like an alternative so much that you decide to stay with it after construction concludes in 2010.
Here Are Some Suggestions:
- Telecommuting/Working from Home,
whether just for a couple of days or for the whole
week, is the ultimate way to beat traffic and
save money. Speak with your employer to see if
telecommuting would work for you.
- Flextime allows you to avoid
rush hour traffic by commuting during off-peak
hours. Talk with your employer about working out
a different schedule.
- Park & Ride lots are a great
way to avoid congestion. You can park and connect
to a bus, a shuttle or a carpool. You can also
take your bike or even walk from the Park & Ride
lot. Log on to http://www.pagnet.org/rs/parknride.htm
or http://www.suntran.com.
- Sun Tran, Tucson's bus service,
is a relaxing way to commute. Call customer information
at (520) 792-9222, or go online for trip planning,
commute-to-work information, the Guaranteed Ride
Home program, and the Bike & Ride program: http://www.suntran.com.
Click
here to view information about Sun Tran's
new commute alternative from Marana. For specific
route information, click
here.
- T.I.C.E.T. is a free downtown
shuttle service offered by the City of Tucson.
At least one route connects to downtown from the
West Side. Check it out by calling (520) 791-5071
or visiting http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/hottopics/ticet.html.
- Bicycling can give you added
flexibility in routes and increase your fitness
simultaneously. Call the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle
Advisory Committee at (520) 740-6746 or, for maps
and more information, visit http://www.dot.co.pima.az.us/tpcbac/.
It's Easy to Stay Informed! For current information
on closures and construction, click here for the
most recent traffic
alert. Or, call the I-10 Hotline at (520) 327-6444
or toll-free at (877) 961-1010 for further questions
and concerns. Click here to request traffic
alerts by e-mail. Para información
en español, favor de comunicarse con Paki
Rico al (520) 327-6077.
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