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About RTA Next

RTA Next is a public-driven regional planning process, established by the Regional Transportation Authority Board, to develop a new regional transportation plan for the greater Tucson region. A new regional transportation plan will continue the delivery of transportation projects beyond June 2026, when the current RTA plan and half-cent excise (sales) tax will expire. The […]

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RTA Next Plan Development Update

A message from Farhad Moghimi, RTA Executive Director: Where we stand with RTA Next The Regional Transportation Authority’s Citizens Advisory Committee will continue its efforts to prepare a $2.34 billion, 20-year draft plan for RTA Board review by early December. The board extended the draft plan delivery deadline from July 1 to Dec. 6 to […]

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Video: RTA Strong

The Regional Transportation Authority has a strong foundation built on public support and trust. When voters approved the RTA’s 20-year regional transportation plan and funding in 2006, it was the first, truly regional plan and one that would benefit every community: the towns of Marana, Sahuarita and Oro Valley, the cities of Tucson and South […]

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Schedule an RTA Next virtual presentation for your group

We are reaching out to as many people as we can to share the Regional Transportation Authority story and plans for a new set of transportation investments. If your group is interested in learning more about the RTA, the current 20-year plan or development of the next regional transportation plan, the RTA can provide a […]

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Video: Transportation Funding 101

One of the transportation funding challenges we face today is a decline in purchasing power for transportation construction. Historically, transportation funding in the region has come from state and federal gas taxes that are returned to counties and local jurisdictions. The gas tax has not changed since the early 1990s. That funding model has gradually […]

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