RTA Delivers

When is a roadway project actually done? Pima Association ofGovernments Transportation Planning Director Rick Ellis explains some of the complexities that go into planning and delivering major roadway projects. 

With voter approval of Props 418 and 419, we sit down with RTA Executive Director Michael Ortega to discuss some of the next steps for the RTA Next plan. Ortega explains how accountability and project delivery will be the RTA's top priorities and how the Pavement Preservation element of the new voter-approved plan will deliver needed roadway repairs to for the region.

RTA Executive Director Michael J. Ortega joins the podcast to help clear the air about the RTA Next plan, Props 418 and 419 , which voters will decide at the March 10 election. 

Rick Ellis, Pima Association of Governments Director of Transportation Services, discusses roadway corridors included in the RTA Next plan.Roadway corridors in the plan will not only help ease congestion and move traffic more efficiently, but improve regional connectivity and provide new safety features for pedestrians and cyclists.

PAG Executive Director Michael Ortega and Transportation Planning Director Jeanette DeRenne discuss how the RTA Next projects were selected to present to voters for their approval in the March election and how RTA Next intends to help the region meet its transportation needs.

Michael J. Ortega, Regional Transportation Authority Executive Director, shares more facts about the the RTA Next plan and funding (Props 418 and 419) on the ballot in March.Tune in to the discussion to learn how the 20-year transportation plan would be funded, why regional funding benefits all transportation users, and the economic impacts of improved transportation networks.

Pima Association of Governments Director of Transportation Services Rick Ellis, who coordinates with member jurisdictions on RTA funded projects, provides updates on RTA projects that are underway and several about to begin construction activities.

Pima Association of Governments Transportation and Mobility Manager Preston McLaughlin joins the podcast to discuss transit, the RTA's role in supporting local transit and how transit will be impacted by the RTA Next plan. Learn more about RTA Next.

RTA Executive Director Michael Ortega returns to the podcast to discuss some facts about the RTA and give insight on some of the more frequently asked questions about the original plan and RTA Next.

Join us for a discussion with Pima Association of Governments Community Relations Administrator Steve Huffman and former Deputy Director of Pima Association of Governments Jim DeGrood. They discuss the history of the Regional Transportation Authority, the successes of the plan and what the future holds. Huffman was one of the legislators who created the bi-partisan legislation that led the creation of a former RTA director who recently served as a consultant to help finalize the RTA Next plan.

Join host Patrick McNamara as he interviews Pima Association of Governments and RTA Executive Director Michael Ortega as they discuss the RTA and RTA Next, a regional transportation plan for voter consideration to fund transportation improvements for the next 20 years. The proposed $2.67 billion, 20-year plan would fund arterial roadway reconstruction, roadway corridor improvements, existing and expanded transit services, environmental protection, small business assistance, and safety, ADA and active transportation improvements.