Transit services to reduce operations on New Yearâs Day (Source: Walton, Elizabeth) By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 29, 2020 at 11:43 AM MST - Updated January 5 at 7:03 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Due to historically low ridership on holidays, transit service will be reduced on New Yearâs Day.
Transit services will be as follows on Friday, January 1, 2021:
Sun Tran Routes 4, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18 & 21 will run on special holiday hourly schedules, as shown at www.suntran.com/holiday.php.
All other Sun Tran routes
will run on regular Sunday schedules.
Sun Link streetcar will run regular Sunday service on New Yearâs Day ending at 8 p.m. On New Yearâs Eve, Sun Link will run regular weekday service, ending at 10 p.m.
City garbage and recycling
The city of Tucson will not collect garbage and recycling Friday, Christmas Day. Services scheduled for Friday will be delayed a day as will the rest of the weekâs collections. For information, call Environmental Services at 791-3171 or go to www.tucsonaz.gov/esd
The Los Reales Landfill will be closed Friday. For landfill information, call 791-5151.
County garbage and recycling
As a precaution against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the annual Christmas en el Barrio used a drive-thru style format to handout toys, gift cards and other items to children and families at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, on Dec 18, 2020. At 9 a.m. when the event officially kicked off there were over 150 vehicles in line. Over a thousand were expected to come through by the end of the day. A limited number of volunteers, which added up to just under 50, were present from Nova Home Loans and other community supporters to help welcome vehicles and organize and distribute over $1,600