Featured Station: Ronstadt Transit Center

05/07/2019

Our Ronstadt Transit Center Station is in the heart of the Congress Street District!

Deployed in November, 2017, Ronstadt Transit Center Station has accumulated a whopping 1,900 rides! If you’ve spent anytime in Tucson, you’ve heard the name Ronstadt. Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer and 11 time Grammy winner, Linda Ronstadt, grew up in Old Pueblo and spent decades residing out of the spotlight at her 1929 Spanish style estate just north of Reid Park. So, you’d probably think the Ronstadt Transit Center, metro bus hub in downtown Tucson at North Sixth Avenue and East Congress Street opened in 1991, had to be named after her. Well, turns out, Ronstadt’s family roots date back to the 1840s, when her great-grandfather Friedrich immigrated from Germany to, what was, Sonora, Mexico. It was he who started a long line of Ronstadt family members involved in local commerce and the fabric of the city, making the Ronstadt name a staple of Tucson!

There’s so much to see and do, from various eateries to event venues! Hop on a Tugo and discover a few must-sees:

Empire Pizza & Pub

Experience Tucson’s only authentic, New York style pizza. Don’t forget to try their outstanding salads, hero sandwiches, wings, garlic knots and delicious desserts. The pizzas are prepared from scratch and hand tossed from dough that is prepared fresh daily. They use only the finest ingredients and proudly serve only 100% Grande Mozzarella Cheese on our pizzas. Sounds tasty, right?

Berry Divine Acai Bowls

Berry Divine is a health minded company that delivers the finest quality Açaí. All of their products are made with the healthiest ingredients. Açaí is a potent source of nutrients that we use in their core products. Berry DivineAçaí Bowls’s mission is to provide healthy meal alternatives to the rapidly growing sector of health conscious people by branding and presenting the Açaí Berry in a wide variety of combinations with fresh fruits and superfood add-ins.

Johnny Gibson’s Downtown Market

A great place to not only shop but to eat and relax on their awesome patio that is shared with Highwire and Independent Distillery!

Plan your route to explore this incredible neighborhood with our System Map or the app.

Stay tuned for next month’s Station Spotlight. Who knows, we could feature your neighborhood next!

– Your friends at Tugo