TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Tucson's Transit Advisory Committee heard more details on Tucson’s transit safety action plan Monday as staff prepare to present a plan to city leaders in the coming weeks.

Tucson City Council and Mayor Regina Romero asked staff last month to return with a “Transit Safety Action Plan” within 60 days. The request followed several recent violent incidents involving Sun Tran.

"It's pretty scary these days, there's a lot of unkempt people kind of like nodding off asleep, and you have to be careful not to wake them up, they get mad," Joanne Redding, a rider for more than a decade, told News 4 Tucson.

However, other riders feel secure on public transit.

"I know it can happen to anyone, but I don't feel any less safe than I would walking around at night," Eevee Van-

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