RFTA

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    RFTA cruises into the digital age

    RFTA cruises into the digital age thumbnail RFTA passengers await their bus at the Carbondale Park and Ride. Courtesy photo

    The day has come. Roaring Fork Transportation Authority — colloquially known by its acronym, RFTA — now accepts mobile payments in lieu of exact change or a bus pass.

    The mobile ticket option was first activated on Nov. 21. Since then, every RFTA bus is equipped to admit passengers with… read more →

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    Carbondale Report: Trustees roll ahead with WE-cycle

    Carbondale Report: Trustees roll ahead with WE-cycle thumbnail WE-cycle presented to the trustees at the Third Street Center's Community Hall, while primary election ballots were being counted at Town Hall. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

    When the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) presented on initiating a bike share program in Carbondale in November 2021, the cost-benefit ratio was unconvincing in the light of more apparent needs, such as an expanded circulator service.

    By contrast, RFTA and WE-cycle came before the trustees… read more →

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    US secretary boards RFTA

    US secretary boards RFTA thumbnail U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, along with Colorado’s U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, visited Glenwood Springs on Friday, Feb. Feb. 25. The gentlemen were here to assess the progress and work that still needs to be done on I-70 in the Glenwood Canyon. They also got the chance to jump on an eco-friendly RFTA bus and speak with local Latino representatives including Alex Sanchez of Voces Unidas and director of Protegete for Conservation Colorado, Beatriz Soto. “Latinos must be an integral part in elevating local transportation issues and helping craft solutions and identifying opportunities,” Soto told The Sopris Sun. As Soto explained to Secretary Buttigieg, “We need transportation solutions where housing and economic growth are at the center to achieve a just society that will not only have a smaller carbon footprint, but will uplift the working class of our community.” Photo of Alex Sanchez and Secretary Buttigieg by James Steindler

    The city of Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork Valley welcomed a member of the U.S. presidential cabinet on Friday, Feb. 25. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got the chance to hop on a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) bus at its maintenance facility near Glenwood Meadows and… read more →

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    Secretario de transporte de Estados Unidos aborda el RFTA

    Secretario de transporte de Estados Unidos aborda el RFTA thumbnail

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte

    La ciudad de Glenwood Springs y el valle de Roaring Fork dieron la bienvenida a un miembro del gabinete presidencial estadounidense el viernes 25 de febrero. El secretario de transporte Pete Buttigieg tuvo la oportunidad de subirse a un autobús del Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA)… read more →

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    Basalt Town Council signs off on new micro bus service

    Basalt Town Council signs off on new micro bus service thumbnail

    In its first regular meeting of 2022, Basalt Town Council approved a resolution to ratify, continue and declare a local disaster emergency due to COVID-19. “Here we go again,” said Town Manager Ryan Mahoney.

    Tuesday night’s passage of the measure was unanimous and, for public health reasons, required that meetings… read more →

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    Carbondale report: RFTA’s bike share proposal underwhelms

    Carbondale report: RFTA’s bike share proposal underwhelms thumbnail The Carbondale Circulator recently expanded to serve City Market. Other "First and Last Mile" solutions for RFTA in Carbondale could include a bike share program. Photo by James Steindler.

    The most recent regular meeting saw all trustees in attendance. During “persons present not on the agenda,” three people spoke. First, Chris Hassig offered his “two cents” about budgeting to pave the Town-owned, dirt lot east of Town Hall. Hassig called it “premature” to include such a project in… read more →

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    Trustees talk business

    Trustees talk business thumbnail The 112th Potato Day is on target for music, a farmers’ market, barbecue and parade on Oct. 2 in Sopris Park. Graphic by Will Tempest/ Carbondale Rec.

    All Carbondale trustees were present at the regular meeting on Sept. 14 except Heather Henry.
    During public comments, three residents brought forward issues with the town’s trash hauler. Amy Krakow expressed confusion about overflow surcharges. Trustees clarified that Mountain Waste was directed to place a notice with details about… read more →