In September 2020, Parachute Area Transit System (PATS) began service to Battlement Mesa and Rifle, connecting with RFTA at the latter. The Town of Parachute began negotiations with RFTA to extend service there, but was shelved for being too expensive.
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It's estimated that the free service resulted in an additional 300,000 annual rides during 2017. Service was temporarily extended to Parachute during a 95-day replacement of the Grand Avenue bridge in Glenwood Springs from August 14 to November 22, 2017. Rifle and Silt, west of New Castle along the I-70/ US 6 corridor, are not members but still receive RFTA service on the Grand Hogback route. In 2004 the Town of New Castle voted to become the newest member of RFTA. As a result of the vote, RFRHA merged with the RFTA in 2001. In 2000, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority was created by seven members in the Roaring Fork Valley, creating the state's first Rural Transportation Agency and taking over the responsibilities of the Roaring Fork Transit Agency. The corridor was converted to a rail trail and railbanked for a future mass transit line to reduce congestion on SH 82. The corridor was purchased in 1996 at a cost of $8.5 million. In 1994 the Roaring Fork Railroad Holding Authority (RFRHA) was created as a public entity to purchase the former Denver and Rio Grande Aspen Branch between Glenwood Springs and Woody Creek. Also during this time period, the Environmental Protection Agency designated Aspen as a PM 10 non-attainment area, resulting in RFTA increasing services to reduce air pollution and vehicle miles traveled, particularly along the SH 82 corridor. Ridership increases were contributed to service extension to Glenwood Springs, a free downtown circulator in Glenwood Springs, frequency increases, and the introduction of paid parking in Aspen. īetween 19, RFTA experienced incredible growth of 85% from 1.9 million to 3.5 million annual rides. From 1984 to 1989, yearly ridership increased 36% from 1.4 million to 1.8 million. Service was extended to Carbondale in 1989. In 1983 the Roaring Fork Transit Agency (RFTA) was formed by merging the two systems, funded by a 1¢ sales tax. Aspen Free Shuttle operated fixed routes within the city and to Aspen Skiing Company mountains, while Pitkin County bus operated on the SH 82 corridor to El Jebel.
RFTA's origins dates back to the mid-1970s when the City of Aspen and Piktin County implemented separate free transit services for the area, Aspen Free Shuttle and Pitkin County Bus, respectively. Due to early abandonment, the Aspen City Railway never converted to electric streetcars as was common during that time. The repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in 1983, Aspen's economy collapsed, and it is assumed operations were abandoned sometime afterwards. The system was the smallest in the state, owning only two cars and five horses. In June, the Aspen City Railway opened a 1.2 mi (1.9 km) narrow gauge horsecar line that zigzagged through the city. In 1890, Aspen's economy boomed after the passing of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, becoming the largest silver producer in the United States. The Colorado Midland Railway's route was later converted to Colorado State Highway 82 (SH 82). Denver and Rio Grande's competitor, Colorado Midland Railway, reached Aspen the same year, and completed their connection downvalley to Glenwood Springs on December 9, 1887. The railroad continued extending their line upvalley to Aspen, completing the Aspen Branch on October 27, 1887. Transportation in the Roaring Fork Valley dates back to the late-1880s, when the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad ran their first train to Glenwood Springs on October 5, 1887. In September 2013, RFTA became the first rural transit provider to construct and operate bus rapid transit in the United States. RFTA is the second largest transit provider in Colorado (after Denver) and the largest rural transit provider in the United States. RFTA also operates seasonal ski shuttles, guided bus tours to Maroon Bells, paratransit, and manages the Rio Grande Trail. RFTA's service area stretches 70 miles (110 km) from Aspen to Rifle, serving major cities of Basalt, Snowmass Village, Carbondale, and Glenwood Springs in between. The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority ( RFTA pronounced / r æ f t ə/) is an agency that operates public transportation for the Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado. A hybrid electric bus brings visitors to and from the picturesque Maroon Bells on an autumn morning.Ġ051 Service Center Drive, Aspen, Colorado 81611īiodiesel, CNG, Gas, Battery electric
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