Try the Ft. Collins to Boulder FLEX Express bus service for FREE Jan. 18 – 22

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For Immediate Release

Jan. 14, 2016

Media Contacts

Andrew Barth, Boulder County Transportation Communications, 303-441-1032

Jared Hall, Boulder County Transportation Planning, 303-441-4958

Timothy Wilder, Transfort, Service Development Manager, 970-416-2113

Try the Ft. Collins to Boulder FLEX Express bus service for FREE Jan. 18 – 22

Special events and media ride-along planned for Jan. 21 

Boulder County, Colo. - FLEX service between Fort Collins and Boulder begins Monday, Jan. 18. If you’ve been waiting for inexpensive, easy transit service along the North Front Range, FLEX is here to take you where you need to go.

The community is invited to try the service for free during its first week of service, Jan. 18-22. Two special events will take place Jan. 21 in Fort Collins and in Boulder to mark the start of service and the growing connections between Fort Collins and Boulder.

     What: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
      When: Thursday, Jan. 21, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
     Where: Colorado State University, MAX University Station Platform
     Guest speakers include:

  • Wade Troxell – Fort Collins Mayor
  • Tom Milligan - Colorado State University (CSU) Vice President for External Relations
  • Aaron Fodge - CSU’s Alternative Transportation Manager
  • Kurt Ravenschlag - Transfort’s General Manager
  • Darin Atteberry – City of Fort Collins City Manager

Members of CSU’s Association of Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) will also be in attendance and will ride FLEX to Boulder to participate in the events on the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus.  Light refreshments will be served; FLEX information will be available.

The media is invited to attend and ride the bus to Boulder and back.

     What: Start of Service Event
     When: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
     Where: University of Colorado, Boulder, Euclid and 18th Street, UMC Plaza
     Guest speakers include:

  • Jane S. Brautigam - Boulder City Manager
  • Suzanne Jones - Boulder Mayor
  • Elise Jones - Boulder County Commissioner
  • Tom McGann, CU’s Director for Parking & Transportation Services
  • Dennis Coombs – City of Longmont
  • Kurt Ravenschlag – Transfort GM
  • RTD District O Representative Chuck Sisk

Light refreshments will be served, including special human-powered bicycle blended drinks. FLEX information will be available.

Transfort, the City of Fort Collins’ transit department, will be operating the year-round, Monday through Friday service. The new FLEX route is made possible by a grant from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) received by Boulder County. The route and schedule is available at www.ridetransfort.com/FLEX.

Transit service has been a top request of commuters traveling between the universities and other destinations within the communities. Potential riders include University of Colorado Boulder (CU) and Colorado State University (CSU) faculty, staff and students, and community members needing public transit for work, appointments and leisure.

FLEX Express Service Highlights

  • Express trips between Boulder, Longmont, Loveland and Fort Collins, with limited stops, allowing a travel time that is comparable to auto drive times.
  • $1.25 one-way fare, 60 cents for seniors and disabled, Transfort passes, COLT passes, RTD EcoPasses and RTD CollegePass accepted.
  • CSU faculty, staff and students ride free with their RAMCards.
  • Free WiFi - work while you commute.
  • Weekday service during peak commuting times.
  • Transfort technology provides real-time bus arrival information.
Image of a FLEX bus heading to Fort Collins.