FLEX bus service connecting CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ and Fort Collins is up and running. If you’ve been waiting for inexpensive, direct, easy transit service along the north Front Range, FLEX will take you where you need to go. Two special events will take place Jan. 21 in both Fort Collins and ÐßÐßÊÓƵ to celebrate the start of service and the growing connections between Fort Collins and ÐßÐßÊÓƵ.
Festivities kick off in Fort Collins from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Attendees will then ride the FLEX to CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ to participate in the events on the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ campus where light refreshments will be served.
The CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ welcome ceremony will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the University Memorial Center Plaza (south side).
Guest speakers:
- Mary Young – Mayor Pro Tem,ÌýCity of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ
- Elise Jones – County Commissioner,ÌýCity of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ
- Chuck Sisk –ÌýRTD District O Representative
- Tom McGann – Director of Parking & Transportation Services,ÌýCU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ
- Dennis Coombs – City of LongmontÌý
- Kurt Ravenschlag – General Manager TransfortÌý
FLEX Service Highlights
- Express trips between ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, Longmont, Loveland and Fort Collins, with limited stops, allowing a travel time that is comparable to auto drive times
- $1.25 one-way fare, $0.60 for seniors and disabled
- RTD EcoPass and CollegePass accepted for fare-free rides
- Free WiFi;Ìýwork while you commute
- Weekday service during peak commuting times
- Transfort technology provides real-time bus arrival information; information will beÌýavailable during the CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ welcome event
- Route and schedule information is available on the .
Transfort, the City of Fort Collins’ transit department, will be operating the FLEX year-round, Monday through Friday. The new FLEX route is made possible by a grant from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) received by ÐßÐßÊÓƵ County, and partnerships with the City of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, City of Longmont and City of Loveland.Ìý
For ÐßÐßÊÓƵ FLEX related questions please email: clark.rider@colorado.edu.
