Tag: buses
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LETTERS: Nothing was free; Colorado’s gun laws
Nothing was truly free Good riddance to Colorado’s free summer bus fare program, better known as “Zero Fare for Better Air.” After four years and millions in taxpayer subsidies, the program failed to accomplish the two goals it was justified by: significantly reducing ground-level ozone and restoring transit ridership to pre-pandemic levels. At some point,…
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Battery-powered electric buses added to Colorado Springs mass transit system
Mountain Metropolitan Transit officials have unveiled four battery-powered, electric buses that they say will produce zero emissions and offer quieter service while they complement the transit system’s fleet of 67 buses that operate via a clean diesel technology. (Video: Rich Laden/The Gazette)