Tag: Free Bus Rides
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Mountain Metro will not offer free summer rides after state suspends ‘Zero Fare’ grants
Mountain Metropolitan Transit will not offer free bus rides this summer after the state cut funding for the “Zero Fare” program because of a more than $1 billion state budget deficit. Mountain Metro has participated in the grant program for the last four years, offering Colorado Springs passengers free rides during the summer months. The…
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No-fare bus to Manitou Springs among proposed changes to Mountain Metro routes
The public has a few more days to weigh in on Mountain Metro Transit’s proposal to make the bus trips between Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs more frequent and free for all passengers. The changes along Route 3 connecting the two cities are the most notable of 10 proposed updates Mountain Metro could make to…
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Cold-weather protocols in Colorado Springs to include free bus rides to shelters, downtown terminal
In an effort to do everything Colorado Springs can to help people who are homeless get inside during this winter’s cold snaps, Mountain Metro Transit will provide free city bus rides for people to reach emergency shelters or the downtown bus hub. “We’ve had drivers say we’ve seen people who need a ride, they don’t…