Tag: mountain metro transit
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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…
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Arctic blast arrives in Colorado Springs; more snow, plummeting temperatures ahead
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s time to break out the winter coats: A weekend of chilly temperatures and slick, snow-packed roads arrived in Colorado Springs early Saturday morning. An arctic blast is sweeping through much of the U.S., including the Pikes Peak region, bringing with it subzero temperatures. Snow…
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Arctic blast arrives in Colorado Springs; more snow, plummeting temperatures ahead
It’s time to break out the winter coats: A weekend of chilly temperatures and slick, snow-packed roads arrived in Colorado Springs early Saturday morning. An arctic blast is sweeping through much of the U.S., including the Pikes Peak region, bringing with it subzero temperatures. Snow impacted local operations and road conditions on Saturday. KOAA meteorologist Casey…
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Mountain Metro bus driver dies after medical emergency on route
Two days after a Metropolitan Mountain Transit (MMT) bus crashed at an intersection on Austin Bluffs Parkway, a driver died of a medical emergency on a Monday morning route. According to the public transportation’s Facebook page Monday, the incident happened on Route 1 around 8:30 a.m. A quick-thinking passenger took control of the bus and…
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Mountain Metro seeks public comment on proposed service expansions
Colorado Springs’ mass transit system known as Mountain Metropolitan Transit, is looking to riders for input on potential bus route expansions and schedule changes to take effect on Sept. 29. The public is invited to comment through Aug. 5. Route 15 Mountain Metro hopes to improve timeliness along a bus route from East Cheyenne Mountain…
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Mountain Metropolitan Transit’s switch to electric hits snag
A year and a half after Mountain Metropolitan Transit put four new electric buses into service in Colorado Springs, only two of them are running. Proterra, the company that made the buses, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is being sold. Though the electric buses were mostly funded through grant money, News 5 Investigates has…