Mountain Metropolitan Transit

Mountain Metropolitan Transit

Slogan	Rethink Your Ride
Headquarters	107 North Nevada Ave
Locale	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Service area	El Paso County, Colorado
Service type	bus service
Routes	19
Hubs	5
Stations	3
Fleet	36-38 (2013)
Daily ridership	Approximately 9,597 (2010)
Fuel type	Diesel
Website	Mountain Metro

Mountain Metropolitan Transit is the public transportation operator for the metro area of Colorado Springs, Colorado, providing service to Peterson Air Force Base, Manitou Springs, Widefield and Chapel Hills.^[1] It has 18 local routes, and used to provide a commuter bus service (FREX) to the city of Denver.

History

Before There Was Metro... (A Brief History)

Prior to Mountain Metropolitan Transit's launch on Thursday, November 2, 2005, the city of Colorado Springs had a transit system called Springs Transit.^[2] It was a service that had Weekday services, Saturday service (implemented in 1989), & Evening Service (implemented in 1992). The system used to span the city between Chapel Hills in the north to Widefield in the south, Manitou Springs in the west to Peterson AFB to the east, and much in between. The Downtown Terminal was the primary hub and every bus went to the Terminal (with the exception of the Route 5 - Eastern Crosstown, which used the Citadel as the primary transfer hub). The alternative main transfer points were The Citadel (#1, 2, 4, & 5) & PPCC (#2, 5, & 9). The color scheme was a sky blue with "Clean Air: It's Up To Us!" as their slogan. The signage at stops were a huge CS Transit logo that looked like a transit bus.

In 1992, there were 10 routes which were: (* indicates the route with the new evening services)
Route 1 - North Academy* / Manitou*
Route 2 - Fort Carson* / Peterson AFB
Route 3 - Cascade*
Route 4 - Wahsatch / Broadmoor
Route 5 - Eastern Crosstown*
Route 6 - Rustic Hills / West Uintah
Route 7 - Hillside / Constitution
Route 8 - Eastborough / Holland Park
Route 9 - Widefield
No Number - Union Express.

The route brochures were color coded & had both routes listed and was really simple to use. There was also a newspaper sized foldout that had the system map on the front, routes timetables listed inside, & the new Evening Service map/schedule combo on the back, simply easy to use. The fleet was aging, with most buses from the 1970s (see bus fleet grid below), the city bought 14 new Gillig buses, 1673-1684 Gillig Phantom's & 1617-1618 Gillig Spirit's, which helped with the new Evening Service implements.

In 1994, Springs Transit bought 10 new Gillig Phantom's 1685-1694, which were the first buses in Colorado Springs that had "working" Air Conditioning units, since the 1979 GMC RTS buses AC units were not fully functional due to a design flaw.

In 1995 & 1997, many routes were changed & a few were completely decommissioned during the service changes of those years. The routes were still interlined except they were given their own route numbers with a 1 in front (example: Route 11 - Manitou, etc.), and they introduced a more flimsy brochure with useless repetitive rules & information listed on each one. There was a couple of new routes including the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo extension to the Broadmoor route, Colorado Springs Airport saw 8 trips per weekday, and the 6-West Uintah & 9-Widefield routes were eliminated. Also, Springs Transit bought another 8 buses (9701-9708), 30' New Flyer Low Floors. In 1997, Springs Transit changed their color from sky blue to a burgundy wiggly stripe & the removal of the "Clean Air" campaign & logos.

In 1997, the routes & services were altered massively. Evening Services were changed frequently to try to fine tune ridership needs. The routes were still interlined, yet the numbering was changed to avoid confusion & to make the system look fuller. The conversion of the curtain destination signs to digital made it much easier to make this happen. The 1997 routes offered were:
Route 1 - North Academy
Route 2 - Fort Carson
Route 3 - Cascade
Route 4 - Wahsatch
Route 5 - Eastern Crosstown (Citadel/PPCC)
Route 6 - Rustic Hills (Services were chopped from going to Hathaway to Paonia just behind K-Mart)
Route 6 - West Uintah - ELIMINATED (Merged with Route 11 to form 11B AKA 11U)
Route 7 - Hillside (7A-Ran the Winnipeg/Tahoe while 7B-Ran the Parkside/International)
Route 8 - Eastborough
Route 9 - Widefield - ELIMINATED
Route 11 - A-Manitou/B-30th (11A AKA 11M ran to Manitou 11 times per day while 11B-Ran the 30th St.)
Route 12 - Peterson AFB
Route 14 - Broadmoor
Route 15 - Eastern Crosstown (Citadel/East Library)
Route 17 - Constitution
Route 18 - Holland Park
Route 21 - South Academy *NEW ROUTE* (Services between The Citadel and PPCC running every 70 mins.)
Route 27 - Gateway Park (Similar to Hillside, departed the Terminal at :15 after the 7A departed)
Route 27 - Las Vegas/CJC (The replacement for Gateway Park route after it's demise from low ridership)
Route 71 - Fountain
Route 91 - Union Express

Springs Transit bought 21 Gillig Phantom's in 1999 (9901-9921), 5 more in 2001 (0101-0105), & 2 more in 2002 (0206-0207). Also bought were 3 Nova RTS buses (0201-0203) for the new Route 94-Monument Express.^[3] Also, Springs Transit purchased two Gillig Low Floors (0208-0209) and two ElDorado National Aerotech cutaways (0204-0205). The services would be modified & altered over the years, until the voters approved of the new PPRTA tax in Nov. 2004 to improve roads & help to fund the transit system. This would pave the way for what would soon be known as Mountain Metropolitan Transit a.k.a. Metro. And finally, on Wednesday, November 1, 2005, the final evening buses pulled out of the Terminal (& The Citadel Transfer Station), concluding decades of service under the name Springs Transit.

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2005: Metro: Dawn Of A New Era

On November 2, 2005, Metro began bus service where Springs Transit left off the previous night. It also introduced bus service on Sundays for the first time in Colorado Springs Transit history. A lack of Sunday bus service was a common complaint among riders. And it also added evening service for Saturdays as well, also a common complaint. Evening service was also expanded to include more routes. Sunday service was hourly and used the same routes that ran evening service.

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2006-2008: The Better Days

By early 2006, the number of transfer stations increased from two (Downtown Terminal and Citadel Mall) to eleven stations throughout the city (UCCS, Chapel Hills Mall, Austin Bluffs/Academy, First & Main Town Center, PPCC Centennial Campus, Hancock Plaza, etc.). This allowed more direct bus service and allowed more routes to be created that didn't have to go to the Downtown Terminal to transfer. For example, when Springs Transit, there were two routes running on Academy Blvd., Route 1 - North Academy ran on the north part of Academy and Route 21 - South Academy ran on the south part. That was reduced to just one route (#25) running the length of Academy Blvd. from Chapel Hills Mall to PPCC. It added more frequency to South Academy section from its original 70 minutes to 35 minutes.

Frequency on weekdays for the most popular routes was 35 minutes. Medium ridership routes ran every 35 minutes during the peak hours, and during the off-peak hours they ran every 70 minutes. And lower ridership routes was operating every 70 minutes. Frequency on evenings and Sundays ran every 60 minutes. Frequency on Saturdays was 35 minutes for routes 3, 5, and 25. The other routes ran every 70 minutes. Evening service ran Monday through Saturday.

In 2007, seasonal bus service to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was added. It ran from Memorial Day to Labor day, but only ran on weekends. Also, a couple of new express routes were added. The first one (route E-4), serviced the north section of the Powers corridor and the Northgate area. The second one (route 94), provided service to Schriever AFB from Fountain & Security/Widefield.

All routes were changed to run on the current 30 and 60-minute headways in the fall of 2008 after the debut of the Ute Pass Express. The frequency changes required that most of the routes be shortened slightly so that on-time performance would not suffer. By the time the frequency changes were in place, route 15 was revised to allow for improved service. Also, a new route was created (Route 16 - Brookside St) that replaced route 32 (Uintah Gardens) and ran the 32's route, plus it extended the route to the downtown terminal (which the Route 32 did not serve). Route 6 was altered to allow service to Fillmore and 4th Street from the downtown terminal. As a result, Route 6 no longer operated on Van Buren & Mann Middle School. Route 20 also no longer served those areas as it was revised to stay on Circle Drive past Union where Circle turned into Fillmore. Also, Route 9 would see it's first real change in decades (including S.T. days), it was pulled from Winters/El Paso & 4th/Hancock portions to go directly along Mountview instead. Route 9 was also extended to serve the Woodmen Park and Ride and the Chapel Hills Mall, which allowed off-peak and Saturday service to the former. Route 25 lost its north end routing and was given to the newly-extended Route 9. By this time, Routes 7 and 14 were running every 30 minutes all day, including Saturdays. Route 31 got a frequency increase to 60 minutes. Routes 13 and 19 were left unchanged as they only ran on evenings and Sundays. All the specialty routes and most of the express routes were also unchanged. Route E-1 (Union Town Center Express) lost service north of Research Pkwy.

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2009: Financial Decline

Colorado Springs was deeply affected by the budget crisis. In January 2009, the fare increased from $1.50 to $1.75.^[4] In April of 2009, several routes were eliminated, which included Route 20 (Circle-UCCS), and Route 21 (Murray/Tutt). Route 23 (Constitution/Oro Blanco) was altered to merge Route 21 & 23 into 1 route, operating between The Citadel & East Library via Murray, 1st & Main Town Center & Barnes/Austin Bluffs (The route would later be eliminated as well by the end of 2009). All express routes not serving Schriever Air Force Base were eliminated (E1, E2, E3, and E4). All specialty routes were gone, which included school trippers (Routes 41-43), Shopper's Special (Route 40), and Route 17 (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo). At least six transfer stations were closed. In addition, Routes 6, 8, 12, and 15 began running hourly all-day instead of 30 minute peak-hour service and 60 minute off-peak service. Routes 12 and 22 lost evening and Sunday service. Route 2 (Printers Pkwy-Hancock Plaza) was eliminated. Route 1 (Hillside-Hancock Plaza), which ran on most of the same streets as route 2, got a frequency increase to 30 minutes. Due to the elimination of both dedicated evening/Sunday routes (#13 & #19), routes 5, 9 and 14 began running evenings and Sundays, although the latter two only ran half their route on evenings and Sundays. The free downtown shuttle (DASH) no longer ran on Saturdays, but within a month, it was eliminated altogether due to lack of funding.

During this year, Mountain Metropolitan Transit received $8.8 million in ARRA funds.^[5] This money is being used for many things, such as allowing subcontractors to provide bus service, preventative maintenance, a new transit facility, 29 new paratransit vehicles (for Mountain Metro Mobility), three new service support vehicles (Supervisors & relief drivers), security cameras installation on the buses, and more improvements to the downtown terminal.

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2010: Financial Downward Turn

All evening and weekend bus services were terminated on January 1, 2010 (this would be the 1st time since Springs Transit introduced the services in March 1992), along with the elimination of route 30 (Fort Carson), and the Schriever AFB express routes (92, 93, and 95) due to the failure of 2C among voters. As a result, from January 1, 2010 to March 7, 2011, Colorado Springs was the largest city in the United States that had no public transit service on weekends. Route 14, a higher volume route, had its frequency cut from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. Many riders believe this was a major mistake, as it caused the route to become overcrowded during certain parts of the day, especially after the Department of Human Services (DHS) & the Pikes Peak Workforce Center were relocated to their current locations on Garden Of The Gods Rd. near Centennial.

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2011: Some Lost Services Regained

It was announced that partial weekend service would return for 2011 due to the city's budget being higher than expected. On March 12, 2011, limited Saturday service returned to the city. The following are the Saturday Routes:

• 1 - Hillside - Hancock Plaza
• 3 - Colorado Ave. - Manitou Springs
• 5 - Boulder Ave. - Citadel
• 7 - Pikes Peak Ave. - Citadel
• 9 - Cascade Ave. - UCCS (No service to Chapel Hills Mall)
• 11 - World Arena - PPCC
• 12 - Palmer Park - Space Center/Powers
• 14 - Garden Of The Gods Rd - Austin Bluffs & Academy
• 25 - Academy Blvd.

All routes run at hourly intervals. While the services regained was nowhere near as prosperous as when Metro began in 2005 (nor in its Springs Transit days where only the express routes did not run on Saturday), it was very much welcomed.

On October 31, 2011, the service for Ute Pass Express, which was an express service for the city of Woodland Park, Colorado, was cut due to the federal grant expiring & extremely low ridership.

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2012: More Positive Restoration

For the start of the 2012 year, it was proposed to test the feasibility of smaller buses for low-ridership routes. This would remove the normal 35 foot Gillig Phantoms and Gillig BRT's, to a 16 passenger cutaway bus. These were tested on routes 15, 16, 22, and 24.

On April 2, 2012, route 31 was eliminated due to the city of Fountain, Colorado not contracting with Mountain Metropolitan Transit any longer (the city of Fountain began their own transit service).

Also, Mountain Metropolitan Transit split Route 22 (which also ran into Fountain near Fountain Mesa & Mesa Ridge) into two different routes. Route 22 was changed from running its normal route, and started to run the south part of Colorado Springs under a new route known as Southborough. The new Route 32, however, will run most of the normal Route 22, but will not continue to the city of Fountain. This move also reduced Metro Mobility paratransit services from providing services into Fountain as well. Along with these Spring changes, its ADA paratransit (Metro Mobility) has increased its fare from $0.36 a mile to $0.38 a mile.

The changes also changed the direction of Route 14, although no riders were directly affected. The change was to accommodate a new ridership pattern and the relocation of the El Paso County Human Services offices.

Finally, Front Range Express (FREX) had its final service to and from Denver on August 31, 2012. The popular service was decommissioned due to the city of Colorado Springs pulling its funding for the service. One of the reasons FREX was eliminated was to help restore the local bus service.

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2013: The Return Of Evening Services

On April 1, 2013, some evening service returned to the city. These Routes include:

• 1 - Hillside - Hancock Plaza
• 3 - Colorado Ave. - Manitou Springs
• 5 - Boulder St. - Citadel
• 7 - Pikes Peak Ave - Citadel
• 9 - Cascade - UCCS
• 11 - World Arena - PPCC
• 25 - Academy Blvd.

The restored evening services were not to the levels of earlier Metro days (less routes & no Saturday evenings) or even Springs Transit days as before the service cuts, evening bus service stopped at 11 PM, versus 10 PM nowadays. It was a major relief to have it back among riders. The final #25 bus meets the last buses arriving at The Citadel. Route 25's last departure from the Citadel is at 9:44 PM. One additional trip was added to Route 10, leaving the Downtown Terminal at 6:45 PM and terminating at PPCC at 7:08 PM.

Also on April 1, 2013, Route 14 received some minor schedule changes to reduce delays caused by large numbers of people boarding at Garden Of The Gods & Centennial at certain times of the day.

On May 19, 2013, the restored free shuttle service began in Manitou Springs. The shuttle runs along Manitou Avenue and connect the Cog Railway and Manitou Incline along Ruxton Avenue. It runs daily (including Sundays and holidays) from 6 AM to 6 PM during the Summer months. Service frequency is 20 minutes from 6 AM to 8 AM, and 30 minutes afterwards. This service is expected to resume next Spring.^[6]

On September 8, 2013, bus stop standardization was implemented on routes 1, 3, 5, and 25 to help with on-time performance. The process removed and relocated numerous bus stops along those routes, changing the distance between stops to be about 1300 feet (estimated from every 2 blocks to almost every 4 blocks). A new transfer station was built two blocks north of the Chapel Hills Mall on Voyager Pkwy, and buses that terminated at Chapel Hills Mall now terminate here instead. The change was made to prevent buses from having to enter the Chapel Hills Mall parking lot to service the mall, which can get crowded during the holiday shopping season.

That same day, Route 14 was extended (no longer serving the Morning Sun Transfer Station, one of the original major Metro Transfer Stations near Austin Bluffs & Academy) to Barnes & Oro Blanco, providing service to Doherty High School on Barnes Road for the first time since the 2009 service cuts (which eliminated the Route 23).

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2014: The Return Of Sunday Service

The new "proposals" of service changes released indicate the much anticipated return of Sunday & Holiday services, and is welcomed news. It appears as though the same Evening service routes (#1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 25) will be getting the hourly reinstatement on Sundays & certain major holidays, just like it was before the 2010 service cuts. Hours will be between 7:45 AM to 5:45 PM, which is the same as before. There will continue to be no bus service on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day for the time being.

Also announced, Route 9 will be split into 2 routes 9A and 9B. This is a practice that was used by Springs Transit that Metro did not use for some reason. Route 9A will run the whole route, while 9B terminates at UCCS. Route 9A will run evening service, while route 9B will operate on weekends.

Route 14 is making news again, as it is proposed to chop it into 2 separate routes to allow for better on-time performance. Route 14 would service between the Terminal and Garden Of The Gods Road and the El Paso County Department Of Human Services aka Citizens Center. The route will be rerouted from Vondelpark and Centennial to Forrest Hill to allow better on-time performance. It will still run hourly, although there is a proposal to increase its frequency to 30 minutes in the near future. The east-west portion of the route from Garden of the Gods Rd to Austin Bluffs & Barnes will be numbered as route 34 and it would run on Weekdays & Saturdays. However, there is a very high chance that the 34 will not run midday on Saturdays. Also, it is very likely that the 14 will lose Saturday service, which will negatively impact everyone living near the route. The cuts to Saturday service will likely only be temporary as there are plans to restore full Saturday service in the near future as soon as the budget allows for it.

Another new route being proposed will allow service to part of the Powers corridor. It will allow service between the Citadel and Barnes Rd. It will be an hourly express route running all-day Monday-Friday from Platte and Powers to Barnes, and will service Tutt Blvd between Barnes and Constitution. As a result, Security Service Field and the First and Main Town Center will once again have bus service.

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Bus Fleet

The current bus fleet consists primarily of Gillig Phantoms and Gillig BRT's. Mountain Metro Transit also has two Gillig Low Floors, purchased in 2002.

Buses manufactured prior to 2005 are painted white and sport a large purple "metro" logo (as seen in the photograph). All buses purchased from 2005-onwards are painted in a variety of colors (blue, green, purple, lavender, gold, maroon, aqua, teal, silver, orange, black) and have a purple interior scheme.

Most of the 1999 Phantom fleet (except for 9908, 9909, and 9917) was retired and sold in October–November 2009 due to the April 2009 service cuts. The rest of the 1999 fleet was sold in April 2010.

The 2001 Gillig Phantoms were retired and donated to Pueblo Transit in December of 2012.

The 2001 and 2002 Gillig Phantoms were mainly used as backup buses due to the January 2010 service cuts since the North Garage lacked the capacity for all of the buses. These buses were placed back into regular service when a new transit facility was built near the old one on Transit Drive. They are usually seen on Routes 9, 10, 15, 16, 22 and 24.

The NovaBus RTS's were bought to be used on the 94-Monument Express route that went to Monument. In 2004, they began running on the newly introduced FrontRange Express (FREX). When the FREX received 19 new Gillig BRT's in 2007, the RTS's were painted in a new livery and ran on various express routes. As of 2010, these buses have been retired from active service because the last of the express routes (92, 93, and 95) were all eliminated.

The following chart lists all buses bought from 1975 up to the present day.

Fleet #	Quantity	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Size	Seating capacity	Engine	Transmission	Retired
1629–1642	13	1975	GM	New Look T6H-4523A	35 ft.	45	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VS-2	1994?
1643–1645	3	1976	GM	New Look T6H-4523A	35 ft.	45	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VS-2	1999
1646–1650	5	1978	Flxible	New Look 45096-6-1	35 ft.	45	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison V730	1999
1651–1664	14	1979	GMC	RTS-03	35 ft.	unknown	Detroit Diesel 8V71	Allison V730	1999?
1665–1668	4	1979	GMC	RTS-03	40 ft.	unknown	Detroit Diesel 8V71	Allison V730	1999?
1669–1672	4	1983	Gillig	Phantom	35 ft.	35	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-747	2004–2006
1673–1674	2	1991	Gillig	Phantom	40 ft.	43	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-747	2004–2006
1675–1684	10	1991	Gillig	Phantom	35 ft.	35	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-748	2006
1617–1618	2	1991	Gillig	Spirit	27 ft.	24	CAT 3208	Allison	2002
1685–1694	10	1994	Gillig	Phantom	35 ft.	37	Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF Ecomat 4HP-590	2009
9701-9708	8	1997	New Flyer	D30LF	30 ft.	25	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B300R	2008
9901-9921	21	1999	Gillig	Phantom	35 ft.	37	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	2009–2010
0401-?	?	1999	Ebus	N/A	22 ft.	22	Battery-electric motor	N/A	2007–2008
0101-0105	5	2001	Gillig	Phantom	35 ft.	37	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Voith D863.3E	2012. Now Pueblo Transit 112-512.
0108-0110, 0112, 0114-0118	9	2001	ABI	TSV-30	30 ft.	23	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	2008
0210	1	2001	Eldorado	Aerotech (Ford E-450 chassis)	28 ft.	12	Power Stroke 7.3 liter turbodiesel	Ford 4-speed automatic	2008
0201-0203	3	2002	NovaBus	RTS-06 WFD	40 ft.	37	Cummins ISM	ZF 6HP-592C?	2010
0204-0205	2	2002	Eldorado	Aerotech (Ford E-450 chassis)	28 ft.	12	Power Stroke 7.3 liter turbodiesel	Ford 4-speed automatic	2008
0206-0207	2	2002	Gillig	Phantom	35 ft.	37	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	in service
0208-0209	2	2002	Gillig	Low Floor	40 ft.	40	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	in service
0501-0504	4	2005	Gillig	BRT	35 ft.	32	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	in service
0505-0507	3	2005	Gillig	BRT	40 ft.	40	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	in service
0601-0612	12	2006	Gillig	BRT	40 ft.	40	Caterpillar C9	Allison B400R	in service
0700-0706	7	2007	Gillig	BRT	35 ft.	32	Caterpillar C9	Voith D864.5	in service
F0701-F0719	19	2007	Gillig	BRT	40 ft.	40	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.5	9 sold on February 8, 2010; 2012
0800-0805	6	2008	Gillig	BRT	35 ft.	32	Caterpillar C9	Voith D864.5	in service
5580-5586	7	2008	StarTrans	Senator (Ford E-450 chassis)	unknown	16	6.8 liter Triton V10 (gasoline)	5-speed automatic	2009-2013 (5586 still in service)
6500-6504	5	2008	Champion	Defender (Chevrolet chassis)	33 ft.	24	Duramax Diesel 6.6 liter V8	Allison 2000	2011

F0701-F0719 were bought to be used on the Front Range Express (FREX) to replace older buses that were prone to breaking down. They all feature a black paint scheme with high back seating & WiFi on board.

The Champion Defender buses were bought to be used on the Ute Pass Express. However, the Ute Pass Express was eliminated in late-October 2011. It is currently unknown if the buses are going to be used on existing fixed-route service or be retired altogether. At least one is still in the fleet, but not in active service.

Most of the StarTrans Senator buses were retired and sold after only one to two years of service due to the 2009 and 2010 service cuts. At least one, possibly two remain in service and ran the newly introduced Route 32 until it was interlined with route 1 at the start of 2014. One of them currently runs (at times) on Route 24.

Route list

• Front Range Express (FREX)
• Mountain Metropolitan Transit

Route	Destinations	Frequency-Mins.	Notes
1 - Hillside - Hancock Plaza	Hillside, Prospect Park, Hancock Plaza	M-F: 30 mins, Eve: 60 mins, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
3 - Colorado Ave - Manitou Springs	Colorado Ave., Old Colorado City, Manitou Springs	M-F: 30 mins, Eve: 60 mins, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
4 - 8th Street - Broadmoor	Courthouse, 8th Street, Skyway, Broadmoor	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
5 - Boulder - Citadel	Boulder Ave., Memorial Hospital, Citadel Mall	M-F: 30 mins, Eve: 60 mins, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
6 - Wahsatch - Citadel	Wahsatch, Bon Center, Fillmore, Union, Citadel Mall	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
7 - Pikes Peak Ave - Citadel	Pikes Peak Ave, Murray, Citadel Mall	M-F: 30 mins, Eve: 60 mins, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
8 - Cache la Poudre St	Cache la Poudre St., Galley Road, Citadel Mall	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
9 - Cascade - North Nevada Ave	Cascade Ave., UCCS, N. Nevada Ave., Chapel Hills (M-F)	M-F: 30 mins, Eve: 60 mins, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A	Hourly weekday service between UCCS & Chapel Hills.
10 - Hwy 115 - PPCC	S. Nevada, Hwy 115, Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC)	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A	Last bus departs the Terminal at 6:45pm (Evening Service)
11 - World Arena - PPCC	S. Nevada, World Arena, Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC)	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
12 - Palmer Park Blvd	Palmer Park Blvd., Senior Center, Space Center (near Powers)	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
14 - Chestnut & Garden of the Gods Rd	Chestnut, Garden/Gods Rd., UCCS, Austin Bluffs & Academy	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
15 - E. Las Vegas St - PPCC	Fountain Blvd., E. Las Vegas St., County Jail (CJC), Pikes Peak Community College	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
16 - Brookside St - Uintah Gardens	Courthouse, Brookside St., 8th Street, W. Uintah St, Uintah Gardens	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
22 - Southborough	Citadel Mall, Airport Rd., Murray, Astrozon, Hancock Plaza	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
24 - Galley Rd - Peterson AFB	Citadel Mall, Galley Rd., Cimarron Hills, Peterson AFB W. gate	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
25 - Academy Blvd	Chapel Hills Mall, Academy, Citadel Mall, Hancock Plaza, PPCC	M-F: 30 mins, Eve: 60 mins, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: N/A
32 - Security - Widefield	Hancock Plaza, Hancock Rd., Main St., Security, Widefield	M-F: 60 mins, Eve: None, Sat: None, Sun: N/A
Manitou Summer Shuttle	Manitou Ave., Pikes Peak Cog Railway	M-F: 20-30 mins, Eve: None, Sat: 20-30 mins, Sun: 20-30 mins	Only runs from mid-May to early September.

Transfer Stations

Transfer Station	Routes
Downtown Terminal	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16
Citadel Mall	5, 6, 7, 8, 22, 24, 25
Pikes Peak Community College	10, 11, 15, 25
Hancock Plaza	1, 22, 25, 32
UCCS	9, 14
Voyager Parkway	9, 25

Fares

Cash Fares	Price
Basic Fare	$1.75
Economy Fare (child, disabled, senior, student)	$0.85
Transfer	Free
Day Pass	$4.00

Discount Tickets	Price	Notes
31-Day Ticket	$63.00
Adult 20-Ride Ticket	$32.00	Replaced Adult 22-Ride Ticket
Special 20-Ride Ticket	$16.00	Replaced Special 22-Ride Ticket
Summer Haul Pass (Ages 6–18)	$25.00	Unlimited rides from June 1 to August 31

November 2005 Route list (At Launch)

When Mountain Metropolitan Transit (Metro) launched on the 1st Thursday in November 2005, it changed almost everything the city of Colorado Springs had come to expect from the previous system, Springs Transit.

Please remember, some of THESE ROUTES ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE! (Please refer above for current info.)

Route	Destinations	Frequency-Mins. (Peak/Off-Peak)	Info/Similar Old Springs Transit Route
1 - Hillside - Hancock Plaza	Hillside, Prospect Park, Hancock Plaza (Combined with Route 2, the Hillside/Hancock Plaza had 35 minute service Mon.-Sat.)	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	#7A - Hillside
2 - Hillside - Hancock Plaza	Hillside, Prospect Park, Hancock Plaza (Alt. with #1, only this route serviced Int'l. & Parkside, and went to Chelton & Airport).	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#7B - Hillside (Route was cut in 2009)
3 - Colorado Ave - Manitou Springs	Colorado Ave, Old Colorado City, Bott/Robinson, Manitou Springs	M-F: 35 mins, Sat: 30 mins, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	#11M - Manitou
4 - 8th Street - Broadmoor	Courthouse, 8th Street, Skyway, Broadmoor	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#14 - Broadmoor (was also known as #4-Broadmoor in 1992)
5 - Boulder - Citadel	Boulder Ave., Memorial Hospital, Citadel Mall	M-F: 35 mins, Sat: 30 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#1 - North Academy (Terminal, Citadel)
6 - Wahsatch - Citadel	Wahsatch, Bon Center, Fillmore, Union, Citadel Mall	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#4 - Wahsatch #17 - Constitution (from Union to Chelton) #91 - Union Express (Union & Van Buren to Constitution)
7 - Pikes Peak Ave - Citadel	Pikes Peak Ave, Citadel Mall, Sand Creek	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#8 - Eastborough (Pikes Peak, Chelton, & Airport Roads)
8 - Cache la Poudre St	Cache la Poudre St., Galley Road, Citadel Mall, Sand Creek	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#12 - Peterson AFB (Terminal, Citadel, PAFB via Galley), #8 - Eastborough (Pikes Peak & Chelton to Airport & Murray)
9 - Cascade - UCCS	Cascade Ave., Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park, El Paso/4th St., University of Colo. at Colorado Springs	M-F: 35 mins, Sat: 30 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#3 - Cascade
10 - Hwy 115 - PPCC	S. Nevada, Southgate, Hwy 115, Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC)	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#2 - Fort Carson & portions of #9 - Widefield
11 - World Arena - PPCC	S. Nevada, World Arena, Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC)	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	#2 - Fort Carson
12 - Palmer Park Blvd	Palmer Park Blvd., Senior Center, Crossed Powers, Hathaway/Omaha (Transfers were possible to Route 24)	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	#6 - Rustic Hills
13 - Garden/Gods Road (Eve/Sun)	Cascade Av, Portal Park, UCCS, GOG Rd, Centennial, Holland Park	M-F: None, Sat: None, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	Ran Evening & Sunday services, combining #9 & #14 (Route was cut in 2009)
14 - Chestnut & Garden of the Gods Rd	Chestnut St., Holland Park, Garden/Gods Rd., UCCS, Austin Bluffs & Academy, East Library	M-F: 35 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#8 - Eastborough (UCCS to Austin Bluffs & Academy)#, #18 - Holland Park #8 - Eastborough (UCCS to Austin Bluffs & Academy), #5/#15 - Eastern Crosstown - Meadowland & Austin Bluffs to E. Library
15 - E. Las Vegas St - PPCC	Fountain Blvd., Las Vegas St., County Jail, World Arena, Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC)	M-F: 45 mins, Sat: 90 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#27 - E. Las Vegas St. - El Paso County Jail (CJC) #9 - Widefield (Circle/Monterrey/Carmel to Circle/Janitel)
17 - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	Broadmoor Area, Cheyenne Mtn. Zoo	M-F: None, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: None.	The Zoo route ran off & on through the years. (Route was cut in 2009)
19 - Austin Bluffs	Terminal, Boulder, Memorial Hospital, Citadel, Union, Portal Park, Cragmoor, UCCS, Austin Bluffs/Academy Transfer Station.	M-F: None, Sat: None, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	Ran Evening & Sunday services, combining #5, #20, #9, & #14 (Route was cut in 2009)
20 - Circle/Fillmore	Citadel, Circle, Van Buren, Fillmore, Portal, UCCS	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#4 - Wasatch (Van Buren/T. Gap to the Citadel) (Route was cut in 2009)
21 - Murray	Citadel, Murray, S. Carefree, 1st & Main, Security Service Field	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 70 mins., Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	#8 - Eastborough (Murray/Platte to Oro Blanco/S. Carefree) (Route was cut in 2009)
22 - Security/Widefield	Citadel Mall, Murray, Astrozon, Hancock Plaza, Drennen, Security, Plaza-Fountain (Wal-Mart), Widefield	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	#9 - Widefield (Academy & Bradley southward)
23 - Austin Bluffs/Academy	Citadel, Chelton, Constitution, 1st & Main Town Center, N. Carefree, Doherty High School, Austin Bluffs/Academy Transfer Station	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#8 - Eastborough (Oro Blanco/N. Carefree to Austin Bluffs/Academy), #7/#17 - Constitution (Constitution to Chelton to Rio Vista), #5 - Eastern Crosstown (Citadel to Constitution via Chelton) (Route was cut in 2009)
24 - Galley Rd - Peterson AFB	Citadel Mall, Galley Rd., Cimarron Hills, Peterson AFB (used old N. Gate prior to switching to W. Gate)	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 60 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#12 - Peterson AFB (Citadel to Peterson AFB)
25 - Academy Blvd	Chapel Hills Mall, Academy, Citadel Mall, Hancock Plaza, Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC)	M-F: 35 mins*, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: 60 mins, Eve: 60 mins.	#1 - North Academy (Citadel to Chapel Hills via N. Academy), #21 - South Academy (Citadel to PPCC via South Academy), #5 - Eastern Crosstown (S. Academy/El Morrow southward)
30 - Fort Carson	PPCC, Fort Carson	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#2 - Fort Carson (The #30 combined with the #10/#11 routes made the 90 min round trip route.) (Route was cut in 2010)
31 - Fountain	PPCC, Plaza-Fountain (Wal-mart), Around the city of Fountain	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#71 - Fountain (nearly identical) (Route was cut in 2012)
32 - Uintah Gardens	8th Street, Moreno, 21st St., Bott/Robinson, Old Colorado City, W. Uintah, Uintah Gardens, 19th St., Coronado High School (at Mesa & Fontmore/Fillmore stop)	M-F: 70 mins, Sat: 70 mins, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#6 (and then later as #11U) - Uintah Gardens (Uintah/30th northward to Mesa/Fillmore then King St.)
33 - Fort Carson Tripper	PPCC, Fort Carson	M-F: Various, Sat: None, Sun: None, Eve: None.	An added route for Fort Carson.
E1 - Falcon Express	CS Downtown Terminal, Memorial Hospital, Citadel, Peterson Road, Falcon (at Safeway)	M-F: AM/PM, Sat: None, Sun: None, Eve: None.	Was an AM/PM peak hours route that offered services to/from Falcon. (Route was cut in 2009)
E2 - Falcon/GOG Rd. Express	Garden Of The Gods Road (30th/Centennial), Austin Bluffs/Academy Transfer Station, Falcon (at Safeway), select trips to CS Downtown Terminal	M-F: AM/PM, Sat: None, Sun: None, Eve: None.	Was an AM/PM peak hours route that offered services to/from Falcon. (Route was cut in 2009)
E3 - Union Town Center Express	CS Downtown Terminal, Woodmen Park & Ride, Woodmen Rd., Chapel Hills Mall (P&R - Near Dillard's), Union Town Center Park & Ride	M-F: AM/PM, Sat: None, Sun: None, Eve: None.	#91 - Union Express (Chapel Hills Mall to Terminal). Was an AM/PM peak hours route that offered services to/from the Union Town Center from various points. (Route was cut in 2009)
60 (Front Range Express - FREX)	Colorado Springs: Downtown, P&R. Monument: P&R, Castle Rock: P&R (Near the Outlet Mall), Denver: DTC, DT, Elitch Gardens.	Scattered, Sat: None	FREX Website (Route was cut in 2012)
92- Schriever AFB North	Air Force Academy, Research Pkwy, Powers Blvd (from Research to Platte), Schriever AFB	M-F: AM/PM, Sat: None, Sun: None, Eve: None.	Was an AM/PM peak hours route that offered services to/from Schriever AFB from various points. (Route was cut in 2010)
93- Schriever AFB Northeast	Air Force Academy, Research Pkwy, Falcon, Schriever AFB	M-F: AM/PM, Sat: None, Sun: None, Eve: None.	Was an AM/PM peak hours route that offered services to/from Schriever AFB from various points. (Route was cut in 2010).
95- Schriever AFB Northeast	First & Main Town Center, Peterson Rd, Schriever AFB	M-F: AM/PM, Sat: None, Sun: None, Eve: None.	Was an AM/PM peak hours route that offered services to/from Schriever AFB from various points. (Route was cut in 2010)

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