Summary
MAX Bus Rapid Transit is a bus rapid transit system serving Fort Collins, Colorado. The service, operated by Transfort, consists of one route serving 12 stations on the 5-mile-long (8.0 km) Mason Corridor Transitway between South Transit Center and Downtown Fort Collins, with stops near the Colorado State University campus.[3][4] The MAX route includes sections of new dedicated bus guideway, as well as shared city streets; in some cases, the bus has priority signal access.[5]
| MAX Bus Rapid Transit | |
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 A MAX bus at the West Prospect Road station. | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 14 |
| Website | ridetransfort.com/max |
| Service | |
| Type | Bus rapid transit |
| Operator(s) | Transfort |
| Daily ridership | 4,680 (Sep. 2015)[1] |
| Ridership | 568,477 (2014)[2] |
| History | |
| Opened | May 10, 2014 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 5 miles (8.0 km)[3] |
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It opened on May 10, 2014, at a cost of $87 million, as the first bus rapid transit system in the state of Colorado.[6] Service was free for the first three months, with fare collection starting August 25.[7] Fares must be pre-paid online or by using a ticket machine at any stop. Tickets and passes may also be purchased at each of Transfort's transit stations.[8] As of August 27, 2017, MAX and several supporting routes also operate on Sunday.[9] In its first five years, the route provided 6.2 million rides[10] and was lauded as a top-notch service for a city its size.[11]
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given MAX a preliminary classification as a "Basic BRT" corridor.[12]
Stations edit
- South Transit Center
- Harmony
- Troutman
- Horsetooth
- Swallow
- Drake
- Spring Creek
- Prospect
- University (Colorado State University)
- Laurel
- Mulberry
- Olive
- Mountain
- Downtown Transit Center[3]
Service edit
MAX operates daily year-round, frequency depending on time of day, generally every 10–15 minutes Monday through Saturday and every 30 minutes on Sunday.[13]
Each full-size (60' articulating) MAX bus can carry four bicycles inside—two standing and two hanging. Smaller MAX buses have a triple bike rack on the front, with room for one bike inside.[14][15]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ de la Rosa, Katie (October 13, 2015). "Record passenger numbers causes MAX growing pains". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ de la Rosa, Katie (May 26, 2015). "MAX goal: increase ridership by 300K in year two". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c Belknap, Dan (May 14, 2014). "Map: MAX Transit Route". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "MAX Bus Rapid Transit Service". Transfort. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Duggan, Kevin (2014-04-21). "MAX 'will have to wait' at some intersections". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Duggan, Kevin (May 9, 2014). "$87 million MAX project ready to roll in Fort Collins". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Duggan, Kevin (August 25, 2014). "Free summertime MAX rides come to an end". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Fares/Passes | RideTransfort".
- ^ "RideTransfort". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Coltrain, Nick. "Fort Collins' MAX bus might be a hit in its first five years, but expansion won't be easy". Coloradoan. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Bliss, Laura (2018-11-28). "A Brutally Honest Appraisal of the Best and Worst U.S. Transit Cities". CityLab. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Carrigan, Aileen; Wallerce, Julia; Kodransky, Michael (September 2019). "Getting to BRT: An Implementation Guide for U.S. Cities" (PDF). Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Routes | RideTransfort".
- ^ "About | RideTransfort". www.ridetransfort.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Duggan, Kevin. "MAX won't let more bikes on the bus". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2020-01-24.