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Final Report: January, 2008
COLORADO STATEWIDE INTERCITY AND REGIONAL BUS NETWORK STUDY
Prepared for: Colorado Department of Transportation
Prepared by: KFH Group, Inc. Under Subcontract to: RAE Consultants, Inc. In Association with TransitPlus, Inc.
DIA
Avon
SiltVail
Aspen
Eagle
Craig
Rifle
Lamar
Limon
Brush
Delta
GranbyFraser
Hayden
Basalt
Pueblo
DenverFrisco
GypsumDotsero
Minturn
Ignacio
Norwood
Alamosa
Greeley
Boulder
Durango
Snowmass
Keystone
Monument
Bayfield
Gunnison
Trinidad
Fountain
Sterling
Longmont
Montrose
Tabernash
Telluride
Leadville
EnglewoodNew Castle
Rocky Ford
Walsenburg
Placerville
Castle Rock
Winter Park
Springfield
Fort Morgan
Breckenridge
Fort Collins
Crested Butte
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
Glenwood Springs
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
0 30 6015
Miles
(Bus stop only on FREX)
LEGEND
Sources: Numbers refer to Russell's Official National Motor Coach Guide Timetables - February 2007. Regional provider websites also used.Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Current Bus StopsAmtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
UtahKansas
Antonito San Luis
Figure 2-1EXISTING INTERCITY AND REGIONAL BUS SERVICES IN COLORADO
Surrounding StatesXyz
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
Salida
Cortez
Canon City
EstesPark
MonteVista
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
WoodlandPark
La Junta
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.
2540
2-5
CopperMountain
Existing Intercity Bus Services
Black Hills Stage Lines, Inc.881
Greyhound Lines
TNM&O Coaches817
832835
822820
360555
122
Hispanic Bus Lines
Los Paisanos
Americanos USA
El Paso-Los Angeles Limousine
7096Burlington Trailways
Autobuses de MexicoCamionetas Chihuahua
Steamboat Springs Transit
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA)
Existing Regional Bus Services
Denver Regional TransportationDistrict (RTD)Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA)
Front Range Express (FREX)Eagle County (ECO) Transit
Colorado Mountain ExpressIntraWest Resorts Employee ShuttleRoad Runner TransitGalloping Goose Transit
Telluride
DIA
Avon
SiltVail
Aspen
Eagle
Craig
Rifle
Lamar
Limon
Brush
Delta
GranbyFraser
Hayden
Basalt
Pueblo
DenverFrisco
GypsumDotsero
Minturn
Ignacio
Norwood
Alamosa
Greeley
Boulder
Durango
Snowmass
Keystone
Monument
Bayfield
Gunnison
Trinidad
Fountain
Sterling
Longmont
Montrose
Tabernash
Telluride
Leadville
EnglewoodNew Castle
Rocky Ford
Walsenburg
Placerville
Castle Rock
Winter Park
Springfield
Fort Morgan
Breckenridge
Fort Collins
Crested Butte
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
Glenwood Springs
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
2870 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 3-1TRANSIT NEED BY RANKED DENSITY OF TRANSIT DEPENDENT PERSONS
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida
Cortez
Canon City
EstesPark
MonteVista
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Del Norte
WoodlandPark
Current Bus StopsAmtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
Relative Transit Need
Buena Vista
Center
PagosaSprings
IdahoSprings
Kremmling
La Junta
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
Surrounding StatesXyz
Distance Around Existing Bus Stops
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
Metro Area
High
Medium
Low
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.2540
Antonito
San Luis
17
Existing Intercity Bus Services
Existing Regional Bus Services
3-6
Galloping Goose Transit
IntraWest Resorts Employee ShuttleRoad Runner Transit
Steamboat Springs Transit
Eagle County (ECO) TransitRoaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA)
Front Range Express (FREX)
Denver Regional TransportationDistrict (RTD)Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA)
Colorado Mountain Express
Hispanic Bus Lines
Los Paisanos
Autobuses de MexicoAmericanos USA
Camionetas ChihuahuaEl Paso-Los Angeles Limousine
Black Hills Stage Lines, Inc.881
7096Burlington Trailways
Greyhound Lines
TNM&O Coaches817
832835
822820
360555
122
Carbondale
Telluride
DIA
Avon
SiltVail
Aspen
Eagle
Craig
Rifle
Lamar
Limon
Brush
Delta
GranbyFraser
Hayden
Basalt
Pueblo
DenverFrisco
GypsumDotsero Minturn
Ignacio
Norwood
Alamosa
Greeley
Boulder
Durango
Snowmass
Keystone
Monument
Bayfield
Gunnison
Trinidad
Fountain
Sterling
Longmont
Montrose
Tabernash
Telluride
Leadville
EnglewoodNew Castle
Rocky Ford
Walsenburg
Placerville
Castle Rock
Winter Park
Springfield
Fort Morgan
Breckenridge
Fort Collins
Crested Butte
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 3-2INTERCITY BUS STOP CANDIDATES OVERLAID
ON EXISTING BUS NETWORK AND RANKED DENSITY
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida
Cortez
Canon City
EstesPark
MonteVista
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Del Norte
WoodlandPark
Additional destinations for improved services
ICB Stop CandidatesCurrent Bus Stops
Relative Transit NeedBuena Vista
Center
PagosaSprings
IdahoSprings
Kremmling
Notes: The pink ICB stop candidates each have a population of at least 2,500, making them more feasible for ICB service. This pinkstops with white outlines are current stopsthat do not connect to the existing ICB network,making them candidates for additional ICBservice. The blue additional destinations are potential stops thathave populations less than 2,500.
Las Animas
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
Surrounding StatesXyz
Bus Services
Distance Around Existing Bus Stops
Metro Area
High
Medium
Low
Existing Intercity
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.2540
AntonitoSan Luis
Existing Regional
17
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
3-11
Glenwood Springs
Amtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
La Junta
Carbondale
Telluride
DIA
Avon
SiltVail
Aspen
Eagle
Craig
Rifle
Lamar
Limon
Brush
Delta
GranbyFraser
Hayden
Basalt
Pueblo
DenverFrisco
GypsumDotsero Minturn
Ignacio
Norwood
Alamosa
Greeley
Boulder
Durango
Snowmass
Keystone
Monument
Bayfield
Gunnison
Trinidad
Fountain
Sterling
Longmont
Montrose
Tabernash
Telluride
Leadville
EnglewoodNew Castle
Rocky Ford
Walsenburg
Placerville
Castle Rock
Winter Park
Springfield
Fort Morgan
Breckenridge
Fort Collins
Crested Butte
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
Glenwood Springs
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
2870 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 3-3TRANSIT NEED BY RANKED PERCENTAGE OF TRANSIT DEPENDENT PERSONS
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida
Cortez
Canon City
EstesPark
MonteVista
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Del Norte
WoodlandPark
Current Bus StopsAmtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
Relative Transit Need
Buena Vista
Center
PagosaSprings
IdahoSprings
Kremmling
Las Animas
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
Surrounding StatesXyz
Distance Around Existing Bus Stops
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
High
Medium
Low
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.2540
AntonitoSan Luis
17
Existing Intercity Bus Services
Existing Regional Bus Services
3-13
Hispanic Bus Lines
Los Paisanos
Autobuses de MexicoAmericanos USA
Camionetas ChihuahuaEl Paso-Los Angeles Limousine
Greyhound Lines
TNM&O Coaches817
832835
822820
360555
7096Burlington Trailways
122
Black Hills Stage Lines, Inc.881
Carbondale
La Junta
Steamboat Springs Transit
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA)
Denver Regional TransportationDistrict (RTD)Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA)Galloping Goose Transit
Front Range Express (FREX)Eagle County (ECO) Transit
Colorado Mountain ExpressIntraWest Resorts Employee ShuttleRoad Runner Transit
DIA
Avon
SiltVail
Aspen
Eagle
Craig
Rifle
Lamar
Limon
Brush
Delta
GranbyFraser
Hayden
Basalt
Pueblo
DenverFrisco
GypsumDotsero Minturn
Ignacio
Norwood
Alamosa
Greeley
Boulder
Durango
Snowmass
Keystone
Monument
Bayfield
Gunnison
Trinidad
Fountain
Sterling
Longmont
Montrose
Tabernash
Telluride
Leadville
EnglewoodNew Castle
Rocky Ford
Walsenburg
Placerville
Castle Rock
Winter Park
Springfield
Fort Morgan
Breckenridge
Fort Collins
Crested Butte
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma0 30 6015
Miles
(Bus stop only on FREX)
LEGEND
Notes: Numbers refer to Russell's Official National Motor Coach Guide Timetables - February 2007. Other information found on provider websites. The pink stops with white outlines are current bus stops that do not connect to the existing ICB network, making them candidates for additional ICB service.
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
UtahKansas
San Luis
Figure 3-4POPULATION DENSITY AND EXISTING INTERCITY AND REGIONAL BUS SERVICES
Additional destinations for improved services
Surrounding StatesXyz
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
Bus ServicesSalida
Cortez
Canon City
EstesPark
MonteVista
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
WoodlandPark
Las Animas
ICB Stop CandidatesCurrent Bus Stops
Distance Around Existing Bus Stops
Highways
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
Metro Area (Over 500)
400 - 500
300 - 400
200 - 300
50 - 200
Less than 50
State
Interstate
U.S.2540
Density (Pop/Sq.Mile)
Existing IntercityExisting Regional
3-14
Julesburg
WrayAkron
Pagosa Springs
CenterDel Norte
BuenaVistaHotchkiss
MeekerKremmling
Rangely
GlenwoodSprings
Amtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
Antonito
Carbondale
La Junta
Telluride
DIA
Avon
SiltVail
Aspen
Eagle
Craig
Rifle
Lamar
Limon
Brush
Delta
GranbyFraser
Hayden
Basalt
Pueblo
DenverFrisco
GypsumDotsero
Minturn
Ignacio
Norwood
Alamosa
Greeley
Boulder
Durango
Snowmass
Keystone
Monument
Bayfield
Gunnison
Trinidad
Fountain
Sterling
Longmont
Montrose
Tabernash
Telluride
Leadville
EnglewoodNew Castle
Rocky Ford
Walsenburg
Placerville
Castle Rock
Winter Park
Springfield
Fort Morgan
Breckenridge
Fort Collins
Crested Butte
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 3-5 DESTINATIONS AND EXISTING INTERCITY AND REGIONAL BUS NETWORK
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida
Cortez
Canon City
EstesPark
MonteVista
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Del Norte
WoodlandPark
Additional destinations for improved services
ICB Stop CandidatesCurrent Bus Stops
DestinationsBuena Vista
Center
PagosaSprings
IdahoSprings
Kremmling
Notes: The pink ICB stop candidates each have a population of at least 2,500, making them more feasible for ICB service. The pinkstops with white outlines are current stopsthat do not connect to the existing ICB network,making them candidates for additional ICBservice. The blue additional destinations are potential stops thathave populations less than 2,500.
Las Animas
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
Bus Services
Distance Around Existing Bus Stops
Military Base
Major Medical Center
College/Voc School
Correctional Facility
Existing Intercity
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.
2540
Antonito
San Luis
Existing Regional
17
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
3-19
Burlington
Glenwood Springs
Amtrak StopsAmtrak RailSurrounding StatesXyz
La Junta
Carbondale
Telluride
DIA
Avon
SiltVail
Aspen
Eagle
Craig
Rifle
Lamar
Limon
Brush
Delta
GranbyFraser
Hayden
Basalt
Pueblo
DenverFrisco
GypsumDotsero Minturn
Ignacio
Norwood
Alamosa
Greeley
Boulder
Durango
Snowmass
Keystone
Monument
Bayfield
Gunnison
Trinidad
Fountain
Sterling
Longmont
Montrose
Tabernash
Telluride
Leadville
EnglewoodNew Castle
Rocky Ford
Walsenburg
Placerville
Castle Rock
Winter Park
Springfield
Fort Morgan
Breckenridge
Fort Collins
Crested Butte
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
Glenwood Springs
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 3-6CURRENT INTERCITY AND REGIONAL BUS NETWORK vs. 1980 NETWORK
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida
Cortez
Canon City
EstesPark
MonteVista
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Del Norte
WoodlandPark
Current Bus Stops
Amtrak Stops
Amtrak Rail
Buena Vista
Center
PagosaSprings
IdahoSprings
Kremmling
Las Animas
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
Surrounding StatesXyz
Intercity Bus ServicesCurrent Network
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.2540
AntonitoSan Luis
1980 Network
17
3-23
La Junta
Carbondale
Telluride
Craig SteamboatSprings
GrandJunction
Glenwood Springs
VailFrisco
BoulderLongmont
FortCollins
Greeley FortMorgan Brush
Sterling
Denver
Englewood
Limon
Colorado SpringsFountain
PuebloRocky Ford Lamar
Springfield
Trinidad
WalsenburgAlamosa
Durango
Montrose
Delta
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015
Miles
Gypsum
LEGEND
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Gunnison Salida Canon City
MonteVista
Leadville
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Del Norte
Additional destinations for existing services
Rifle
Telluride
ICB Stop CandidatesCurrent Bus Stops
Relative Transit Need
Buena Vista
Center
PagosaSprings
Bayfield
IdahoSprings
GranbyKremmling
Hayden
Section between Alamosa and Monte Vista is a proposed feeder route in San Luis Valley. ICB service then would start from Monte Vista.
Notes: The pink ICB stop candidates each have a population of at least 2,500, making them more feasible for ICB service. Those pink stops with a white outline are current stops that are not connected to the existing ICB network, making them candidates for additional ICB service.
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
CrestedButte
5-3
Aspen
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
Surrounding StatesXyz
Bus Services
Distance Around Existing Bus Stops
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
Existing Intercity
Proposed 5311(f)Conceptual
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.
2540
Antonito
Existing Regional
17
Cortez
NorwoodPlacerville
Tabernash Fraser
Winter Park
Castle Rock
Monument
CarbondaleBasalt
Ignacio
Metro Area
High
Medium
Low
SiltNew
CastleDotsero Eagle
Avon
Minturn
9
Figure 5-1CONCEPTUAL ICB SERVICE OPTIONS OVERLAID ON RANKED DENSITY AND EXISTING NETWORK
San Luis
Oak Creek
EstesPark
DIA
BeaverCreek
Snowmass
CopperMountain
BreckenridgeKeystone
Amtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
La Junta
Telluride
Craig SteamboatSprings
GrandJunction
Glenwood Springs Vail
Frisco
BoulderLongmont
FortCollins
GreeleyFort
Morgan Brush
Sterling
DenverEnglewood
Limon
Colorado SpringsFountain
PuebloRocky Ford Lamar
Springfield
Trinidad
WalsenburgAlamosa
Durango
Montrose
Delta
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
34
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015Miles
Gypsum
LEGEND
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Gunnison Salida Canon City
MonteVista
Leadville
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Del Norte
Additional destinations for existing services
Rifle
Telluride
ICB Stop CandidatesCurrent Bus Stops
DestinationsBuena Vista
Center
PagosaSprings
Bayfield
IdahoSprings
GranbyKremmling
Hayden
Section between Alamosa and Monte Vista is a proposed feeder route in San Luis Valley. ICB service then would start from Monte Vista.
Notes: The pink ICB stop candidates each have a population of at least 2,500, making them more feasible for ICB service. The pink stops with white outlines are current stops thatdo not connect to the existing ICB network, making them candidates for additional ICB service.
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
CrestedButte
5-5
Aspen
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
Surrounding StatesXyz
Bus Services
Distance Around Existing Bus Stops
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
Existing Intercity
Proposed 5311(f)Conceptual
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.2540
Antonito
Existing Regional
17
Cortez
NorwoodPlacerville
Tabernash FraserWinter Park
Castle Rock
Monument
CarbondaleBasalt
Ignacio
Military Base
Major Medical Center
College/Voc School
Correctional Facility
SiltNew
CastleDotsero Eagle
Avon
Minturn
9
Figure 5-2DESTINATIONS OVERLAID ON EXISTING BUS NETWORK AND POTENTIAL ICB SERVICE
San Luis
Oak Creek
EstesPark
Snowmass
Copper Mountain
BeaverCreek Breckenridge
Keystone
DIA
Amtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
La JuntaLas Animas
Alma
VailAvon
Silt
Rico
Aztec
Aspen
Evans
Eagle
Yampa
Rifle
Craig
Ophir
Nucla Pueblo
Center
Denver
Granby
Frisco
Fraser
Hayden
Gypsum
Basalt
Cortez
Dotsero
Alamosa
Greeley
Minturn
Ignacio
Durango
RidgwayNorwood
Trinidad
La Junta
San Luis
Monument
Fountain
Saguache
Fairplay
Antonito
Loveland
LongmontBerthoud
Bayfield
Montrose Gunnison
Leadville
Del Norte
Tabernash
Parachute
Oak Creek
Telluride
Walsenburg
Black Hawk
Farmington
Phippsburg
South Fork
Grand Lake
New Castle
Carbondale
Placerville
Monte Vista
Fort Lupton
Castle Rock
Winter ParkCentral City
Fort Collins
Breckenridge
Stonewall Gap
Idaho Springs
Crested Butte
Pagosa Springs
Grand Junction
Copper Mountain
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
Glenwood Springs
Boulder
FortMorgan
Brush
Sterling
Englewood
Limon
Rocky Ford
Lamar
Springfield
Delta
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 5-3POTENTIAL REGIONAL SERVICES OVERLAID ON RANKED DENSITY AND EXISTING ICB NETWORK
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida Canon City
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
WoodlandPark
Buena Vista
Silverthorne
Kremmling
Las Animas
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
5-10
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.2540
17
Regional Service Bus Stops
Surrounding StatesXyz
Relative Transit NeedMetro Area
High
Medium
Low
34
Distance Around RegionalService Bus Stops
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
Potential Regional ServicesA-Level ServiceB-Level ServiceC-Level Service
Other Bus ServicesExisting IntercityProposed 5311(f)
Current Bus StopsAmtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
Notes: The Regional Service Bus Stops that have a white outline are also current stops on the existing intercity and regional services. Gunnison is also a Regional Service Stop, but the transit need layer has been brought to the forefront to show that need exists in Gunnison.
EstesPark
9
Transp. Planning Regions
NORTHWEST UPPER FRONT RANGE
EASTERN
SOUTHEAST
GREATER DENVER
AREA
PIKES PEAK AREA
CENTRALFRONTRANGE
INTERMOUNTAIN
GRAND VALLEY
GUNNISON VALLEY
SOUTHWEST
SAN LUIS VALLEY
SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH FRONTRANGE
PUEBLOAREA
XYZ
Snowmass
BeaverCreek
Keystone
DIA
Alma
VailAvon
Silt
Rico
Aztec
Aspen
Evans
Eagle
Yampa
Rifle
Craig
Ophir
Nucla Pueblo
Center
Denver
Granby
Frisco
Fraser
Hayden
Gypsum
Basalt
Cortez
Dotsero
Alamosa
Greeley
Minturn
IgnacioDurango
RidgwayNorwood
Trinidad
La Junta
San Luis
Monument
Fountain
Saguache
Fairplay
Antonito
Loveland
LongmontBerthoud
Bayfield
Montrose Gunnison
Leadville
Del Norte
Tabernash
Parachute
Oak Creek
Telluride
Walsenburg
Black Hawk
Farmington
Phippsburg
South Fork
Grand Lake
New Castle
Carbondale
Monte Vista
Fort Lupton
Castle Rock
Winter ParkCentral City
Fort Collins
Breckenridge
Stonewall Gap
Idaho Springs
Crested Butte
Pagosa Springs
Grand Junction
Copper Mountain
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
Glenwood Springs
Boulder
FortMorgan Brush
Sterling
Englewood
Limon
Rocky Ford Lamar
Springfield
Delta
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
40
40
40
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 5-4PROPOSED INTERCITY BUS ROUTES AND REGIONAL
SERVICE OPTIONS OVERLAID ON EXISTING NETWORK
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida Canon City
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Buena Vista
Kremmling
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
5-22
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.2540
17
Regional Service Bus Stops
Surrounding StatesXyz34
Potential Regional ServicesA-Level ServiceB-Level ServiceC-Level Service
Other Bus ServicesExisting IntercityProposed ICB Routes/Proposed 5311(f)
Current Bus StopsAmtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
Notes: The Regional Service Bus Stops that have a white outline are also current stops on the existing intercity and regional services. Gunnison is also a Regional Service Stop, butthe transit need layer has been brought to theforefront to show that need exists in Gunnison.
To SaltLake City
Additional ICB Service Stops
Distance Around All Bus Stops
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
Relative Transit Need
Metro Area
High
Medium
Low
9
Akron
To Wichita
Transp. Planning Regions
NORTHWEST UPPER FRONT RANGE
EASTERN
SOUTHEAST
GREATER DENVER
AREA
PIKES PEAK AREA
CENTRALFRONTRANGE
INTERMOUNTAIN
GRAND VALLEY
GUNNISON VALLEY
SOUTHWEST
SAN LUIS VALLEY
SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH FRONTRANGE
PUEBLOAREA
XYZ
DIA
Snowmass
Beaver Creek
Keystone
Alma
VailAvon
Silt
Rico
Aztec
Aspen
Evans
Eagle
Yampa
Rifle
Craig
Ophir
Nucla Pueblo
Center
Denver
Granby
Frisco
Fraser
Hayden
Gypsum
Basalt
Cortez
Dotsero
Alamosa
Greeley
Minturn
IgnacioDurango
RidgwayNorwood
Trinidad
La Junta
San Luis
Monument
Fountain
Saguache
Fairplay
Antonito
Loveland
LongmontBerthoud
Bayfield
Montrose Gunnison
Leadville
Del Norte
Tabernash
Parachute
Oak Creek
Telluride
Walsenburg
Black Hawk
Farmington
Phippsburg
South Fork
Grand Lake
New Castle
Carbondale
Monte Vista
Fort Lupton
Castle Rock
Winter ParkCentral City
Fort Collins
Breckenridge
Stonewall Gap
Idaho Springs
Crested Butte
Pagosa Springs
Grand Junction
Copper Mountain
Colorado Springs
Steamboat Springs
Glenwood Springs
BoulderFort
MorganBrush
Sterling
Englewood
Limon
Rocky Ford Lamar
Springfield
Delta
New Mexico
Wyoming Nebraska
Oklahoma
4040
40
36
24
50
285
50
50
550491
285
160350
287
160
160
82
7625
25
70 70
24
13
71
287
0 30 6015
Miles
LEGEND
Figure 5-5DENSITY OF PERSONS BELOW POVERTY PER CENSUS BLOCK GROUP
OVERLAID WITH PROPOSED ICB ROUTES AND REGIONAL SERVICE OPTIONS
Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules.
Salida Canon City
Florence
Eaton
Yuma
Buena Vista
Kremmling
Julesburg
Wray
Walden
MeekerRangely
Cedaredge Paonia
Hotchkiss
5-27
Fort Garland
UtahKansas
State
HighwaysInterstate
U.S.
2540
17
Regional Service Bus Stops
Surrounding StatesXyz
34
Potential Regional ServicesA-Level ServiceB-Level ServiceC-Level Service
Other Bus ServicesExisting IntercityAdditional ICB Services/Proposed 5311(f)
Current Bus StopsAmtrak StopsAmtrak Rail
Notes: The Regional Service Bus Stops that have a white outline are also current stops on the existing intercity and regional services. Gunnison is also a Regional Service Stop, butthe transit need layer has been brought to theforefront to show that need exists in Gunnison.
To SaltLake City
Additional ICB Service Stops
Distance Around All Bus Stops
10 and 25 Mile Buffers
9
Akron
To Wichita
Transp. Planning Regions
NORTHWEST UPPER FRONT RANGE
EASTERN
SOUTHEAST
GREATER DENVER
AREA
PIKES PEAK AREA
CENTRALFRONTRANGE
INTERMOUNTAIN
GRAND VALLEY
GUNNISON VALLEY
SOUTHWEST
SAN LUIS VALLEY
SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH FRONTRANGE
PUEBLOAREA
XYZ
Very High
High
Medium
Low
Density (pop/sq.mi)
Snowmass
BeaverCreek
Keystone
DIA
Segment EstimatedStop Location Time Miles Time (Min.)(1)
from SLC (start at State Line) LV 10:33 AM 0 0Craig 12:48 PM 90 135Steamboat Springs 1:50 PM 41 61.5Silverthorne 4:04 PM 89 133.5Denver ARR 5:45 PM 67 100.5Denver LV 5:50 PMDallas ARR 11:55 AMDenver LV 6:00 PMChicago ARR 4:15 PMDenver LV 6:10 PMSt. Louis ARR 11:50 AMDenver LV 6:10 PMLas Vegas ARR 8:50 AM
287 430.5
Dallas LV 4:30 PMDenver ARR 10:00 AMLas Vegas* LV 6:10 PMDenver ARR 10:15 AMEl Paso** LV 5:45 PMDenver ARR 10:20 AMSt. Louis*** LV 6:45 PMDenver ARR 10:40 AMDenver LV 10:45 AM 0 0Silverthorne 12:26 PM 67 100.5Steamboat Springs 2:40 PM 89 133.5Craig 3:42 PM 41 61.5toward SLC (ends at State Line) ARR 5:57 PM 90 135
287 430.5
(1) Segment times estimated based on average speed of 40 miles per hour.Note: Table does not show all possible ICB connections. Rather, this is a potential timetable for one round-trip per day.*This trip goes through Grand Junction at 5:10AM, as well as Glenwood Springs, Vail, and Frisco before Denver.**This trip goes through Walsenburg at 6:20AM, as well as Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Englewood before Denver.***This trip goes through Limon at 9:15AM before Denver.
Proposed Timetables for Potential Intercity Corridors
APPENDIX E
E-1
Table E-1: DENVER-CRAIG-toward SALT LAKE CITY (SLC) SERVICE(including intercity bus connections shown in shaded blocks)
Segment EstimatedStop Location Time Miles Time (Min.)(1)
Salida LV 12:10 PM 0 0Canon City 1:36 PM 57 85.5Florence 1:50 PM 9 13.5Colorado Springs ARR 2:50 PM 40 60Colorado Springs LV 2:55 PMDenver ARR 4:30 PMColorado Springs LV 4:05 PMDenver ARR 6:00 PM
106 159
Denver LV 11:00 AMColorado Springs ARR 12:25 PMDenver LV 11:00 AMColorado Springs ARR 12:55 PMColorado Springs LV 1:00 PM 0 0Florence 2:00 PM 40 60Canon City 2:14 PM 9 13.5Salida ARR 3:40 PM 57 85.5
106 159
(1) Segment times estimated based on average speed of 40 miles per hour.Note: Table does not show all possible ICB connections. Rather, this is a potential timetable for one round-trip per day.
Segment EstimatedStop Location Time Miles Time (Min.)(1)
Gunnison LV 12:14 PM 0 0Montrose ARR 1:50 PM 64 96Montrose LV 1:55 PMDurango ARR 5:20 PMMontrose LV 2:40 PMGrand Junction ARR 3:50 PM
64 96
Grand Junction LV 12:40 PMMontrose ARR 1:50 PMDurango LV 11:15 AMMontrose ARR 2:30 PMMontrose LV 2:35 PM 0 0Gunnison ARR 4:11 PM 64 96
64 96
(1) Segment times estimated based on average speed of 40 miles per hour.
Table E-2: COLORADO SPRINGS-SALIDA SERVICE(including intercity bus connections shown in shaded blocks)
Table E-3: GUNNISON-MONTROSE (ONLY) SERVICE(including intercity bus connections shown in shaded blocks)
E-2
Segment EstimatedStop Location Time Miles Time (Min.)(1)
Gunnison LV 8:32 AM 0 0Montrose 10:08 AM 64 96Delta 10:41 AM 22 33Grand Junction ARR 11:40 AM 39 58.5Grand Junction LV 11:45 AMDenver ARR 4:05 PMGrand Junction LV 12:30 PMDenver ARR 5:25 PMGrand Junction LV 12:40 PMDurango* ARR 5:20 PMGrand Junction LV 1:50 PMLas Vegas ARR 10:10 PMGrand Junction LV 4:15 PMSalt Lake City ARR 9:20 PM
125 187.5
Las Vegas LV 12:45 AMGrand Junction ARR 11:00 AMSalt Lake City LV 7:15 AMGrand Junction ARR 12:15 PMDenver LV 7:20 AMGrand Junction ARR 12:20 PMDenver LV 8:45 AMGrand Junction ARR 1:05 PMGrand Junction LV 3:30 PM 39 58.5Delta 4:29 PM 22 33Montrose 5:02 PM 64 96Gunnison ARR 6:38 PM 0 0
125 187.5
(1) Segment times estimated based on average speed of 40 miles per hour.Note: Table does not show all possible ICB connections. Rather, this is a potential timetable for one round-trip per day.*Continues south, arriving in Albuquerque at 10:00 PM and in El Paso at 3:20 AM.
Table E-4: GUNNISON-MONTROSE-DELTA-GRAND JUNCTION (COMBINED) SERVICE(including intercity bus connections shown in shaded blocks)
E-3
Segment EstimatedStop Location Time Miles Time (Min.)(1)
Craig LV 6:55 AM 0 0Rifle ARR 9:10 AM 90 135Rifle LV 9:15 AMGlenwood Springs ARR 9:56 AMGlenwood Springs LV 10:50 AMGrand Junction ARR 12:20 PMGlenwood Springs LV 2:05 PMDenver ARR 5:25 PM
90 135
Denver LV 7:20 AMGlenwood Springs ARR 10:45 AMGrand Junction LV 12:30 PMGlenwood Springs ARR 2:00 PMGlenwood Springs LV 3:05 PMRifle ARR 3:54 PMRifle LV 4:00 PM 0 0Craig ARR 6:15 PM 90 135
90 135
(1) Segment times estimated based on average speed of 40 miles per hour.Note: The pink-shaded connections listed above are RFTA regional services, as existing intercity bus services do not stop at Craig or Rifle.
E-4
Table E-5: CRAIG-RIFLE SERVICE(including intercity bus connections shown in shaded blocks)
Segment EstimatedStop Location Time Miles Time (Min.)(1)
Gunnison 5:51 AM 0 0Poncha Springs 7:21 AM 60 90Salida 7:29 AM 5 7.5Johnson Village 8:04 AM 23 34.5Buena Vista 8:10 AM 4 6Antero Junction 8:31 AM 14 21Fairplay 9:03 AM 21 31.5Jefferson 9:27 AM 16 24Grant 9:45 AM 12 18Dallas ARR 10:00 AMLas Vegas ARR 10:15 AM El Paso ARR 10:20 AMSt. Louis ARR 10:40 AMDenver Greyhound 10:45 AM 40 60St. Louis LV 11:00 AMAlbuquerque LV 11:00 AMDallas LV 11:00 AMDIA Arrive 11:30 AM 30 45
225 337.5
DIA Leave 12:30 PM 0 0Denver Greyhound 1:15 PM 30 45Grant 2:15 PM 40 60Jefferson 2:33 PM 12 18Fairplay 2:57 PM 16 24Antero Junction 3:29 PM 21 31.5Buena Vista 3:50 PM 14 21Johnson Village 3:56 PM 4 6Salida 4:31 PM 23 34.5Poncha Springs 4:39 PM 5 7.5Gunnison 6:09 PM 60 90
225 337.5
(1) Segment times estimated based on average speed of 40 miles per hour.Note: Table does not show all possible ICB connections. Rather, this is a potential timetable for one round-trip per day.
(including intercity bus connections shown in shaded blocks)Table E-6: DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SERVICE
E-5
Segment EstimatedStop Location Time Miles Time (Min.)(1)
from Wichita (starts at State line) LV 11:37 AM 0 0Lamar ARR 12:25 PM 32 48Lamar LV 12:30 PMSpringfield* ARR 1:25 PMLamar LV 3:20 PMDenver ARR 9:15 PM
32 48Denver LV 7:05 AMLamar ARR 12:30 PMSpringfield* LV 2:15 PMLamar ARR 3:15 PMLamar LV 3:20 PM 0 0toward Wichita (ends at State line) ARR 4:28 PM 32 48
32 48
(1) Segment times estimated based on average speed of 40 miles per hour.Note: The connections listed above are regional services, as existing intercity bus services do not stop at Craig or Rifle.*This trip originates in/continues to Dallas, TX.
E-6
Table E-7: LAMAR-toward WICHITA SERVICE(including intercity bus connections shown in shaded blocks)
