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Summer fares half-off for Colorado’s Bustang bus, Pegasus shuttle services
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Fares for Colorado’s Bustang bus and Pegasus shuttle services will be half-off throughout the summer, Gov. Jared Polis announced on Wednesday. State officials said they hope the reduced fares will open Coloradans to alternative commuting and recreation options, while also reducing traffic and providing travelers with relief from record-high gas prices. “We are saving people…
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JARED POLIS: Sensible spending plus new revenue — and innovative solutions
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We’ve all felt the downsides of Colorado’s rapid growth – longer commutes, deteriorating roads, more pollution and a rising cost of living. These aren’t just quality-of-life problems; they’re costing Coloradans their hard-earned money. In some parts of our state, the average driver is losing over $700 per year to car repairs and lost productivity from…
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CDOT extending the Bustang to the Eastern Plains next week as the Outrider
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A new version of the Bustang will gallop across the Eastern Plains, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Wednesday morning. The popular bus service up and down most of the Front Range and into the mountains and back will add service on U.S. 50 between Lamar and Pueblo, starting next Tuesday. The line will be…
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CoPIRG lauds Bustang for picking up the pace across Colorado
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CoPirg is celebrating the Bustang’s second year, as the horse-named Greyhound is picking up the pace as it connects Denver to Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and some of the mountain towns. The left-leaning research nonprofit based in Denver released ridership numbers this week that show the Bustang’s use jumped 52 percent to 155,864 trips. CoPIRG…
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Letter: Bustang fees should be treated as taxes
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Editor: I feel that transferring highway funds collected as a “fee” to pay for roads to a mass transit program such as Bustang makes the fee become a tax and refundable under TABOR. Should there be a class action lawsuit on behalf of Colorado drivers to cancel the Bustang that benefits people other than those…
