- Tired of lugging your bike on and off the bus everyday?
- Ever been stranded with no bike spaces on the bus?
- Want a place to leave your bike overnight for the next day?
This program offers long-term bicycle parking in a card-key accessed shelter. The shelters will provide a secure place for bikes and bike accessories to be stored overnight, allowing commuters to avoid lugging their bike back and forth on the bus each day.
Sign Up!
Boulder County is now signing up users for the Bus then Bike Shelters! Here are the four easy steps to gain access to one of the shelters.
- Fill out an application. The application requests information about your commute and how you plan to use the facility. Applications (162 KB) can be downloaded and completed electronically. or by calling the Boulder County Transportation Department at 303-441-3900.
- Agree to the terms and conditions. All applicants must read and agree to the terms and conditions of use. The terms and conditions are found on the second page of the application.
- Make a donation. A one-time donation of $25 is greatly appreciated (but not required) to help us keep the shelters clean. To make a donation visit Community Cycles.
- Receive your card and use! Your card key access card will be mailed to you to use immediately.
To report a problem with any of the shelters, contact Boulder County Transportation Department at 303-441-3900 or transportation@bouldercounty.org.
Program Details
The goals of the Bus then Bike program are two-fold:
- Increase the ability for commuters to use regional transit by improving "Final Mile" links.
- Decrease travel time delays on the regional transit associated with loading and unloading bikes.
Surveys indicate that many people do not take transit because the distance between where they would get off the bus and their final destination is too far to walk and/or not well served by connecting transit services. In fact, a survey of bus riders indicated that 50% of people who bring their own personal bikes on the bus do so because their “destination(s) is too far away from bus stop.” In addition, RTD service planners have indicated that the loading of bikes on and off the regional transit has led to the bus getting behind schedule, especially in the peak travel periods.
Locations
Boulder County used several sources of information to determine where the best location to place the phase one bike shelters. This included RTD Ridership data, survey data, and input from City of Boulder and City of Longmont. The locations for phase one are:
Contact Scott McCarey, smccarey@bouldercounty.org, 720-564-2665 for additional project information.