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Council signals support to use pilot funds for FlexRide enhancements while transit study urges long‑term connector
Summary
Staff presented a transit study recommending a future local connector route and a range of mobility options; council directed staff to pursue short-term FlexRide enhancements with roughly $400,000 in remaining pilot funds while continuing advocacy for RTD to adopt fixed-route service.
City staff presented the draft final Broomfield Transit Study at the Oct. 20 study session and recommended pursuing a two-track approach: continue advocacy to add a future fixed-route local connector and use existing pilot funds to increase FlexRide (demand-responsive) service in the near term.
“Allison Baxter, senior transportation planner, said the team heard from more than 4,000 people during the study process and that the highest-need areas lack nearby fixed-route service,” Baxter told council. The study found that about 80% of Broomfield’s land area is outside a half-mile of fixed transit routes and that FlexRide in central Broomfield shows denial rates of about one in every three or four requested trips in peak times.
Why it matters: Council must balance short-term mobility improvements against long-term capital and operating costs. Fixed-route buses are cost-efficient per passenger but require sustained ridership and stop infrastructure; on-demand services…
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