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Council to study an on-demand Via transit pilot after staff shares cost breakdown
Summary
Staff presented preliminary Via on-demand transit figures—about $800,000 per year for seven-day service and roughly $650,000 for five-day service, plus a startup fee—and council agreed to schedule a study session to review usage data and grant opportunities.
City staff said updated Via on-demand proposals are forthcoming and outlined preliminary cost figures for Castle Pines participation: roughly $800,000 per year for seven-day service, about $650,000 for five-day service, and a one-time startup fee in the neighborhood of $65,000–$75,000. Mr. Penny said staff will supply the previous study, a bubble-diagram of usage from a Highlands Ranch pilot, and the updated Via proposal ahead of a dedicated study session.
A council member who chairs the subregional mobility group said grant-writing support appears available from county partners and reported that county staff and the county grant writer offered to manage grant applications. The council agreed there is enough interest to continue the conversation and asked staff to schedule a study session and share pilot usage data and grant assumptions.
