Local news- Press Release
Library - City of Loveland Colorado - City of Loveland opens new transit center announces route additions and changes 01 January 2100 ( news )
Library - City of Loveland , state Colorado ( By Press Release office)
| 5| 1
City of Loveland Transit ( COLT ) has officially changed its north transfer point from the Food Bank of Larimer County parking lot at 2600 N . Lincoln Ave . to the new Loveland Transit Center at 350 W . 37
thSt . Bus service begins today from the new location .
Route changes and new stops have been added to Routes 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , and 6 . No changes have been made to Route 4 . The new Route 7 connects COLT to the Poudre Express , a regional bus line connecting Greeley , Windsor , Loveland and Fort Collins , for the first time . Lovelanders will now have access to Windsor , Greeley and Fort Collins at stop 711 . Route 7 will extend from Centerra Parkway to Highway 392 , heading up north to Windsor . On Route 7 , at Highway 287 and Westgate Drive , COLT riders will connect to Greeley’s GET Transit through the Poudre Express . At stop 711 , riders will now be able to travel to downtown Greeley .
The Loveland Transit Center provides a Park - N - Ride that includes 74 parking spaces . Of these spaces , there are eight EV charging stalls and three ADA access points on site . The charging stalls will be available for use this spring .
“This is an incredible win for COLT , but most importantly , the City of Loveland . We waited so long for this day and we’re finally able to share it with our riders , ” Transit manager Candice Folkers said . “However , our work isn’t done yet – we will be applying for grants to fund phase 2 of the Loveland Transit Center that provides funding for a physical building on site to house our customer service staff and indoor bathrooms . We take this day as a win , but our work continues until our site is fully completed . ”
The move to the new transit center marks the first time that the City of Loveland has owned its transit center . For the past six years , COLT has leased parking lot spaces from the Food Bank of Larimer County’s as its north transfer point . The Food Bank was always intended to be a temporary location until the City found land to build a transit center of its own . Although the COLT north transfer point has moved , a bus stop will still be near the site on Route 1 .
COLT bus routes operate Monday – Friday from 6:38 a . m . - 7:48 p . m . and Saturdays from 8:38 a . m . - 5:48 p . m . COLT does not operate bus services on Sunday or major holidays . Riders are encouraged to download the COLT route information through the SPOT app , or access information online at:
lovgov . org/COLT
.
CONTACT: Illianna Milldrum , Communication and Engagement Specialist ,
Illianna . Milldrum@cityofloveland . org
PLAY the NEWS
* May be useful for visually impaired persons .
Press release information :
Direct link to press release:
Click here .
