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MAX Bus Rapid Transit
A MAX bus at the West Prospect Road station.
Overview
LocaleFort Collins, Colorado
Termini
  • South Transit Center
  • Downtown Transit Center
Stations14
Websiteridetransfort.com/max
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
Operator(s)Transfort
Daily ridership4,680 (Sep. 2015)[1]
Ridership568,477 (2014)[2]
History
OpenedMay 10, 2014 (May 10, 2014)
Technical
Line length5 miles (8.0 km)[3]
Transfort MAX
 Downtown Transit Center
Mountain
Olive
Mulberry
Laurel
University (Colorado State University)
Prospect
Spring Creek
Drake
Swallow
Horsetooth
Troutman
Harmony
South Transit Center


MAX Bus Rapid Transit is a bus rapid transit system serving Fort Collins, Colorado. The service, operated by Transfort, consists of one route serving 12 stations on the 5-mile-long (8.0 km) Mason Corridor Transitway between South Transit Center and Downtown Fort Collins, with stops near the Colorado State University campus.[3][4] The MAX route includes sections of new dedicated bus guideway, as well as shared city streets; in some cases, the bus has priority signal access.[5]

It opened on May 10, 2014, at a cost of $87 million, as the first bus rapid transit system in the state of Colorado.[6] Service was free for the first three months, with fare collection starting August 25.[7] Fares must be pre-paid online or by using a ticket machine at any stop. Tickets and passes may also be purchased at each of Transfort's transit stations.[8] As of August 27, 2017, MAX and several supporting routes also operate on Sunday.[9] In its first five years, the route provided 6.2 million rides[10] and was lauded as a top-notch service for a city its size.[11]

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given MAX a preliminary classification as a "Basic BRT" corridor.[12]

Stations

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  • South Transit Center
  • Harmony
  • Troutman
  • Horsetooth
  • Swallow
  • Drake
  • Spring Creek
  • Prospect
  • University (Colorado State University)
  • Laurel
  • Mulberry
  • Olive
  • Mountain
  • Downtown Transit Center[3]

Service

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MAX operates daily year-round, frequency depending on time of day, generally every 10–15 minutes Monday through Saturday and every 30 minutes on Sunday.[13]

Each full-size (60' articulating) MAX bus can carry four bicycles inside—two standing and two hanging. Smaller MAX buses have a triple bike rack on the front, with room for one bike inside.[14][15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ de la Rosa, Katie (October 13, 2015). "Record passenger numbers causes MAX growing pains". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ de la Rosa, Katie (May 26, 2015). "MAX goal: increase ridership by 300K in year two". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Belknap, Dan (May 14, 2014). "Map: MAX Transit Route". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "MAX Bus Rapid Transit Service". Transfort. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Duggan, Kevin (2014-04-21). "MAX 'will have to wait' at some intersections". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. ^ Duggan, Kevin (May 9, 2014). "$87 million MAX project ready to roll in Fort Collins". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Duggan, Kevin (August 25, 2014). "Free summertime MAX rides come to an end". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Fares/Passes | RideTransfort".
  9. ^ "RideTransfort". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  10. ^ Coltrain, Nick. "Fort Collins' MAX bus might be a hit in its first five years, but expansion won't be easy". Coloradoan. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  11. ^ Bliss, Laura (2018-11-28). "A Brutally Honest Appraisal of the Best and Worst U.S. Transit Cities". CityLab. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  12. ^ Carrigan, Aileen; Wallerce, Julia; Kodransky, Michael (September 2019). "Getting to BRT: An Implementation Guide for U.S. Cities" (PDF). Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Routes | RideTransfort".
  14. ^ "About | RideTransfort". www.ridetransfort.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  15. ^ Duggan, Kevin. "MAX won't let more bikes on the bus". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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