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RFTA provides commuter bus service from Aspen to Glenwood Springs (Roaring Fork Valley), Glenwood to Rifle (Hogback), intra city service in Aspen and Glenwood Springs, ski shuttle service to the four Aspen Skiing Company ski areas & Maroon Bells.

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The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority has been in operation since 1983, and functions as a Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). The RTA includes the communities of Aspen, Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, Basalt, and a portion of Eagle County, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and the newest member New Castle. RFTA provides commuter bus service from Aspen to Glenwood Springs (Roaring Fork Valley), Glenwood to Rifle (Hogback), intra city service in Aspen and Glenwood Springs, ski shuttle service to the four Aspen Skiing Company ski areas, the Maroon Bells Guided Bus Tours, and a variety of other seasonal services.

In November 2000, The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) was created by voters in seven jurisdictions within the Roaring Fork Valley. Its predecessor, the Roaring Fork Transit Agency, was created in 1993 by means of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Aspen and Pitkin County, who merged their separate transit systems in order to achieve economies of scale.

In 2001 the Roaring Fork Railroad Holding Authority (RFRHA) was merged into RFTA. RFRHA was created in 1993 by the same constituent governments as RFTA, in order to acquire 34 miles of the Rio Grande Railroad corridor in the Roaring Fork Valley, which it purchased in 1997. The corridor was assumed by RFTA, which is preserving it for a future mass transit system and, in the interim, is using it for a recreational trail. In 2002, the Roaring Fork Transit Agency was also merged into RFTA along with its employees and equipment.

The initial members of RFTA included the communities of Aspen, Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, Basalt, a portion of Eagle County in the Roaring Fork Valley, Carbondale, and Glenwood Springs. In 2005, residents of the Town of New Castle voted to join RFTA. RFTA is primarily funded by dedicated sales taxes levied in each of its member that were approved by voters.

RFTA has received numerous awards, including the “Best Mass Transit System of North America” by Mass Transit Magazine and the best “Large Transit Agency of the Year” from Colorado Association of Transit Agencies. In 2012, RFTA received the White House Champions of Change Transportation Innovator Award. In 2014, RFTA received the Federal Transit Administrator’s Outstanding Public Service Award and a SHIFT Sustainability Award.

RFTA is the 2nd biggest transit system in Colorado, the largest rural transit system in the U.S., and the first rural transit agency to construct and operate a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. VelociRFTA BRT began operation in September 2013. In 2014, in its first full year of operation, VelociRFTA transported 827,000 passengers.

Address: 0051 Service Center Rd, Aspen, CO 81611, USA
Phone: (970) 925-8484
moc.atfr@ofni
State: Colorado
Zip Code: 81611


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Reviews
Rode RFTA bus yesterday from Aspen to Snowmass around 4:15. Our stop was Snowmass Base. After the diver dropped all the passengers off, he asked where we were going. We told him Base. He said we missed the stop. It was the turnabout stop. We told him that wasn't what the schedule stated. He said he thought it was ridiculous that he had to stop at the Roundabout AND Base...he said he even expressed his views to management. He reluctantly took us to Base. We are from out of town and still didn't know our way at that that time. The driver was rude and acted like we were stupid.
8 years ago (10-06-2017)
Maroon bells shuttle...$5 to first park at the aspen Highlands and them $8 per person to ride the shuttle that comes only every 15 to 20 minutes (sort of). Went to load the shuttle just as the door closed and the bus driver wouldn't reopen to let us on. Guess customer service or kindness isn't provided for the amount of money you pay for a system that was clearly set up to skim as much money from you to enjoy the park. Sure are the bells beautiful, but it's hard not to feel bitter that Aspen has just ripped you off better than Disney land.
9 years ago (16-07-2016)
Best public transportation in the valley
8 years ago (06-10-2017)
Good transportation!!
8 years ago (21-08-2017)
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