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Free, expanded bus services to provide safe transportation New Year’s Eve
Dec 28th
· free HOP bus service from 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, until midnight on Tuesday, Jan.1, 2013;
· free Buff Bus, Black, Gold and Silver Line Late Night Transit bus service from midnight until 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan.1, 2013; and
· free RTD bus services, including the SKIP, JUMP, BOUND, DASH, BOLT and SkyRide routes, from 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.
In addition to the free bus services that are being offered, the University of Colorado Buff Bus and Late Night Transit services will expand coverage to larger areas of the city. The Buff Bus will provide service on Broadway south to Greenbriar Boulevard, on Baseline Road east to 30th Street, and on 30th Street north to Arapahoe Avenue. The Silver Line will extend service on Broadway north to Iris Avenue. The Black Line will extend service on Moorhead Avenue south to Table Mesa Drive. The Gold Line will extend service from areas east of downtown to 30th Street between Arapahoe and Iris avenues. These expanded bus services will allow passengers to safely access most areas of Boulder while celebrating the New Year. Passengers do not have to be University of Colorado students to ride and may ask any bus driver for information if they are unsure about which bus route to take.
The HOP bus and all RTD bus services will operate on the regular weekday schedule on New Year’s Eve and on a holiday schedule on New Year’s Day. The normal weekday services will return on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
For more information about the free HOP and Late Night Transit bus services, call Via at 303-447-8282 or visit www.viacolorado.org. For bus route maps, fares, schedules and other information, visit www.rtd-denver.com and www.goboulder.net.
For real-time arrival and departure information for the HOP bus, visit www.nextbus.com.
Boulder to bus St. Pat Day revelers
Mar 16th
The City of Boulder will provide free HOP bus and Late Night Transit (LNT) services for St. Patrick’s Day, from 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, to 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 18. These complimentary services will provide safe and convenient transportation options for residents and visitors celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Boulder.
On Saturday, March 17, the HOP bus will arrive every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and every 30 minutes from 10 p.m. to midnight. On Sunday, March 18, the Black, Gold and Silver LNT lines will arrive in downtown Boulder every 15 minutes from midnight to 3 a.m. The Black line serves the CU Main Campus, the Gold line serves the Twenty Ninth Street shopping district and the Silver line serves south Boulder. For additional HOP and LNT route information and maps, visit www.GOBoulder.net.
For more information about the HOP and LNT services, call Via Mobility Services at 303-447-8282. For maps, fares and other information, visit www.GOBoulder.net or www.RTD-Denver.com. For real-time HOP arrival and departure information, visitwww.NextBus.com.
Emergency Warming Center opens Saturday 7pm for homeless
Feb 18th
EWC open tonight, Feb 18
by bohocommunity
This space will now show the daily status of the emergency warming centers. If it has not been updated, please call the status line at 303.605.8919 to hear the most recent information available.
Today, Saturday, February 18, 2012, there will be an emergency warming center located @ Boulder Seventh Day Baptist Church – 6710 Arapahoe (on the south side of Arapahoe)
Doors will open at 7 p.m.
There will be a Free HOP bus that picks up at 5:15 p.m. at 11th & Walnut. It will go to the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless first. Anyone wanting to stay at the Shelter will get off of the bus; anyone wanting to ride to the EWC should remain on the bus. The Free HOP bus will then drive via Hwy 36, down 28th Street and stop at the bus stop at 29th & Arapahoe (on the south side of Arapahoe) between 5:35-5:45 p.m. then continue on to the EWC. If anyone wants to board the bus anywhere along the route, they can wave at the driver to stop. The driver will stop if it is a safe place, and if there is room, the driver will accept riders to the EWC or Shelter at no charge.
RTD: JUMP on Arapahoe
Click here for info about the free HOP bus schedule–it runs Monday through Friday with one schedule and has a different schedule on Saturdays. It does NOT operate on Sundays.
If you are under 18 years of age and need shelter Attention Homes is a good resource. Located at 3080 Broadway in Boulder (just half a block north of Broadway and Elder), Attention Homes’ facilities and programs are designed for youth. The SKIP bus can get you there. The phone number for Attention Homes is 303.447.1207. Please contact them. (You can read more about their services on this site here.)