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From YouTube: Inside Boulder - Community Transit Network Buses
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City of Boulder - Inside Boulder Community Transit Network Buses
A
Hi
welcome
back
we're
here
for
another
departmental
tour
today
on
the
hop
service
and
the
community
transit
network
with
Chris
Jones
a
go:
Boulder
transportation,
planner,
hi,
Chris,
hey
Jen,
so
the
hop
service
is
often
described
as
the
city's
flagship
transit
service.
Why
is
that?
And
what
makes
it
so
unique?
Well.
B
When
service
first
began
in
1994,
the
hop
was
the
only
service
of
its
type
in
the
nation,
so
it
really
has
served
as
the
model
for
the
community
transit
network
as
a
whole.
So
the
jump
the
skip
bound,
the
dash,
Stampede
and
bolt
have
all
been
modeled
after
the
success
of
the
hop.
What
makes
it
unique
is
that
the
service
was
really
designed
by
the
community.
B
We
asked
the
community
what
they
wanted,
what
it
would
take
to
get
them
to
take
the
bus
and
one
of
the
things
they
told
us
was
that
they
wanted
to
have
a
schedule
free
service.
So
we
provide
service
that
runs
every
10
minutes
or
less
from
7am
to
7pm
monday
through
friday.
So
people
can
just
walk
out
to
a
bus,
stop
and
not
have
to
have
a
schedule,
and
the
bus
will
show
up.
B
They
also
told
us
that
they
wanted
to
be
able
to
listen
to
music
on
the
bus,
and
so
we
have
radios
on
all
of
the
buses.
They
also
had
a
lot
of
input
on
the
route
they
told
us.
They
wanted
the
service
to
connect
to
all
the
major
destinations
around
Boulder
and
that's
why
the
route
connects
downtown
Boulder
to
the
University
of
Colorado
and
the
29th
street
retail
district.
So
from
the
look
and
feel
of
the
bus
to
the
schedule
and
to
the
route,
the
community
was
very
involved
and
how.
B
A
B
The
hop
is
just
really
fun
and
easy
to
use
because
it
shows
up
so
frequently
you
can
just
walk
out
to
a
stop
get
on
the
bus
and
because
it's
a
circulator,
you're
right
graph,
an
hour
you'll
end
up
right
back
where
you
started.
So
it's
a
really
great
way
if
you've
never
ridden
transit
before.
If
you
become
familiar
with
the
hop
you
can
get
connected
with
the
rest
of
the
services
around
town,
we
have
really
friendly
drivers.
A
B
The
community
was
asked
that
question
when
we
first
designed
the
hop
in
the
early
90s.
We
wanted
to
know
if
they
would,
if
there
wasn't
a
barrier
to
them,
riding
the
bus
and
they
told
us
that
they
actually
feel
that
there's
a
sense
of
value
when
they
have
to
pay
for
transit.
So
when
the
hot
first
began,
it
was
25
cents
to
ride
per
trip,
as
RTD
has
become
more
involved
in
the
service.
B
We've
increased
the
fares
to
match
the
regular
RTD
rate
of
two
dollars,
so
we
still
want
to
instill
that
sense
of
value
in
the
service.
Fortunately,
so
many
people
in
Boulder
have
eco
passes
and
so
we're
able
to
provide
service
throughout
the
community
without
people
having
to
pay
an
exact
fare
when
they
are
boarding
the
bus.
So
we
also
provide
13
three
days
per
year
on
the
hop
so
there's
several
events,
holidays,
st.
A
B
City's
transit
budget
has
three
main
components:
the
first
being
service
operations
and
maintenance.
So
we
subsidize
the
hop
we
also
subsidize
the
jump
and
the
bound
routes
to
provide
higher
frequencies
than
RTD
would
be
willing
to
offer
on
those
routes.
The
second
component
is
improve
infrastructure,
expansion
and
maintenance.
B
So
we
have
a
budget
that
supports
installing
transit,
shelters,
benches
bike
racks
at
bus
stops
around
town
to
provide
better
amenities
for
people
waiting
for
the
bus,
and
we
have
roadway
improvements
that
allow
the
buses
to
get
through
intersections
more
efficiently
in
the
third
category
is
marketing
and
outreach,
and
so
we
provide
things
like
wallet,
size,
bus
maps
and
our
website
connects
with
next
bus
com.
So
people
can
see
when
the
next
hop
is
arriving.
Real-Time
well.