MAX Bus Rapid Transit (Colorado)

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]

MAX Bus Rapid Transit
A MAX bus at the West Prospect Road station.
Overview
LocaleFort Collins, Colorado
TerminiSouth 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]

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; fare pre-payment is via ticket-vending machines located at stops.[7] As of August 27, 2017, MAX and several supporting routes also operate on Sunday.[8] In its first five years, the route provided 6.2 million rides[9] and was lauded as a top-notch service for a city its size.[10]

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given MAX a preliminary classification as a "Basic BRT" corridor.[11]

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

Service

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.[12]

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.[13][14]

References
  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. 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. http://www.ridetransfort.com/365/
  9. 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.
  10. Bliss, Laura (2018-11-28). "A Brutally Honest Appraisal of the Best and Worst U.S. Transit Cities". CityLab. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  11. 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.
  12. http://www.ridetransfort.com/routes/max
  13. "About | RideTransfort". www.ridetransfort.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  14. Duggan, Kevin. "MAX won't let more bikes on the bus". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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