ASPEN, Colo.—Bus fares are going up in the Roaring Fork Valley and some services are being scaled back to cover a $1.6 million budget shortfall.
The Roaring Fork Transit Authority board voted Thursday to raise fares by $1 starting Sept. 7. It will cost $7 to ride the bus from Glenwood Springs to Aspen instead of $6. The trip from Basalt to Aspen will cost $4.
The fare increase is expected to raise $128,060 by the end of the year.
Service cutbacks will include reducing midday service on the Grand Hogback route between Rifle and Glenwood Springs. The number of direct-express buses between Aspen and Rifle during the fall will be reduced, and the high levels of service will be delayed by two weeks at the start of the winter ski season.
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Information from: Aspen Daily News,
