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Originally Posted by Cirrus
What's the next best Boulder bus? The HOP?
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Had to do some digging for this one. City of Boulder has an annual transportation report though. They show average weekday ridership (2012) of:
B (Denver): 6,177
SKIP: 5,337
HOP: 2,932 (noteworthy: this is down from 3,547 in 2003 - I wonder why?)
DASH: 2,533
JUMP: 1,937
BOLT (Longmont): 1,649 (up from 779 in 2003)
BOUND: 1,566
For comparison:
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Originally Posted by Octavian
Westminster/Broomfield Phase
2,100 - 3,400
Northwest Rail – Louisville Phase
(Broomfield to Louisville)
1,700 - 1,800
Northwest Rail – Boulder Phase
(Louisville to Boulder Junction)
2,000 - 2,100
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Total Westminster-Boulder segment ridership contribution = 5,800-7,300 (compare to 6,177, B bus today)
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Originally Posted by Octavian
Northwest Rail – Longmont Phase
(Boulder Junction to Longmont)
1,500 - 1,600
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Compare to 1,649 BOLT bus today.
Essentially, we are replacing bus with rail at a cost of $1.4 billion, with no projected ridership increase.