Tag: colorado springs bus service
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Mountain Metro seeks comment on fall bus service changes
Mountain Metropolitan Transit is asking the public to comment on proposed changes to bus routes around Colorado Springs coming up in October. Changes include: Riders have until Sept. 15 to comment on the changes. Details can be found at mmtransit.com, which also has an online survey. People can also visit Mountain Metro customer service at…
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Mountain Metro bus driver dies after medical emergency on route
Two days after a Metropolitan Mountain Transit (MMT) bus crashed at an intersection on Austin Bluffs Parkway, a driver died of a medical emergency on a Monday morning route. According to the public transportation’s Facebook page Monday, the incident happened on Route 1 around 8:30 a.m. A quick-thinking passenger took control of the bus and…
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Mountain Metropolitan Transit’s switch to electric hits snag
A year and a half after Mountain Metropolitan Transit put four new electric buses into service in Colorado Springs, only two of them are running. Proterra, the company that made the buses, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is being sold. Though the electric buses were mostly funded through grant money, News 5 Investigates has…