Yes for Eagle Valley Transit Info Session

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We have the opportunity to formally approve a Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and allow it to have funding through a dedicated half-cent sales tax. We know there are lots of questions about the proposed RTA. Join us to learn more and get all your questions answered.

You can also learn more at www.yesfortransit.org

The Highlights

The Eagle Valley RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit options to help get workers to their jobs, seniors to medical appointments and shopping, and kids to school and recreational activities. Those goals will be addressed by the RTA through the following services:

• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek, Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO Transit.
• Limited-stop express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s bus service and future environmental improvements for transit in the valley.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County Airport.

When the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is approved, ECO Transit’s operations, services and funding will join the new RTA and become the core service platform for the RTA and its future enhancements. Current ECO Transit services and routes will be maintained using existing transit funding. Additional funding generated by the RTA would allow ECO Transit’s services to expand.

Community Testimonials

“Big ideas require big solutions. Transportation and transit improvements in the Eagle River Valley are a necessity for our community, our workforce, our businesses, and our environment. Public transportation provides people with mobility and access to employment, community resources, medical care, and recreational opportunities throughout the valley.”
– Brian Nolan

“A world-class destination needs a world-class transit solution. The aspects of the proposal that entice me the most are that this is a proven model (just look at our neighboring valleys like Gunnison County or the Roaring Fork Valley and its community success). I also like that it expands on what we already have with the ECO Transit system (and is working), and finally, it has brought the community together with a long-term vision and solution to a problem that with time will only become worst if not addressed properly.”
– Magda King

“We can approve a regional transit authority that would make it easier for people to travel to their jobs and schools across the valley. If someone has secured housing in our valley, they should have the ability to get to their place of employment. We all win if they do. Please join me in supporting the adoption of the regional transit authority this fall. It will have a massive impact.”
– Seth Erlich