Mayor Steve Bach will request City Council action on Tuesday, June 12, to terminate the FREX bus service IGA between the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, RTD, and Castle Rock. Following are the letters sent to each:
June 8, 2012
The Honorable Paul Donahue, Mayor
Town of Castle Rock
100 N. Wilcox St.
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Dear Mayor Donahue and Town Council Members:
This letter is to inform you that I am requesting City Council action on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 to terminate the Front Range Express (FREX) bus service IGA between the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, RTD, and Castle Rock.
While The City of Colorado Springs recognizes that FREX has provided a valuable transportation service, our existing transit services are not financially sustainable and our region is shouldering too much of the cost for that service, given its benefit to the Denver Metro area and the State.
Our Transit operating budget expenditures exceed revenues by $800,000 this year. With the current and projected costs of operation, we cannot afford to provide existing services into the future. We need to cut costs and our priority must be to support the sustainability of local transit services.
If the action is approved by City Council on Tuesday, June 12th, FREX will be discontinued, with the last day of service being August 31, 2012. As a commuting alternative, we are encouraging current FREX riders to contact the City to inquire about participating in our carpool matching and vanpool programs.
Regards,
Steve Bach
Mayor
June 8, 2012
The Honorable Amy Lathen, Chair
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
200 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2202
Dear Commission Chair Lathen and Board of County Commissioners:
This letter is to inform you that I am requesting City Council action on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 to terminate the Front Range Express (FREX) bus service IGA between the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, RTD, and Castle Rock.
While The City of Colorado Springs recognizes that FREX has provided a valuable transportation service, our existing transit services are not financially sustainable and our region is shouldering too much of the cost for that service, given its benefit to the Denver Metro area and the State.
Our Transit operating budget expenditures exceed revenues by $800,000 this year. With the current and projected costs of operation, we cannot afford to provide existing services into the future. We need to cut costs and our priority must be to support the sustainability of local transit services.
If the action is approved by City Council on Tuesday, June 12th, FREX will be discontinued, with the last day of service being August 31, 2012. As a commuting alternative, we are encouraging current FREX riders to contact the City to inquire about participating in our carpool matching and vanpool programs.
Regards,
Steve Bach
Mayor
Mr. Phillip Washington
Regional Transportation District
1600 Blake Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Dear Mr. Washington and RTD Board
This letter is to inform you that I am requesting City Council action on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 to terminate the Front Range Express (FREX) bus service IGA between the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, RTD, and Castle Rock.
While The City of Colorado Springs recognizes that FREX has provided a valuable transportation service, our existing transit services are not financially sustainable and our region is shouldering too much of the cost for that service, given its benefit to the Denver Metro area and the State.
Our Transit operating budget expenditures exceed revenues by $800,000 this year. With the current and projected costs of operation, we cannot afford to provide existing services into the future. We need to cut costs and our priority must be to support the sustainability of local transit services.
If the action is approved by City Council on Tuesday, June 12th, FREX will be discontinued, with the last day of service being August 31, 2012. As a commuting alternative, we are encouraging current FREX riders to contact the City to inquire about participating in our carpool matching and vanpool programs.
Regards,
Steve Bach
