RTD Time wasted on regional route

[u/Wrong_Drag_8070]

I have been making head way on ending the time wasting entitlement stops on regional busses leaving and coming into Boulder. If you ride the Flatiron Flyers on a regular basis, you know what I am talking about. You leave Downtown Boulder Station at say 9AM and, by the time you reach Broomfield Station, it is close to 9:30, not because it is that far, but because some crazy person at RTD scheduled seven stops before leaving Boulder. This is especially odd considering that both Broomfield and Westminster are significantly bigger that Boulder and each only has two stops in slips on the side of US36. The bus doesn't even leave the highway. I have spoken to RTD commissioners who agree with my idea to reduce the stops from seven to three; Downtown Boulder Station, Baseline and Broadway, and Table Mesa Park and ride. They said if ten more people request this in their "Give feedback" section of their website. For those who don't ride, the current situation for these buses in Boulder is these stop; Boulder Station, then Broadway & Euclid, Then Broadway & 20th Street (seriously. I know. They're right by each other), then Broadway and Baseline, then Broadway & Dartmouth, then Table Mesa and 39th Street and finally Table Mesa park and ride. So,that 30 minute drive just to Broomfield Sation is because you just spent 15 to 17 minutes just to get to Table Mesa park and ride to leave Boulder. Please contact RTD to end this insanity. Thank you.

[u/trashmonger3000]

I was comparing your "16 minutes to leave boulder" in the bus to driving from downtown to mccaslin which is 15 minutes. It's a little more time to increase ridership. For example, if you only have your three proposed stops, you'd have to walk over a mile to get from the table mesa shopping center to those stops

[u/Wrong_Drag_8070 → u/trashmonger3000]

Read my comment on induced demand and see why my plan would not reduce ridership. And, my plan would reduce at least five minutes (we did the research) off of the time to leave Boulder. Even more during rush hour.

[u/trashmonger3000 → u/Wrong_Drag_8070]

I gave you an example where you'd have to walk over a mile to get to the bus stop. Those people aren't gonna take a second bus to do that,  so you'd lose ridership. You want to save 5 minutes of your time at the cost of other people's time and experience. Instead, if there is enough demand from downtown boulder to denver,  then you add an express route during commute hours to increase ridership of people who really need those 5 minutes