If you need bus public transportation in Loveland, Colorado, and someone tells you to go ride a COLT, he or she isn’t being a smart alec. The COLT stands for City Of Loveland Transit – the public transportation bus system in this Colorado city. Here’s more on the COLT, which serves public transportation bus riders in Loveland, Colorado.
Fares
Here are the rates for riding the COLT public transportation bus system in Loveland, Colorado. Exact change is required for the fare box, while you give your transfer to the bus driver:
Adult One Way Ride (Adults are considered 19-59): $1.25 Low Income Adult Ride (includes those who show their Medicaid cards): 60 cents
Youth One Way (Youth are considered 6-18): 50 cents
Youth Low Income Ride: 50 cents
Disabled and Senior (60 and older) One Way: 60 cents
Those who are 5 and Under: Free Rides
Those who need to transfer can do so for free, but need to ask the bus driver for a pass as they are paying for their fare or showing the bus driver their passes. Those who need a Paratransit service, which is door-to-door bus service, are in luck here in Loveland, Colorado, for their public transportation system does offer such a bus riding service from 6:40 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 6:40 a.m. to 9:45 at night. The following fares apply:
Seniors & Disabled One Way Rate: $2.00
Low Income Seniors & Disabled One Way Rate: $1.00
Seniors & Disabled 20 Ride Pass: $37.50
Seniors & Disabled 40 Ride Pass: $70.00
Low Income Seniors & Disabled 20 Ride Pass: $18.75
Paratransit riders must be accepted for this service via an application process according to this public transportation website. Paratransit riders of the COLT need to complete a pass request form and either mail it with their payments to or come to the office address (from 8 a.m. to Noon or 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday) listed at the end of this article. Reservations have to be made at least 24 hours in advance and are taken for up to 14 days in the future, and must be confirmed by this public transportation staff. You can make reservations between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Like many door-to-door services, expect the bus driver to be there between 15 minutes before and after the scheduled pick up time. The COLT Paratransit drivers wait just five minutes for their riders. If you need to cancel this public transportation option in Loveland, Colorado, then call the Paratransit number listed at the end of this article at least 2 hours prior to the reservation time. Those who don’t are subject to paying that fare the next time out.
Those who are low income and want the low income rates need to be qualified via the House of Neighborly Service in Loveland, Colorado, whose address is 565 N. Cleveland Ave., with their phone number being 970-667-4939, and their email being [email protected]
This public transportation system has 2 routes which run from 6:40 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. from Monday through Friday and 9:40 a.m. to 9:40 p.m. on Saturdays according to their downloadable brochure The routes don’t operate on major holidays. The bus routes are referred to as the Blue and Green. The Green Route currently makes some 45 stops during the course of an hour and covers northwest and southwest Loveland, while the Blue Route makes some 33 stops during the hour and covers northwestern, central, and northeastern Loveland, Colorado. The main bus transfer station for both routes is at Orchards Shopping Center (routes commence and end here), which is where the FoxTrot bus public transportation station en route to Fort Collins is located (transfers to/from the FoxTrot are free).
Other Public Transportation Intangibles For Riding The COLT
All the buses used in getting people around town do have a wheelchair lift, and bike riders can store their bikes for free in the bike racks outside the buses. Riders can’t put their bikes in the buses. You may drink from spill proof containers and eat “tidy” snacks as long as you clean up after yourself. No smoking is allowed on these public transportation buses serving Loveland, Colorado, and only service animals and pets in carriers are allowed on the buses.
Contact the COLT: 410 E. 5th St., Loveland, Colorado 80537. Main Phone Number: 970-962-2700, which is also the Paratransit number. Information Number: 970-962-2429. Email: [email protected] Website is in the “Resources” Box.
