Boulder County

Month Route/Program Riders
July Ride Free Lafayette 1367
August Ride Free Lafayette 1457
July Lyons Flyer 255
August Lyons Flyer 619
Month
  • July
  • August
  • July
  • August
Route/Program
  • Ride Free Lafayette
  • Ride Free Lafayette
  • Lyons Flyer
  • Lyons Flyer
Riders
  • 1367
  • 1457
  • 255
  • 619

Ride Free Lafayette's ridership gains were modest in July (28 more riders served) and declined from August (542 fewer riders served) last year due to a change in the scheduling software. Our contractor changed the loading time required for passengers in order to meter the demand more efficiently for the drivers and increase on-time performance. The consequence of this was a more manageable trip itinerary for the drivers and decreased ridership from last year.

  • July
    • 2022 = 1,339
    • 2023 = 1,367
      • Riders on extended service for 3 hours M-F = 194
  • August
    • 2022 = 1,999
    • 2023 = 1,457
      • Riders on extended service for 3 hours M-F = 200

Lyons Flyer experienced ridership gains over last year by adding an additional mid-day round trip from Lyons to Boulder and back.

  • July
    • 2022 = 121
    • 2023 =  255
      • Riders on mid-day route extended service = 42
  • August
    • 2022 = 305
    • 2023 = 619
      • Riders on mid-day route extended service = 87