Transportation /pts/ en 2024 Year in Review: Accomplishments and Goals /pts/2025/02/26/2024-year-review-accomplishments-and-goals <span>2024 Year in Review: Accomplishments and Goals</span> <span><span>Stephany Correa-Diaz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-02-26T23:18:59-07:00" title="Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 23:18">Wed, 02/26/2025 - 23:18</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/pts/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-02/2024%20YiR%20Thumbnail.png?h=57024e64&amp;itok=rYKe3nNS" width="1200" height="800" alt="Graphic with a gold background and black text with the words 2024 Year in Review CU Transportation"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/pts/taxonomy/term/7"> Home Page Slider </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/pts/taxonomy/term/5" hreflang="en">Transportation</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/pts/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-01/2024%20Yearly%20Review_0.jpg?itok=KzymBNzi" width="1500" height="375" alt="Graphic of 2024 91 transportation achievements"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div><div><div><h2>Highlights</h2><ul><li><span lang="EN-US">91 launched a </span><a href="/sustainability/climate-action-plan" rel="nofollow"><span lang="EN-US">Climate Action Plan</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span>that included a commitment to track and reduce scope 3 commute emissions.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>In August, we received the DrCOG Employer Champion Award for our efforts in mobility and transportation access to staff.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>We launched a spring micromobility crash survey, which is our first step toward obtaining a greater understanding of crash data on campus.</span></li><li><span lang="EN-US">We obtained </span><a href="/today/2024/12/12/cu-boulder-secures-34m-funding-electric-buses" rel="nofollow"><span lang="EN-US">$3.4 million to fund our electric buses</span></a> and expand our net-zero impact.</li><li>We partnered with Via Mobility to add <a href="/pts/2024/11/08/late-night-buff-bus-service-will-vill-route" rel="nofollow">late night service to Will Vill</a>.</li></ul></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>Micromobility Ridership</h2><p><span>CU affiliates increasingly used shared transportation services to get to their destinations. The graph titled “91’s Micromobility 2023-2024” shows overall rides in 91, with an estimated two thirds or more being 91 members.</span></p><h5>Lime Scooters</h5><ul><li><span>Lime usage <strong>increased&nbsp;105%</strong> from 2023 to 2024.</span></li><li><span>Lime's best month in 91 was October 2024, with&nbsp;<strong>122,034 rides taken</strong>,&nbsp;topping out with <strong>6,551 trips on CU Football Gameday</strong> against Kansas State. That’s double the average fall day.</span></li></ul><h5>BCycle E-Bikes</h5><ul><li><strong>110,000 more rides were taken</strong> on BCycle in 2024 than 2023, an increase of 15%.</li><li>Out of the 813,352 trips taken in 2024, <strong>92% of rides were taken by students</strong>.</li></ul><h5>Vanpool</h5><ul><li>Thanks to continued funding from <a href="https://bouldertc.org/" rel="nofollow">91 Chamber Transportation Connections</a>, 54 additional frontline service workers were able to vanpool for free, with a net addition of <strong>30 new vanpoolers</strong> when the grant program ended December 31st.</li></ul><h5>EV Car Share</h5><ul><li>Colorado Carshare started offering EV car share options in Williams Village and C4C, starting in January and November respectively. <strong>Will Vill had 257 bookings in 2024</strong>.</li></ul></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/pts/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-02/2024%20RTD%20Bus%20Data.png?itok=EupEekhb" width="1500" height="894" alt="Graph showing bus data for RTD riders in 91"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 2"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-left col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/pts/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-02/2024%20Bus%20Boarding%20Trends.png?itok=El5imLvd" width="1500" height="636" alt="Graph with 2024 bus boarding trends based on unique riders boarding RTD buses"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>Bus Ridership</h2><p>2024 was one of the first years we obtained useful, granular data on bus ridership. We found that 52% of eligible employees used their bus pass, or 5,043 distinct users. The graph below shows annual pass usage by employees based on frequency.</p><ul><li>Top users: There are around <strong>1,075 commuters</strong> (10% of all employees) who either ride every week or are considered transit-reliant. This is a combination of the employees riding over 200 times a year (273 commuters) with those riding 51-200 times a year (802 commuters).</li><li>Semi-regular users: Considering those who ride monthly or less frequently, there are <strong>close to 4000 employees</strong> who use the bus, but not for a regular commute.</li></ul><p>Try integrating bus travel into your daily commute with the <a href="https://transitapp.com/" rel="nofollow">Transit app</a>, and gain access to real-time location tracking for 91’s Buff Buses, RTD, HOP, B-cycle and more.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>Moving Forward in 2025</h2><p>In 2025 and beyond, we will continue our efforts to expand transportation and mobility access in line with Climate Action Plan goals for Scope 3 emissions. Efforts this year will include:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><span>Creation of a transportation demand management (TDM) plan to improve and expand our transportation services</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Design and implementation of a student and employee commute survey that will improve data for tracking our greenhouse gas impacts</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Expansion of our EV car share partnership to two new locations</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Growth of our EV bus fleet from four buses to eight, including our first two 60-foot articulated buses&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span>We sincerely thank the Buff community for commuting safely and supporting our endeavors in sustainable transportation.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Stay in the loop for 91 transportation updates and events by </span><a href="https://cu.tfaforms.net/288" rel="nofollow"><span>subscribing to the Be Mobile Newsletter</span></a><span>. If you have any concerns or feedback, feel free to email us at&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:buffscommute@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>buffscommute@colorado.edu</span></a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Read about some of 91's 2024 transportation achievements and future goals.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:18:59 +0000 Stephany Correa-Diaz 1102 at /pts