Douglas County commissioners approved spending nearly $3 million to offer free transportation within Highlands Ranch, a move officials hope expands micro transit services throughout the large county south of Denver.
Douglas County plans to annually spend $2.9 million with Via Transportation, providing free transportation options through most of the affluent Highlands Ranch metro district.
Set to launch in late spring, anyone in Highlands Ranch could call a number, or book through a mobile app, to grab a shuttle ride. The service connects to businesses, shopping centers, businesses, schools, parks, medical centers and Regional Transportation District stations.
Micro-transit, a hyper-localized strategy that Denver has also adopted in select neighborhoods, focuses on transferring people to select spots within specific boundaries…