A longtime transit partnership linking Loveland and Fort Collins is shifting gears. According to the Loveland Reporter Herald, beginning in January, Transfort will discontinue its FLEX F1 route, which has carried commuters between the two cities since 1997. In its place, City of Loveland Transit (COLT) will launch a new service connecting its north transit center at 37th Street and Garfield Avenue to Fort Collins’ transit center at South College Avenue and Fairway Lane. COLT’s new route will mirror the current F1 alignment, keeping the same stops and only minor adjustments to southbound schedules…