Transfort, the public transit operator for the City of Fort Collins, announced a set of service reductions Oct. 6 intended “to align transit service with available resources,” Transfort Director Kaley Zeisel said in the city’s official press release.
Changes include the rapid‑transit MAX line, which will operate every 10 minutes from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and every 20 minutes during remaining service hours; Route 81 will see its frequency halved from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes, while Route 8 continues every 30 minutes in the opposite direction; Route 10 will be suspended entirely; and Saturday service on Route 9 will be suspended. These changes went into effect Oct. 13.
The decision follows a staffing shortage and a broader funding shortfall. The city’s press release stated the citywide hiring freeze has limited hiring opportunities and forced temporary service reductions to maintain reliability…