Bikes, Buses, and Automobiles: Commuting and Car Dependency in the Roaring Fork Valley

Bikes, Buses, and Automobiles: Commuting and Car Dependency in the Roaring Fork Valley

Traffic is a regular part of all of our lives in the Roaring Fork Valley, as so many people travel regionally to work, to run daily errands, and to get to the mountains. And transportation, namely cars, is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado, and in our valley, making our car-dependent culture not just a quality of life issue, but an environmental one as well. In this three-part series, reporter Caroline Llanes looks at the ways traffic has changed (and stayed the same) here in our community, and the ways we can get out of our cars and get around in ways that work better for our lives and the environment.

“Eso se ve divertido”: cómo el valle de Roaring Fork utiliza la bicicleta como transporte para los desplazamientos locales

Caroline Llanes

En la segunda parte de esta serie de tres artículos, la reportera Caroline Llanes echa un vistazo a cómo las bicicletas pueden utilizarse como formas prácticas de transporte para los desplazamientos locales. Fomentando otras formas de transporte como la bicicleta para excursiones cortas y breves, las autoridades pueden reducir el tráfico en los caminos locales.
A medida que más gente se desplaza valle abajo, la RFTA estudia mejoras para estas rutas de Hogback y valle abajo

Caroline Llanes

En la última de esta serie de tres partes, la reportera Caroline Llanes habla con personas que toman el autobús y examina más de cerca a la Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (Autoridad de Transporte de Roaring Fork) y lo que está haciendo para mejorar sus servicios con el fin de reducir la dependencia del automóvil.
A medida que los residentes del valle de Roaring Fork enfrentan una mayor congestión en carreteras y autopistas, los funcionarios buscan soluciones para disminuir la dependencia del automóvil.

Caroline Llanes

En la primera parte de esta serie de tres artículos, Caroline Llanes ofrece una visión general de la congestión y el tráfico en el valle, de cómo los habitantes lidian con los retos de los desplazamientos al trabajo y de cómo los funcionarios empiezan a pensar en soluciones para el transporte.
Environment

As more people move downvalley, RFTA eyes improvements for downvalley, Hogback routes

Caroline Llanes

In the last of this three-part series, reporter Caroline Llanes speaks with people who take the bus, and looks closer at the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, and what it’s doing to make its services better to reduce car dependency.
Environment

‘That looks like fun’: how the Roaring Fork Valley uses bikes as transportation for local trips

Caroline Llanes

In the second part of this three-part series, reporter Caroline Llanes takes a look at how bikes can be used as practical forms of transportation for local trips. By encouraging other forms of transit like biking for short, small excursions, officials can reduce traffic on local roads.
Environment

As Roaring Fork Valley residents observe more congested roads and highways, officials look at solutions to reduce car dependency

Caroline Llanes

In part one of this three-part series, Caroline Llanes takes a big picture look at congestion and traffic in the valley, how locals are dealing with the challenges of commuting, and how officials are starting to think about transportation solutions.