SALIDA – In 2021, the Chaffee Shuttle was awarded funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to conduct a transit planning study for the San Luis Valley Region. This Plan aims to identify existing transit/mobility challenges and opportunities, seek input from community members and stakeholders about how mobility could be improved, and develop a plan that addresses the transit needs of community members, employers, and employees.

Project Progress to Date

The San Luis Valley Transit Plan kicked off in June 2021. To date, an assessment on demographic and employment travel pattern data and an inventory of existing transit service in the seven-county region have been assembled in an Existing Conditions Report. Additionally, public and stakeholder outreach has been conducted across the region through in-person and virtual interviews, online digital engagement opportunities, and seven local, in-person pop-up events. Through these engagement opportunities, a wide range of feedback on local mobility challenges were collected and documented in a Public and Stakeholder Engagement Summary.

The Existing Conditions Report and Public and Stakeholder Engagement Summary are available for anyone interested in learning more about the project and can be found on the project webpage, slvtransitplan.com.

What types of investments are most important to you?

During the first phase of community engagement, we asked for your help to identify mobility gaps in the San Luis Valley. We heard about many transit and mobility needs across the region. Now we would like your help in prioritizing how transit should be enhanced to better meet the needs of community members in the Valley. Please complete this brief survey to tell us which transit features are most important to you. The survey link can also be found on the project webpage at slvtransitplan.com.

The survey will close on Friday, December 24th, so please be sure to have your say in the future of transit in the region! Your input will inform service options and alternatives and help provide more accessible and reliable transit service in the San Luis Valley.

Stay Involved

Visit the project webpage to stay informed about the San Luis Valley Transit Plan.