DENVER – The City and County of Denver is celebrating the success of a free on-demand ride share service it launched less than two years ago as it reaches a major milestone of 100,000 riders with top destinations being grocery stores, regional public transit and community centers.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) launched the Denver Connector in Montbello as a one-year pilot in October 2021, to fill gaps in available public transit for that area and support the community with a point-to-point microtransit service.
Given the success of the program, in November 2022, Denver City Council approved DOTI to extend the pilot two more years and expand the service to Gateway, Globeville and Elyria-Swansea.
“The Denver Connector is a great example of the community, partners and the city coming together to creatively expand public transportation opportunities and connect people to the places they want and need to go,” said DOTI Executive Director, Adam Phipps.
Other organizations supporting the Denver Connector include the Northeast Transportation Connections, Downtowner and Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency.
About the Service:
- Riders use the Denver Connector mobile app or call (720) 905-4438 to request rides in English and Spanish.
- The service is available weekdays from 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. with on-demand trips in either the Montbello-Gateway or GES service areas.
- All rides are free!
- The service offers wheelchair accessible vans, bike racks, eco-friendly plug-in hybrid minivans and all-electric crossovers (crossovers leased through the voter-established Climate Protection Fund).
We will be celebrating with pop-up events at the following locations to promote the service and explain how to use it for new riders:
Tuesday, June 20th
Arie P Taylor Municipal Center
4685 Peoria St, Denver, CO 80239
11am-1pm
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Save-a-Lot
4874 Chambers Rd, Denver, CO 80239
2pm-4pm
Wednesday, June 21st
RTD Peoria Station
11501 E 33rd Ave, Aurora, CO 80010
6:30am-8:30am
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Walmart Neighborhood Market
5141 Chambers Rd, Denver, CO 80239
9am-11am
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Montbello Recreation Center
15555 E 53rd Ave, Denver, CO 80239
11:30am-1:30pm
Thursday, June 22nd
Montbello Branch Library
12955 Albrook Dr, Denver, CO 80239
11am-12:30pm
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Vina Apartments
2121 E 48th Ave, Denver, CO 80216
1pm-3pm
Friday, June 23rd
Focus Points’ Huerta Urbana Farmers Market
2501 E 48th Ave, Denver, CO 80216
2pm-6pm
To learn more about the Denver Connector, view service areas and download the app, visit: https://bit.ly/DenverConnector.
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