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The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA), the public transportation operator for 10 communities in a 70-mile service area between Aspen and Rifle, CO, is telling its story with the February photo of the 2010 APTA Calendar. The photo shows one of RFTA’s hybrid vehicles parked across the street from the Rubey Park Transit Center in Aspen—demonstrating how public transportation “takes us there” in an environmentally sensitive way.

All RFTA buses use a blend of biodiesel fuel and its gasoline vehicles use an ethanol blend. In the future, the agency plans to upgrade its 30-year-old maintenance facility by incorporating solar and geothermal technologies.

The authority’s other green operations include providing bike racks on its buses and owning and managing the 42-mile Rio Grande Trail. RFTA also partners with the U.S. Forest Service to provide bus service to Maroon Bells wilderness area during the summer months, in an effort to keep the fragile ecosystem from being overrun by automobiles.

The APTA calendar is available online at the discounted rate of $4 for APTA members and $6 for non-members, with no additional fee for shipping.

Photo by Dawn Mullally Chase, Marketing Manager, RFTA

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