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Participants needed! The Burleson Global Design Group is researching the connection between student transportation and feelings of well-being. Participants should have been CU Boulder students within the last six months and have regularly attended in-person class, work or campus activities. Eligible students will participate in a one-time 30-minute interview with a member of the research team and will receive a $10 gift card.

If you’re interested in participating, . If you have questions about the research, contact the principal investigator at grace.burleson@colorado.edu.

Until Labor Day, the will provide service between Nederland High School and the Hessie Trailhead every 15 minutes on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The will also provide service to Eldorado Canyon State Park on weekends and holidays until Labor Day, carrying passengers to Boulder, Superior and trailheads along Eldorado Springs Drive (Colorado Highway 170).

The Open Space and Mountain Parks department also provides guides, events and equipment for people with disabilities interested in hiking. provided by Boulder.

Colorado CarShare has two new locations in Boulder: Frasier Meadows on Ponca Place and 30th and Spruce at Boulder Junction. Make sure to take a look at the offered through this program.

Thanks to the 250+ cyclists who stopped by our station for breakfast and tried out our blender bike! We appreciate your efforts for more sustainable transportation. See you next year!

The death of rising U.S. cycling star Magnus White was as preventable as it was tragic. Join fellow cyclists on Aug. 11 in the call for better laws and improved infrastructure to protect cyclists and other vulnerable road users. Riders start at Parking Lot 360 on CU Boulder Campus and finish at Farrand Field on the CU Campus. and join as the new voice for change.

This fall, , also known as Colorado 119, to improve safety. Improvements include a separated hard surface bikeway with direct connections to Longmont, Niwot, Gunbarrel and Boulder.

Check out the new Boulder’s Community Vitality Department installed in the University Hill commercial district and downtown Boulder. They give estimates on the time it takes to walk or bike to key destinations.

To wrap up LGBTQ+ Pride Month, here are two LGBTQ+ leaders who have made positive contributions to the transportation sector:

• : Butler was a consultant, writer and speaker who and advocated for diversity and inclusion as well as urban transportation issues. Now, they are a doctoral student in Urban Planning at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at University of California, Los Angeles.
• : Parker is a former mayor of Houston, Texas, and was involved in projects that improved mobility and infrastructure, such as the . Now, she is the president and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund.

July is Disability Pride Month! Celebrate with us by learning about two leaders with disabilities in the transportation sector:

• : Yates is an accessibility consultant and journalist who has worked internationally to advocate for disability rights in transportation and infrastructure, including her role as an accessibility consultant for MetroRio in Rio de Janeiro. She has worked with BBC Three, and the Independent.Ìý
• : Rain is a disability advocate and content creator, to highlight different issues wheelchair users face in transportation and other sectors. She also gives talks on disability and LGBTQ+ education within the workplace.

Buffs make up 93% of all BCycle users in the city of Boulder!

Initiated in 2019, Rural Transit Day focuses on what agencies are doing to recognize passengers and staff on Rural Transit Day and throughout the year. of this holiday.