Roaring Fork Transportation Authority

RFTA New Flyer DE40I #602 operates on Route 11.
Founded	1983
Headquarters	0051 Service Center Drive, Aspen, Colorado 81611
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Fleet	100 transit buses 10 shuttle vans
Fuel type	biodiesel, compressed natural gas
Website	rfta.com RFTA Bus Tracker

The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (pronounced "Rifta") was established in 1983, and is operated by a Rural Transportation Authority. RFTA provides bus service to Aspen, Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, Basalt, a portion of Eagle County, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and their newest member New Castle. Regularly scheduled service reaches as far as Rifle.

RFTA currently operates a fleet of around 100 vehicles and 10 shuttle vans. RFTA uses biodiesel in all of its diesel power vehicles including hybrid buses and ethanol in gasoline vehicles. RFTA also has 22 compressed natural gas buses for the VelociRFTA BRT system.

RFTA's Bus Rapid Transit system offers express service throughout the Roaring Fork Valley from Glenwood Springs to Aspen since September 3, 2013. VelociRFTA is thought to be the first ever rural Bus Rapid Transit system in the U.S. Ridership immediately rose 27.6% year over year with the new system. These buses operate on CNG from the Glenwood Springs facility.

The name is a pun on Velociraptor and the logo is a green Velociraptor.

Valley Routes:

City of Aspen, Snowmass Village, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs Routes: