MountainRides
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| Mountain Rides Transportation Authority is the complete alternative transportation provider in the Blaine County. Our vision, mission, and goals are:VISION (the big picture): To be the sustainable transportation backbone of Blaine County and adjacent communities. MISSION (what we do): Manage transportation demand by providing access and mobility to those who live, work, or visit Blaine County with service alternatives (including walking, biking, rideshare, vanpool, car share, custom buses, fixed route bus, rail systems, gondolas, telecommuting and transportation counseling) to the single occupancy vehicle that are environmentally sustainable, energy efficient, attractive, safe, convenient, reliable, and cost-effective.GOALS (how we succeed):· Provide attractive and easy to use multimodal transportation services at fair and equitable costs to users and tax payers· Reduce Blaine County’s transportation generated pollution and its “carbon footprint”· Promote land-use policies in Blaine County that facilitate multimodal transportationMountain Rides encourages the residents, visitors, employees and employers of Blaine County to "be part of the solution", and to try riding the bus, vanpooling, carpooling, walking or riding a bike as an alternative to driving a single occupancy vehicle. Questions? Call 208-788-RIDE. | |
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For the Feb. 10th BBC showing, keep in mind that Mountain Rides makes stops immediately in front of The Community School on the Blue Route upon request. Depending on direction the bus will stop before this event at 6:08, 6:22, 6:38 and 6:52pm. After the showing, Blue Route buses will run until after 11pm. Don't grab your keys! Grab a Mountain Ride Today!
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Marketing Coordinator Erikka Gulbranson would like to announce that Mountain Rides and The Community School have signed an agreement allowing students and staff to have unlimited access to ride the bus through the remainder of the school year, picking up again when school starts in the fall. "We are excited for the partnership between The Community School and Mountain Rides to grow and become an educating experience for students in the Wood River Valley. Every time we have the opportunity to teach young adults the benefts of leaving the car at home, the more of an impact we have on that individuals carbon footprint in this valley." Students and Staff members will receive a bus I.D. card that will allow the rider unlimited transportation throughout the valley, 7 days a week. "We are proud of The Community School Administration, Students, Staff and Parents for recognizing the need for an alternative transportation source when getting to school or around town to different events and look forward to educating students with our Safe Routes to School Program as well as Adults with our Smart Moves Campaign.
Don’t grab your keys! Mountain Rides will take you to the Cox Communications FREE Winter Concert Series and then home again! Every Thursday beginning February 11 and running until March 25
th from 4 – 6pm plan to catch a Mountain Rides bus and join the hundreds of concerts goers in Town Plaza, Ketchum! Valley Bus Riders can catch the bus to SV and arrive at Sturtevant’s around 4:40pm! to get back down the Valley catch the Wells Fargo bus at 6:15pm or after dinner at 7:45pm. Town riders are encouraged to use Blue, Silver or Red as closest options to Town Plaza. For more information, grab a schedule at a local vendor, go to www.mountainrides.org or call our Trip Planner 788.RIDE for detailed stop information and times.Mountain Rides would like to remind and encourage residents and visitors to use bus service to and from the Sun Valley Nordic Festival Events Jan 30 – Feb 5
th. Go to www.mountainrides.org/news/ to see the list of Nordic Events and suggestions on which bus to catch from your location. For detailed stop information to one of the many concerts or activities, call the Trip Planner at 788-RIDE or grab a printed schedule and plan your trip before the event!Mountain Rides staff were having a conversation in the office the other day about a man who called in to let us know that during the Christmas Eve blackout, he hopped on the bus and rode it around town until the power went back on! He said it was fun to see who was out and about and it was MUCH warmer that his condo, so he caught a ride.
We want you to catch a ride! Let us know about your cool story! Do you have any? Join us on Facebook or Twitter and send us your cool story!
Also, stayed tuned...we have a new website that will be posted with blogging and video capabilities.
You are the solution! Don't grab your keys! Grab a Mountain Ride today!
Its's snowing...so take the bus to the lifts? It's free in town and for Hailey/Bellevue Residents, it's less than $3.00 for a ride. We have passes for super discounts, if you plan on riding the bus more often.
It's snowing...so take the bus to work? They're warm, you don't have to refill your tank or buy new tires and you can actually call your auto insurance company and tell them that your mileage has decreased and they will lower your rate!
Did you know, your Blaine County Student can ride the bus for FREE? Blaine County School District has set-up a contract with Mountain Rides to pay for your child to get to school in the morning and get home or to their after-school activity when the bell rings!
So many ways to use the bus! If you need help planning your ride call us 788.RIDE or check us out on the web www.mountainrides.org
Mountain Rides Transportation Authority is currently in full-swing, offering service on the Town Route (Ketchum/Sun Valley) from 7am - 11:50pm and the Valley Route (Ketchum/Sun Valley to Hailey and Bellevue) from 6:00am until 10:42pm, check schedules for pick-up and drop-off times in your area.
Improvements to the FREE Town Schedule include new routes, extended times and more service. Board Members, City Officials, Sun Valley Company Employees and Local Residents worked side-by-side planning out the new times to work in conjunction with tourist, employee and local needs. Erikka Gulbranson, MRTA Marketing Coordinator stated, "We are very excited to announce that the NEW Town Schedule was a successful collaboration of bus riders and hopeful bus riders alike. We are looking forward to a exciting time, as people are leaving their cars at home and jumping on the bus."
The Valley Route has also seen a face-lift in the NEW schedule, making several changes after a survey was completed by 500 local businesses and residents, requesting more service hours, extra stops and pick-up times for students heading to after-school activities. The NEW Valley Schedule has also provided a way for skiers to hop on the bus in the morning and travel directly to River Run to ski 7 days a week!
Mountain Rides provides alternative solutions to the single-occupancy vehicle. We ask that you choose to be the solution and save money at the same time! For more information or help plannnig your ride, check us out at www.mountainrides.org or call us at 208.788.RIDE.
