How much will you save if you walk or bicycle to school every day of the year? What if you walk or bike once a week or once a month?

Fill in your numbers below and find out how much you will save when you walk or bicycle to school:

BICYCLE SAVINGS CALCULATOR Number of bicycle trips you will take in a school year: Enter one-way trips--that is, 100 days biking to and from school makes 200 trips Average/typical miles per trip (one way): Average/typical speed (miles per hour): RESULTS: Bike this many miles: Hours Spent: Hard dollar savings and benefits (average of two methods): Enjoyment/recreation benefit: > Save this many gallons of fuel (gasoline or diesel): Save this many pounds of C02 emissions: Save this many pounds of other pollution: Receive this much in total savings and other benefits: REQUIRED CALCULATIONS: Air pollution reduction: Bicyclist recreation/enjoyment benefit: Bicyclist health benefit: Congestion savings-bicycle communting & errands User savings from bicycle commuting & errands Subtotal of First Method: Second METHOD, all except recreation: Second method, recreational benefit: Subtotal of second method:

PEDESTRIAN SAVINGS CALCULATOR Number of walking trips you will take in a school year: Enter one-way trips--that is, 50 days walking to and from school makes 100 trips Average/typical miles per trip (one way): Average/typical speed (miles per hour): RESULTS: In one year, you will . . . Walk this many miles: Number of hours spent (estimate includes prep and non-walking time): Hard dollar savings and benefits (average of two methods) Enjoyment/recreation benefit:   Save this many gallons of fuel (gasoline or diesel): Save this many pounds of C02 emissions: Save this many pounds of other pollution: Receive this much in total savings and other benefits: PEDESTRIAN BENEFITS: Air pollution reduction (bicycle & pedestrian combined): Pedestrian recreation/enjoyment benefit: Pedestrian health benefit: Congestion savings-pedestrian commuting & errands: User savings-pedestrian commuting & errand: Subtotal: Second METHOD, all except recreation: Second method, recreational benefit: Subtotal of second method:

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Enter your own trips, miles, and speed to see how much you will save
Find how how much your whole family will save--enter the total trips and average trip length for everyone in your family
Figure out how much your whole class will save
Figure out how much your whole school will save
Figure out how much our entire state will save
Figure out how much our entire country will save!

The average elementary school student walks about 2mph and bikes about 8-9mph.
The average middle schooler walks 3-4mph and bikes 10-12mph.
About half of school students ride a bus to school; the average distance from home to school for school bus students is about 5 miles.
Most of the other half of students live within walking distance and their average distance to school is between 3/4 mile and 1 1/4 mile.
The typical elementary school has 250-350 students and the typical middle school has 400-500 students.
There are about 843,316 students in Colorado schools, Pre-K through 12th grade.
There are about 55.4 million K-12 school students in the U.S.
There are approximately 174 days in a school year, so if you walk or bicycle to and from school every single day that makes 348 trips.
To figure out the savings for your entire class, school, state, or country, you'll have to do some multiplication.

For instance, to figure out the savings for an entire school:
300 students * 50% in walking/biking distance * 174 days * 2 trips per day = 52200 trips in a year
Let's assume 90% walk and 10% bicycle. That is 46,980 trips by walking and 5,220 trips by bicycling
Average distance: 1 mile
Average speed of 2 mph walking or 8 mph bicycling
Put those numbers into the forms above and see what the answer is.
Add the bicycling and walking totals together to get the grand total. It's a lot!

Fuel savings assume the average U.S. automobile/light truck mileage of 20.3 miles per gallon; adjust if your mileage is higher or lower.
Fuel and pollution calculations assume that a driver is making a round trip to pick up and drop off one child; adjust if you are carpooling with two or more students or not making a round trip.
"Other pollution" includes carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, and volatile organic compounds, all of which contribute to smog and/or poor air quality; conversion rates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Your total benefit and savings include benefits to both you and your community: Savings in fuel, maintenance, and other consumable/per-mile automobile costs, congestion savings (up to 50% of traffic congestion at school start/end times is caused by trips to school), savings in the environmental cost of pollution and CO2 emission, health benefit to you of bicycling and/or walking to school, and enjoyment/recreational benefit of bicycling and/or walking to school. Explanation of the calculations, the numbers, and research backing them is available in an Excel file.

Nicole Albright: Web programming
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation/Missouri Safe Routes to School Network (mobikefed.org): Research, calculation formulas, web programming

Charcoal pile: Carlos Fernandez/FlickR. License: CC BY-NC 2.0
Slimy glob: Angie Shyrigh/Flickr. License: CC BY-NC 2.0
Money: Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation. License: CC BY 2.0.
WTSD and SRTS logos: National Center for Safe Routes to School
Gas can: Clipart Graphics/Public domain
"Hike it, Bike it, I like it" logo: WalkToSchool.org.

You may install the bike/ped calculator on your own web site and modify/adapt it for your own use, as long as you include the created by, credits, and photo credits sections above. Note that some of the photos & graphics are restricted to non-commercial use only. Download .zip file

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How much will you save if you walk or bicycle to school every day of the year? What if you walk or bike once a week or once a month?

Fill in your numbers below and find out how much you will save when you walk or bicycle to school:

BICYCLE SAVINGS CALCULATOR Number of bicycle trips you will take in a school year: Enter one-way trips--that is, 100 days biking to and from school makes 200 trips Average/typical miles per trip (one way): Average/typical speed (miles per hour): RESULTS: Bike this many miles: Hours Spent: Hard dollar savings and benefits (average of two methods): Enjoyment/recreation benefit: > Save this many gallons of fuel (gasoline or diesel): Save this many pounds of C02 emissions: Save this many pounds of other pollution: Receive this much in total savings and other benefits: REQUIRED CALCULATIONS: Air pollution reduction: Bicyclist recreation/enjoyment benefit: Bicyclist health benefit: Congestion savings-bicycle communting & errands User savings from bicycle commuting & errands Subtotal of First Method: Second METHOD, all except recreation: Second method, recreational benefit: Subtotal of second method:

PEDESTRIAN SAVINGS CALCULATOR Number of walking trips you will take in a school year: Enter one-way trips--that is, 50 days walking to and from school makes 100 trips Average/typical miles per trip (one way): Average/typical speed (miles per hour): RESULTS: In one year, you will . . . Walk this many miles: Number of hours spent (estimate includes prep and non-walking time): Hard dollar savings and benefits (average of two methods) Enjoyment/recreation benefit:   Save this many gallons of fuel (gasoline or diesel): Save this many pounds of C02 emissions: Save this many pounds of other pollution: Receive this much in total savings and other benefits: PEDESTRIAN BENEFITS: Air pollution reduction (bicycle & pedestrian combined): Pedestrian recreation/enjoyment benefit: Pedestrian health benefit: Congestion savings-pedestrian commuting & errands: User savings-pedestrian commuting & errand: Subtotal: Second METHOD, all except recreation: Second method, recreational benefit: Subtotal of second method:

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Enter your own trips, miles, and speed to see how much you will save
Find how how much your whole family will save--enter the total trips and average trip length for everyone in your family
Figure out how much your whole class will save
Figure out how much your whole school will save
Figure out how much our entire state will save
Figure out how much our entire country will save!

The average elementary school student walks about 2mph and bikes about 8-9mph.
The average middle schooler walks 3-4mph and bikes 10-12mph.
About half of school students ride a bus to school; the average distance from home to school for school bus students is about 5 miles.
Most of the other half of students live within walking distance and their average distance to school is between 3/4 mile and 1 1/4 mile.
The typical elementary school has 250-350 students and the typical middle school has 400-500 students.
There are about 843,316 students in Colorado schools, Pre-K through 12th grade.
There are about 55.4 million K-12 school students in the U.S.
There are approximately 174 days in a school year, so if you walk or bicycle to and from school every single day that makes 348 trips.
To figure out the savings for your entire class, school, state, or country, you'll have to do some multiplication.

For instance, to figure out the savings for an entire school:
300 students * 50% in walking/biking distance * 174 days * 2 trips per day = 52200 trips in a year
Let's assume 90% walk and 10% bicycle. That is 46,980 trips by walking and 5,220 trips by bicycling
Average distance: 1 mile
Average speed of 2 mph walking or 8 mph bicycling
Put those numbers into the forms above and see what the answer is.
Add the bicycling and walking totals together to get the grand total. It's a lot!

Fuel savings assume the average U.S. automobile/light truck mileage of 20.3 miles per gallon; adjust if your mileage is higher or lower.
Fuel and pollution calculations assume that a driver is making a round trip to pick up and drop off one child; adjust if you are carpooling with two or more students or not making a round trip.
"Other pollution" includes carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, and volatile organic compounds, all of which contribute to smog and/or poor air quality; conversion rates are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Your total benefit and savings include benefits to both you and your community: Savings in fuel, maintenance, and other consumable/per-mile automobile costs, congestion savings (up to 50% of traffic congestion at school start/end times is caused by trips to school), savings in the environmental cost of pollution and CO2 emission, health benefit to you of bicycling and/or walking to school, and enjoyment/recreational benefit of bicycling and/or walking to school. Explanation of the calculations, the numbers, and research backing them is available in an Excel file.

Nicole Albright: Web programming
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation/Missouri Safe Routes to School Network (mobikefed.org): Research, calculation formulas, web programming

Charcoal pile: Carlos Fernandez/FlickR. License: CC BY-NC 2.0
Slimy glob: Angie Shyrigh/Flickr. License: CC BY-NC 2.0
Money: Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation. License: CC BY 2.0.
WTSD and SRTS logos: National Center for Safe Routes to School
Gas can: Clipart Graphics/Public domain
"Hike it, Bike it, I like it" logo: WalkToSchool.org.

You may install the bike/ped calculator on your own web site and modify/adapt it for your own use, as long as you include the created by, credits, and photo credits sections above. Note that some of the photos & graphics are restricted to non-commercial use only. Download .zip file

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For more information or to schedule a ride, call 970-259-5438. 

Here are some helpful maps:

• Historic Durango Downtown Map
• Durango T Route Map
• Durango Trolley Map
• Animas River Trail Map
• Public Transportation All Routes

Download a pdf with all the local routes, fares and schedules:

• Local Route Information

Paratransit bus service is available to all residents with a disability preventing them from reaching a fixed route transit stop. To qualify, fill out the Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire. The Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire form must be signed by your health care provider. When completed, the Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire form may be dropped off or mailed to: Durango Transit, 250 8th Street, Durango, CO 81301.

If you have questions, or would like a form mailed to you, contact the Durango Transit Dispatch Office at (970) 375-4940.

The Opportunity / Paratransit Bus is a service provided qualified residents. To qualify fill out the Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire. The Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire form must be signed by your health care provider. When completed, the Durango Transit Paratransit form may be dropped off or mailed to: Durango Transit, 250 8th Street, Durango, CO 81301.

For more information, or if you would like an Opportunity Bus/Paratransit Form mailed to you, contact Durango Transit Dispatch Office at (970) 375-4940. Durango Transit also operates a demand response service that serves ADA-qualified residents of Durango unable to use the buses and trolleys. The fare is $2.00.

To schedule a pick up, contact Durango Transit Dispatch at (970) 259-5438. For Hearing Impaired Customers, please call the Transit TDD Line at (970) 247-3577.

Durango Transit does not operate on Sundays during the Winder Schedule (First Saturday in October through Mother's Day)

Durango Transit does not operate on the following holidays:

• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
• New Year's Day

Durango Transit provides limited service (6:15 AM - 7:00 PM) on the following holidays:

• MLK Jr. Day
• Presidents Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran's Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Day before Christmas

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) ensures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color or national origin in the provisions of benefits and services resulting from federally assisted programs and activities. Any person, who believes Durango Transit has violated his /her Title VI protections, should contact the DURANGO TRANSIT at 970-259-5438 blakeak@ci.durango.co.us. DURANGO TRANSIT has also developed a policy to assist individuals who are Limited English Proficient (LEP). Translation services in order to assist LEP individuals shall be made available to DURANGO TRANSIT’s customers upon request. DURANGO TRANSIT’s Title VI policy, complaint procedures and LEP Plan shall be made available upon request by contacting DURANGO TRANSIT Transportation Department at the above-noted information. For federal Title VI information please contact the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Region 8 at 720-963-3300. Federal Title VI information, including filing complaints, can also be accessed on the FTA web site at: www.fta.dot.gov.

To request additional information on the Durango Transit nondiscrimination obligation contact: Transit Operations Manager, Durango Transit 250 W 8^th St Durango, CO 81301 970-259-5438. Information in languages other than English will be provided as needed and will be consistent with DOT LEP Guidance.

• Durango Transit Center
• Parking
• FLC Transportation/Parking
• Neighborhood Electric Vehicles
• Durango Mountain Resort Shuttle

SNOW SCHEDULE (Hourly Service)
Loop Buses:
Transit Center to Walmart :00             Transit Center to FLC :00
Walmart to Transit Center :30             FLC to Transit Center  :30

Transit Center to Mercy :00                  Transit Center to North City Market :00
Mercy to Transit Center :30                  North City Market to Transit Center : 30

Transit Center To Crestview :00         Transit Center to Highway 160 W.  :30

Trolley:
Transit Center to Iron Horse :00 / :30          
Iron Horse to Transit Center :00 / :30
 

Daily DMR Skier Shuttle runs November 27th to March 28th.
Departs Transit Center 8:30 am
Arrives Purgatory Plaza 9:15 am

Departs Puratroy Plaza 4:30 pm
Arrives Transit Center 5:25 pm

Pricing:

• Round Trip Ticket: $10
• 10 ride Punch Card $60
• 20 Ride Punch Card $100 
   

Tickets are sold at the following locations:
Durango Transit Lobby (250 W. 8th St) (970.259.5438)
DMR Bodo Office (in Centennial Plaza) (970.385.8901 #0)
 

EMPLOYER BASED TRANSPORTATION PROGAMS

• A Guidance Manual for Implementing Effective Employer-based Travel Demand Management Programs
• Pre-tax Benefit Program Commuter Choice Payroll Deduction Authorization
• Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision

EDUCATION MATERIALS 

• High Intensity Activated Crosswalk  There will be one at the intersection of Camino Del Rio and 7th Street.
• Rapid Flashing Beacon  There will be one at the intersection of Camino Del Rio and 12th Street and one on Florida Road near Aspen Dr.
• Roundabouts  These intersections are relatively new to Durango, and if used correctly can be efficient and safe for everyone.