Mobile Mesa County - June 2021

Mobile Mesa County

Clifton Connectivity
Great things are happening in Clifton! Mesa County will soon break ground on a sidewalk
project on D 1/4 Road, which will help to improve connectivity between 32 Road and 32 1/2
Road. This addition of sidewalk will create a safer route for students traveling to Rocky
Mountain Elementary. Residents living in Candlewood Park and nearby neighborhoods
will also have improved accessibility to the Clifton Nature Park and Colorado Riverfront
Trail.

This past year, June of 2020, Mesa County was awarded a grant through the Multimodal
Options Fund through the Colorado Department of Transportation. The project will
provide an 8-foot wide sidewalk on the south side of D ¼ Road between 32 Road and 32 ½
Road along with an ADA ramp and pedestrian signal improvements at the intersection of
D ½ Road and 32 ½ Road adjacent to Rocky Mountain Elementary School. Mesa County is
expected to break ground early July for this project, with anticipated project completion
around the third week of September, 2021.

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GVT Ride Promotions
Kids Ride Free

Calling all District 51 Middle School and High School Students! Grand Valley Transit and
 Mesa County Workforce Center are teaming up to offer free rides on GVT Fixed Route to
Middle School and High School students. This program is available through August 31, and
it aims to help local students to have more accessibility to summer employment, seasonal
camps, and recreation activities.

In order to take advantage of this program, students must obtain a Free Ride sticker and
place it on their student ID. Stickers are available at participating locations including;
Grand Junction Parks & Recreation, Fruita Community Center, Palisade Pool, Mesa County
Public Libraries (Clifton & Central Branch), and Western Colorado Community College.
 Temporary IDs are also available at these locations if a student does not have a school ID.

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GVT Riders Get Discounted Tickets to the GJ Rockies

Grand Junction Rockies and GVT are teaming up to offer discounted tickets to Thursday
Home Games to all GVT riders and drivers, as a way to encourage Rockies fans to use the
DASH to get to the stadium.

GVT riders and drivers can get $6.00 reserved seats on Thursday Home Games - June 10 &
24, July 8 & 22, and August 5 & 19, this is a $3.00 discount on the regular ticket price. There
are a few ways in which riders can take advantage of the discounted tickets.

       Take the DASH to any of the above Thursday games, take a selfie on the DASH or
       with the DASH, then show your photo at the box office.

       Riders can present their GVT Bus Pass at the GJ Rockies Box Office.

       Drivers can take advantage of the discount by showing their ID Badge.

This special gameday offer is limited to one discounted ticket per DASH selfie, Bus Pass, or
Driver ID. Head over to Suplizio Field and cheer on the Rockies this season!

Community Spotlight

Grand Junction Regional Airport

Congratulations are in order for one of our community partners, Grand Junction Regional
Airport, who recently received the honor of Colorado Airport of the Year by CDOT. Grand
Junction Regional Airport is the largest on the Western Slope and the third largest airport
in Colorado. This spring the announced the addition of three new airlines that will be
offering flights in and out of Grand Junction, which increased the number of daily flights.
 In the past few years, flying out of Grand Junction has become more comparable to some
of the larger hubs, such as Denver and Salt Lake.

Next time you plan to travel, skip the hassle of driving in traffic, fly out of your hometown
in Grand Junction, it is far more convenient. Travelers can also take GVT to the airport,
there is a stop right outside the terminal.

GVT News

CASTA Fall Conference

Mesa County RTPO is excited to be the host agency for the annual fall conference for the
Colorado Association of Transit Agencies. Transit agencies throughout the state will gather
in Grand Junction for the annual conference September 14-17, at the downtown Convention
Center.

Last year Grand Valley Transit turned 20, but the county was unable to celebrate due to
COVID. Mesa County will host a 21 Anniversary Celebration during the CASTA conference
on Wednesday, September 15 from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM on the southside of the Convention
Center. Save the date for the celebration, the event is open to the public. Watch for more
information and an official invite coming soon.

                                                              GVT Operations July 5th

                                                              GVT will not provide service
                                                              on Sunday, July 4th, but will
                                                              resume regular operations
                                                              on Monday, July 5th.

                                                              Mesa County offices will be
                                                              closed on July 5th in
                                                              observation of Independence
                                                              Day. Hope everyone has a
                                                              safe holiday!