Core Transit

Who We Are

We believe every journey should be an empowering and gratifying experience. As a user-friendly multi modal transportation authority, Core Transit invites you to navigate Eagle County safely, easily and affordably. Our lively crew of experts drive home the benefits of public transportation with consistently reliable, light hearted and rewarding service that unites us.

After months of planning and public feedback, Core Transit is excited to share some outrageously beneficial updates to the upcoming winter schedule.  

1. The current summer schedule will be extended by one week to November 30, 2024.  The winter schedule begins December 1 and runs through April 13, 2025.  
2. We love fare-free and know you do too - not to worry - all the same routes from this summer will continue to be fare-free this winter and beyond.  

We've made some service enhancements as we roll into winter.  Check them out below. 

Highway 6 - We've Added: 

• More buses at peak times
• More express routes to and from places like Walmart, Vail, and Edwards
• More shadow buses as needed because our buses are becoming more popular than Taylor Swift
• First bus departs Lake Creek at 5am which is 40 minutes earlier than last year! 
• Last bus departs VTC at 1:05am, which is almost 2 hours later than last year, and once it completes the Hwy 6 rout - it will then continue to the Valley Route stops through Gypsum.  

The Valley Route - We've Added: 

• More buses at peak times
• More express routes from Eagle - some of which now include Sylvan Lake and 5th & Wall
• More shadow buses because we want you to arrive at your destination on-time and be comfortable
• New stops on some routes at Chamonix (Conoco) in West Vail, and Cascade Village
• First bus departs Gypsum at 5:24am
• Last dedicated Valley Route bus departs VTC at 11:20pm (PRO TIP: The 1:05am Hwy 6 bus will also continue to the Valley Route stops through Gypsum)

     Vail / BC Express - We've Added: 

• Extra stops at peak times at employee housing stops in Avon
• We'll continue to run a bus every 20 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes between 11:30am and 3pm

     Minturn / Leadville:  Still holding strong with the same level of service as this summer.   

• Stay tuned for a full schedule release in mid-November.  Do you want to be the first to know about schedule releases?  Sign up for Core Transit News Alerts HERE.  
• Check our current schedules HERE.  
• View our live bus tracker website to see where your bus is - click HERE.  

MORE ABOUT CORE TRANSIT

Quick Facts

• Our goal goal is to enhance regional collaboration and cost-sharing, improve transportation and transit systems, and better address the needs of the region’s workforce, employers, residents and visitors.
• The Eagle Valley Transportation Authority (EVTA) was approved in November 2022 by voters in unincorporated Eagle County, the towns of Avon, Eagle, Minturn, Red Cliff and Vail, and Beaver Creek Metro District.  The EVTA is now Core Transit.  
• Creation of the EVTA also authorized a half-penny sales tax specifically to fund operations of future services.
• Voters in the town of Gypsum did not approve the EVTA, so the new tax will not be collected in that jurisdiction. Gypsum may consider membership in the EVTA at a later time. 

Services

• EVTA will support regional transit services, primarily services that connect one or more of the member jurisdictions.
• ECO Transit, as the county’s current regional transportation provider, will form the backbone of the EVTA service. For the immediate future, current ECO Transit services and routes will be maintained using existing funding from a previous voter-approved half-penny sales tax that is collected County-wide.
  • ECO Transit services will not be impacted to communities—including Gypsum, Leadville and Lake County—that are not currently EVTA member jurisdictions.
• EVTA and ECO Transit have begun the process of transferring existing ECO Transit operations, equipment and funding into the new authority. This process is scheduled to be complete in 2024
• New funding generated by the EVTA’s sales tax will be earmarked for the enhancements highlighted in the proposal approved by voters. This will include:
  • Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek, Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
  • New limited-stop express service at peak workforce commute hours.
  • Year-round, lower cost flights at Eagle County Airport to help provide more options for local residents and to support the valley’s economy.
• Longer term enhancements for the EVTA will include:
  • Zero-emissions conversion of ECO Transit’s Highway 6 bus service to help meet the region’s shared climate goals.
  • Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing for transit employees.
  • Regionwide, long-term planning to address transportation needs 20 to 30 years in the future. 
• Local services such as local bus services in Avon, Beaver Creek and Vail will continue to be operated by those communities and will not immediately become part of the EVTA.
  • Local transit providers will benefit from membership in the EVTA by sharing technical expertise, project management and maintenance resources; coordinating technology and equipment purchases; accessing state and federal grant funding; and leveraging regional route realignments to reduce redundancy and free up local funding for other purposes