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🚨REMINDER: Veterans Day Holiday Closure 🚨

The Blue Bus will not be in service on Friday, November 10th, in honor of Veterans Day! The 255 Mountain Trail will continue to operate on its normal schedule.

🚨The North Central RTD 290 Edgewood Route will be suspended from November 14th through November 15th. Service will resume on November 16th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

🚨The North Central RTD 290 Edgewood Route will be suspended on November 8th. Service will resume on November 9th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Blue Bus has temporarily suspended Mora Route 810. The NCRTD is actively recruiting residents in the area to apply for a driver’s position to get the route back in service as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

“We have been operating this service with only one driver who lived in the region, so we are actively recruiting to find a new local driver,” said NCRTD Executive Director Anthony Mortillaro. “We’re hopeful that our partners will help us identify potential candidates for the position.” For more information tap here https://ow.ly/zqNF50Q36ux

If you are interested in being a driver, visit drivethebluebus.com

We had a great time at Trunk or Treat Taos this year! Thank you to everyone who stopped by. We saw some amazing costumes! See you next year

Last Chance! Let us know how to improve bus stops along Blue Bus routes. Send us your input today: https://www.ncrtd.org/projects/bus-stop-improvements

Reminder: Our bus stop improvement survey is underway! We are already seeing some great information from our riders. Don’t miss out on sharing your improvement this important project, complete the survey today: https://www.ncrtd.org/projects/bus-stop-improvements

Service Change Alert for Taos and Santa Fe service areas:

Effective Monday, Oct. 16, the Blue Bus will operate the all-new 275 Turquoise Trail route, providing service to Madrid, Los Cerrillos, NM-599 Rail Runner Station, Santa Fe Outlets and Santa Fe Place Mall. The new fare-free service will offer four round trips Monday through Friday.

In a related change, Route 270, previously branded as the Turquoise Trail route will now be re-named as the NM-599 Station Route. The free weekday service includes three round trips Monday through Friday and serves the NM-599 Rail Runner station, the Oñate Military Complex and the State Penitentiary Complex.

Taos area Blue Bus passengers need to be aware that effective Monday, Oct. 16, service hours on the popular 340 Chile line have been reduced, starting later in the morning and ending earlier on evenings. Northbound buses will now run between 7:30 a.m. and 4:53 p.m. and southbound buses run between 8:15 a.m. and 5:29 p.m. Previously, Chile Line northbound service ran between 7:30 a.m. and 6:08 p.m. and southbound buses ran between 7:00 a.m. and 6:44 p.m. The Chile line serves the Taos Pueblo, the Town of Taos and Ranchos de Taos.

Please visit the Blue Bus web site at https://www.ncrtd.org/service-changes/ for more details or call 866-206-0754.

The North Central RTD will not be in service Monday, October 9, in observance of the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Holiday. The 255 Mountain Trail Route to Ski Santa Fe will continue to operate on its current schedule.

Regular service will resume Tuesday, October 10.

Help Us Improve Bus Stops!

The Blue Bus is developing our Bus Stop and Amenities Design Guidelines. These guidelines will help us deliver better bus stops but we need your input! Please fill out our 5-minute survey to let us know how to make bus stops better for you:

Tap the link to get started. http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BlueBusStop

Rider Alert: The Fort Marcy Park Upper Lot bus stop on Murales Road is temporarily closed through Sunday, October 1 due to Santa Fe Wine and Chili Fiesta activities this weekend. 255 Mountain Trail riders can catch their bus at the South Capital Station on 1301 Alta Vista.

It’s a wrap! Awesome Blue Bus photo sessions this week! Go Blue Bus!

The Blue Bus is pleased to participate in Taos County’s Economic Development Summit today in Taos.

Hey there Taos adventure-seekers and snow enthusiasts! Looking for an exciting gig this winter? The Blue Bus is revving up for an epic journey to Taos Ski Valley, and we need YOU in the driver's seat!

Do you have a CDL with a passenger endorsement? Great news! We've got up to a whopping $2,000 sign-on incentive and end-of-season performance reward! Cha-ching!!

We’ve got full and part-time positions to fit your style. Paid Time Off and holiday pay are on the menu too! Did we mention the cool $20.06 per hour pay rate? The Blue Bus Taos seasonal service runs from December through April. Apply today!

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We are going LIVE for our groundbreaking event! Please join us 🚌

Our new Taos facility groundbreaking event is getting on its way! Join us LIVE at 10 am to hear notable speakers and view the groundbreaking

Enjoying touch a truck at the Taos Youth and Family Center! There’s still time to spin the prize wheel and ride the Blue Bus wheel chair lift. Come visit us!

The Blue Bus was honored to receive a South West Transit Association Spotlight Marketing Award today in Wichita, Kansas for our bus fleet and logo rebranding project! Thank you South West Transit Association!

Congrats to all of our Blue Bus staff for their years of service and service excellence!

We’d like to give a special thank you to Lillian Garcia from the Pueblo of San Ildefonso for serving 10 years on the NCRTD board of directors. Thank you for your consistent effort to bring quality transportation to Northern New Mexico!

What beautiful blue skies! One of the best things about riding the Blue Bus around Rio Arriba County is enjoying the views that make northern New Mexico beautiful. Thank you, Senator Jaramillo, for this lovely reminder!

RIDER ALERT: 255 MOUNTAIN TRAIL BLUE BUS STOP 470 TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO ZOZOBRA ACTIVITIES

The North Central RTD bus stop at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe will be temporarily closed on the following dates due to the annual burning of ZOZOBRA.

• Saturdays in August: 08/05, 08/12, 08/19, 08/26
• Wednesday, Aug. 30 through Saturday, Sept. 2.

Please utilize the Park & Ride lot at South Capitol Station on Cordova during this time as the parking lot at Fort Marcy Park will be temporarily closed.

You can also access route 255 Mountain Trail at Washington Avenue & Federal Place, stop 468 & 469. Normal service will resume Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023.

For more information call toll free 1-866-206-0754 ext. 1, or visit www.RideTheBlueBus.com

Where the Blue Bus goes, community grows! The Blue Bus recently partnered with the Taos YMCA to help with a summer field trip. It's so fun to get involved with our youth and show them the power of public transit and it looks like the kids had a blast on their trip!

Due to Santa Fe Spanish Market, the Sheridan St. stop will be closed Thurs., July 27 through Sun., July 30 & will resume operating Mon., July 31. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For more information visit ncrtd.org

BBQ potlucks are a favorite among the Blue Bus crew! Thank you to the staff that helped grill and those who brought food in.

Happy Rural Transit Day! Rural Transit is more than JUST public transportation, it's a commitment to the community, the environment, and the people we serve. Thank you to our amazing staff at the RTD who all work tirelessly to support the community and thank you to our riders who inspire us to do what we do. We are so happy to be a part of this community and are excited to foster growth in the areas we serve!

It's almost Rural Transit Day! Let us know in the comments what rural transit does for you 👇

"Rural transit provides essential services to our riders for necessary life activities such as going to the grocery store, doctor appointments and education. Many of these riders live in rural communities that are located many miles from essential service providers. The Blue Bus is the only feasible option to them." - Anthony Mortillaro, Executive Director of the NCRTD.

🚌Rural Transit Appreciation Day is this Sunday! To celebrate we asked what impact rural transit has on our community:

"Where we live it can be hard to get around. Rural transit offers many different varieties of transportation, whether it is a fixed route, demand service, or using our ADA service to get around." - Blue Bus Operations Team Member

How has rural transit impacted you? Let us know in the comments! 👇

The NCRTD is expanding! The recently awarded $8-million dollar grant from the FTA will help fund several expansion projects, including a new facility in Taos. Tap the link to read more:

https://www.taosnews.com/news/local-news/rtd-awarded-8m-grant/article_1f002ead-2f32-5a48-aded-f6f028b320b7.html

For more RTD news visit our website: https://www.ncrtd.org/news/

RTD awarded $8M grant The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded the North Central Regional Transit District (RTD) with an $8-million grant, which will help fund several expansion projects for the agency, …

🚌Rural Transit Appreciation Day is this Sunday! To celebrate we asked what impact rural transit has on our community:

"Rural Public Transportation means that it gives our community members the option to go out socialize, meet new people, visit different places, and go to their appointments in safe, reliable, comfortable, and friendly manner. I’m proud to be part of this amazing community service and super happy to be able to help others" - Blue Bus Dispatch Team Member

How has the Blue Bus made an impact in your life? Leave us a comment below! 👇

🚌Rural Transit Appreciation Day is this Sunday! To celebrate we asked what impact rural transit has on our community:

"The Blue Bus is the only transportation people have and I’m proud to be a part of it. It changes the quality of life of our riders and gives them more freedom!" Steven R., Blue Bus Operator.

How has the Blue Bus made an impact in your life? Leave us a comment below! 👇

The FTA Awards $8 million grant to NCRTD to purchase hybrid-electric buses. This grant will modernize and expand bus facilities in Taos and Española. The Blue Bus is excited to grow in our community!

Rural Transit Day is coming up on July 16! Let us know in the comments, what does rural transit mean to you?

Reminder! 🚨 ⚠️️ The NCRTD Blue Buses will not be in service tomorrow July 4th in observance of the holiday with the exception of the Mountain Trail 255 route to Ski Santa Fe.