Staff has proposed some adjustements in the BOLT service.  As the attached article indicates, they plan to maintain high frequency service during peak commute hours, but significanlty cut-back on off-peak frequencies:

 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/may/17/longmont-cutbacks-rtd-may-cut-bolt-service/

Very clearly, as Chris Jones from the City notes, the service reductions will impact riders who travel on the BOLT route during off-peak periods.  There also is a concern that ridership during peak hours will drop as a consequence of the decreased convenience for indivduals who might need to take one commute trip (even if it is on an irregular basis) during the off-peak periods.

But, at this point, I am not hearing significant arguments with the logic of RTD’s proposed service changes for the BOLT.  RTD is picking-up significant new service costs to replace the expiring federal grant that funded the BOLT, just not the full $807,000.   I do look forward to the upcoming public hearings, though, and seeing if there is a strong case for adjusting the initial staff proposal.