Energy conservationists here had a good thing going when the city of Colorado Springs offered bus service to Schriever. Fuel, wear and tear on personal vehicles and the long drive out from distant parts of the city made riding the bus a smart move.
But when budget cuts forced the city to end bus service to Schriever this past January, some 250 commuters had no choice but to revert back to driving their own cars.
As administrators of the Department of Transportation’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program here, members of the 50th Logistics Readiness Flight could have simply thrown up their hands and said, “Well, we had a good run.” Instead, they began searching for a new program to fill the void.
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