Ten percent of Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority funds support Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT). MMT is a division of The City of Colorado Springs and is the primary provider of public transportation services in the Pikes Peak region and is designated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as the recipient of grant funding for the Colorado Springs Urbanized area. Responsibilities include transit service administration, regional planning coordination, and ensuring compliance with Federal and State rules and regulations.
The Transit Services Division directs and manages the activities and operations of all fixed-route, ADA paratransit, and rideshare services for the region. Over ninety percent (90%) of operations are outsourced.
MMT reports monthly to the PPRTA Board of Directors.
Mountain Metro Fixed-Route Bus Service
- Includes service to Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and to parts of unincorporated El Paso County with approximately 5,800 one-way weekday trips per day servicing a diverse customer base
- Is the backbone of transit service in the region, providing over 1.8 million trips in 2021
- Includes a current fleet of 71 buses and 972 bus stops along 33 bus routes
- Maintained a farebox recovery rate of around 9% with 11 average daily boardings per hour in 2021
Mountain Metro Mobility – ADA/Paratransit Service within Mountain Metro Operating Service Area
- Provides the federally mandated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit service, a demand-response service for individuals whose mobility needs prevent them from using the fixed-route bus system
- Provides service within 3/4 mile of all local fixed routes during the same time the fixed-route system is operating
- Riders are required to be certified as eligible to receive curb-to-curb and door-to-door ADA complementary paratransit service.
- 100% of the ADA complementary paratransit riders are transit dependent
- Includes a private taxi option for trips up to seven (7) miles
- Provided 92,898 passenger trips with 48 vans in 2021
- Provided 517 premium taxi trips via a subcontract with zTrip in 2021
Mountain Metro Rides – Alternative Transportation
- Promotes alternative transportation options to residents of the Pikes Peak Region
- Reduces congestion and pollution by encouraging and coordinating the use of carpools, bicycle, commuting, school pool (including bike and walk pools for children as well as carpools), and transit use
- Operated 8 vanpool vehicles with 39 average monthly participants in 2021