{"id":2458140,"date":"2020-05-06T23:04:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T05:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-snowmass-and-rfta-to-receive-more-than-10m-in-federal-transit-assistance\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T23:04:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T05:04:01","slug":"aspen-snowmass-and-rfta-to-receive-more-than-10m-in-federal-transit-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-snowmass-and-rfta-to-receive-more-than-10m-in-federal-transit-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen, Snowmass and RFTA to receive more than $10M in federal transit assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first two rows of a RFTA bus is closed off to give the bus drivers distance from passengers due to the coronavirus on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong>
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The city of Aspen\u2019s transportation department, which has been hard hit in tax revenue reductions, is expected to receive up to $1.7 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding.<\/p>\n

Public transit in the upper Roaring Fork Valley likely will gain more than $10 million in funds from the act. The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is looking at a possible $8.4 million and another $500,000 going to Snowmass Village.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a huge help because it gets us through the end of the year,\u201d said John Krueger, Aspen\u2019s director of transportation.<\/p>\n

The transportation department is anticipating losing $1.3 million in funding this year due to COVID-19, which has severely impacted service levels both from an economic standpoint and a public safety perspective as only nine people are allowed on a bus at a time to follow social-distancing protocols.<\/p>\n

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