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City likely to eliminate FREX Play Video
May 3, 2012 9:13 PM
It seems the city is closer to pulling the plug on the Front Range Express - also known as FREX - here in Colorado Springs. At last night's town hall meeting Mayor Bach answered questions from the public; many were worried about the future of FREX and what that... more » -
FREX to run through 2011
December 22, 2010 4:53 PM
The FrontRange Express, commonly called FREX, has been funded through the end of 2011. The Colorado Springs City Council approved funding for the bus service last week. FREX buses run between Colorado Springs and Denver, hauling about 350 riders each day, each way. FREX service will maintain its... more » -
FREX saved, at least for now
February 23, 2010 7:50 PM
The Front Range Express commuter bus service will continue to take riders from Colorado Springs to Denver, at least for the next year. Colorado Springs City Council members voted Tuesday to use the $1.44 million it received from the sale of nine of the buses to fund its share of... more » -
Denver council pushes carpools for ex-FREX riders
February 2, 2010 1:18 PM
The Denver Regional Council of Governments is urging displaced FREX riders to join either vanpools or carpools as the commute to Denver. FREX, or Front Range Express, is scheduled to shut down this month due to funding problems. But that doesn't mean a Denver worker living in Colorado Springs... more » -
Looking for FREX alternatives
January 31, 2010 8:20 PM
With the Front Range Express, also known as FREX, stopping service next month, several people, like Denise Rodriguez, are looking for another ride north. She's attending college in Denver, and the added stress doesn't help. "There's only so much stress a college student can take before they start to... more » -
Denver commuters to meet
January 29, 2010 1:29 PM
While the City of Colorado Springs is scrambling to keep FREX, the Front Range Express bus line, running between Colorado Springs and Denver, another group is looking ahead to a day when FREX won't be around. FREX is scheduled to shut down on February 12, but Colorado Springs may... more » -
FREX buses up for sale
January 28, 2010 7:44 PM
The city of Colorado Springs has put nine surplus FREX buses up for sale, for a third time. It's part of an effort to generate enough money to keep FREX running in 2010. Right now, the service is slated to end February 12. At least two out-of-state agencies have... more » -
FREX: Use it or lose it
January 20, 2010 6:51 PM
FREX passes are only good for another three weeks. As of February 12, the popular bus route that takes people from Colorado Springs to Denver, and a few place in between, won't exist. The policy written on the back of the ticket says "no refunds, no exchanges." But some... more » -
The end of FREX
January 14, 2010 7:27 PM
Efforts to save the FrontRange Express Service or FREX have failed. The city says service will end as of February 15th. The city of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) tried to sell nine extra FREX buses to temporarily keep the program going, but there... more » -
Plan to save FREX moves forward
December 17, 2009 9:02 PM
It looks like the Front Range Express transit system (FREX) will be saved for another year. A plan to fund the commuter bus route for 2010 cleared a major hurdle in Denver Thursday as the Colorado Transportation Commission gave its approval to the transit system to sell up to nine... more »
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