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Today is Election Day. If your ballot is still sitting on the kitchen counter, fill it out and return it now. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. tonight. It's too late to mail it, since postmarks don't count. Take it to a drop box
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There is a lot going on this fall with Friends of YVRTA: campaign events, getting the word out, and connecting with so many of you about what RTA Ballot Issue 7A means for getting around the valley, from safer trips on Highway 40 to new routes where there are none
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RTA Ballot Issue 7A is the half-cent sales tax that funds the Yampa Valley RTA, on the November 3 ballot. Why we are voting yes, what it costs, the dates that matter, and how to help. Everything else is at friendsofyvrta.org/7a
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The RTA funding question has a name. The half-percent sales tax the YVRTA Board referred on August 26 is certified for the November 3 ballot as Yampa Valley RTA Ballot Issue 7A. There will be a variety of state questions on the same ballot; pay attention for the local
Three meetings discussing whether Yampa Valley voters get a say on regional transit funding this November. One is behind us. Two are ahead, and both take public comment. Craig City Council takes up the ballot question tonight, Tuesday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m. The YVRTA Board then votes
Two meetings, one this Friday and one next Wednesday, set the path toward a regional transit funding question on the November ballot. Steamboat Springs City Council will hold a special meeting Friday, August 21 at 10 a.m., online only, with one topic on the agenda: the RTA ballot measure.
The YVRTA Board meets Monday, August 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Hayden Town Hall (178 West Jefferson Avenue) and online via Zoom. This is a big meeting YVRTA has been working toward this summer. The community polling results come back, and the first draft of a November
The YVRTA Board meets Monday, July 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Hayden Town Hall (178 West Jefferson Avenue) and online via Microsoft Teams. Some of the authority's most consequential early work is moving quickly this summer. The executive director search is now in the hands
The YVRTA Board meets Monday, July 6 (was Monday, June 29) from 4-6pm at Hayden Town Hall - (178 West Jefferson Avenue) and online via Zoom. It marks the board's first regular meeting since the May 30 retreat, and it lands at a busy moment: two new contracts
There is a lot happening across the Yampa Valley this spring, and some of it is too important to wait for the next board meeting. In this roundup, we take a closer look at why Steamboat Springs Transit stands out as a national rural transit success story, highlight regional and
The YVRTA Board meets Monday, May 18 from 4-6 p.m. at Hayden Town Hall (178 West Jefferson Avenue) and online via Zoom. Monday's agenda continues to build the organization: an RFQ for interim accounting services, an RFP for an executive director search firm, and the authority&
It has been a long time coming, but we’re proud to finally have a home on the web. Welcome to friendsofyvrta.org. If you’ve followed our work over the past year–from a small group of volunteers, to campaign events and Ballots and Brews nights, to board meetings
The YVRTA Board meets Monday, April 27 from 4-6 p.m. at Hayden Town Hall (178 West Jefferson Avenue) and online via Zoom. It's a full agenda: highlights include a public hearing and adoption of the 2026 budget, a review of service goals and funding mechanisms, an
Friends of YVRTA believes the formation of a local RTA is essential to our community's sustainability, vitality, and quality of life. Here's a few reasons why: 1) Workforce & Accessibility A regional transportation authority connects local people to local opportunities. By increasing the investment in transportation
A few updates as we head into spring. YVRTA Board Meeting: Monday March 30, 4pm The YVRTA Board meets Monday at Hayden Town Hall and online via Zoom. This is a full agenda, highlights include the 2026 budget presentation, formation of an executive staffing committee, website development, and discussion on
