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Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- The free Downtown shuttle is also available.
- Bring your own car
- Get a good bike. While Colorado Springs is small enough to get around easily on two wheels, rutted sidewalks and a lack of bike paths can make cycling somewhat hazardous. Remember a bike lock so you can lock your ride.
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to Denver International costs $90.
- Denver International Airport is also available, and often cheaper. It’s about an hour away from CC, with no bus service available.
- The Colorado Springs Airport is about a 20 minute drive from Colorado College.
College Prowler Take
Most cities the size of Colorado Springs place little importance on developing public transportation, but it’s apparent that CC’s hometown has aimed well below the average. Students almost never use the bus system, mostly because nobody knows where the buses go or when they go there. One taxi service operates within city limits, and it’s not high on a typical CC student’s list of transport, either. Although freshmen are technically not allowed to have cars, many learn quickly that this is a rule that was meant to be broken. Students that don’t have cars rarely find it difficult to find a ride, especially if they want to go grocery shopping or on a day trip to the mountains. In addition, residence hall HRs and RAs are good about planning group shopping trips, and student groups provide vans or buses to concerts and other cultural events. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
I have never used the public...
I have never used the public transportation here. There’s a city bus system that comes right by the school, but I don’t know the schedule or routes, so I can’t officially comment on that. |
Anonymous says: |
If you’re not going to have a car...
If you’re not going to have a car here, don’t fret; it’s always easy to borrow a car from a friend or acquaintance. Just have some gas money ready. |
Anonymous says: |
Most CC students go through their...
Most CC students go through their entire four years without once using public transportation. There’s only one taxi company in town, and the bus schedule is irregular and confusing. Everything worth going to, though, is within a few miles of the CC campus. That means that students can either walk, bike, or drive to any spot in town. |
Anonymous says: |
Colorado Springs is a small enough...
Colorado Springs is a small enough town that—for better or worse—public transportation is nearly non-existent and inconvenient. |
Anonymous says: |
Public transportation in Colorado...
Public transportation in Colorado Springs isn’t incredibly accessible. Cabs to and from Downtown are expensive enough that you might as well take 10 minutes and walk. |
Public Transportation
Runs from the campus all the way to the end of Downtown, as well as to the eateries and stores. The shuttle stops on the corner of Cache Le Poudre and Cascade, diagonally across from the Worner Center. Most days, it arrives once every 15 minutes, and on weekends, once every 30 minutes. For those late nights at the bars, you can get safely home until midnight. Environmentally-friendly yellow and green shuttle service
Greyhound
Greyhound-Trailways Bus Terminal is in Downtown Colorado Springs, about two miles from campus. For schedule information, call (719) 578-1737 Colorado Springs Greyhound Trailways Bus Terminal 327 South Weber St. www.greyhound.com
Airport
Colorado Springs Airport 7770 East Drennan Rd. (719) 550-1900 www.flycos.com
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