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== TransportationRocky Mountain Joe ==

surprised there's no Wikipedia article, or AFAICT even mention of, famous photographer and storyteller Rocky Mountain Joe Sturtevant, a Boulder institution. (Most recently reminded of Joe's work while researching Fort Chambers, Boulder Poor Farm in [[Valmont, Colorado]].) I seem to recall an unfavorable experience ☹️ trying to start a new WP article, so not prepared to do so, but will contribute if others can get it started. [[User:Doug Grinbergs|Doug Grinbergs]] ([[User talk:Doug Grinbergs|talk]]) 17:25, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Edited the Transportation section to correct errors about bus system.

:Can you post some citations here? <span style="border:1px solid;padding:2px 6px;font-arial">'''〜 [[User:Adflatuss|<span style="color:#3cb400">Adflatuss</span>]] • [[User talk:Adflatuss|<span style="color:#0066ff">talk</span>]]'''</span> 18:20, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Dash, Skip, Jump, Stampede, and Bound are all owned by RTD and operated by First Transit. The original entry had included several of these routes with the Hop as being operated by Go Boulder.

== Boulder's Documentary that was featured on PBS ==

* Regardless, those routes are an important and integral part of Boulder transportation, and are very popular and prominent. I've put them back in, but left their managerial details unspoken-for. Feel free to add details about who operates/owns them but do not remove them. Thanks! --[[User:The silentist|The silentist]] 06:52, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I know I'm a little bias because I was apart of the documentary; however I think "This Is (not) Who We Are" should be on here. [[Special:Contributions/2600:1700:8B81:6A00:B51D:FFEA:B958:185|2600:1700:8B81:6A00:B51D:FFEA:B958:185]] ([[User talk:2600:1700:8B81:6A00:B51D:FFEA:B958:185|talk]]) 09:29, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

* I know this isn't vital information to get right, but technically, the RTD now partly funds the Hop, and the University of Colorado Student Union has long been a financial partner in it. In fact, they apparently pay for all of the Night Hop service [http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/goboulder/html/transit/hop/hop_fact_sheet.htm], which explains its existence as late night buses never serve enough people to get tax money. Also, I know the Bolt is operated by RTD, but the other routes are not. So somehow we need to word this more generally because each bus route was a totally seperate creation and negotiation, with financing and operation varying accordingly. --[[User:Laurascudder|Laura Scudder]] | [[User talk:Laurascudder|Talk]] 18:07, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

=== Fundingelevation and Operation ===

I originally added the statement about GO Boulder's management and funding, which I based on information I got from the bus driver. To clarify regarding the Hop and GO Boulder's lack of commercial advertising, I emailed the city and here's what I got:

I find it interesting that the Elevation listed in the top section (ref. 2 USGS) differs notably from the elevation stated in the narrative section (ref. 4).

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From: Cris Jones<br/>

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Hi Ken,<br/>

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The HOP is operated by a non-profit organization called Special Transit (www.specialtransit.org). The service is paid for through a partnership between RTD, CU, and the city of Boulder. RTD passes are accepted on all the named bus routes. Interior advertisements on all buses beside the HOP are handled by RTD's advertising contractor Lamar Advertising. We do not provide interior ad space on the HOP route for anything other than non-profit organizations.<br/>

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Does this answer your questions?<br/>

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Thank you!<br/>

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Cris Jones

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I think of Boulder as being a little higher than Denver, though of course that greatly depends on precisely where the respective measurements are made. [[User:Lepome|Lepome]] ([[User talk:Lepome|talk]]) 14:21, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

I was asking specifically about how funding works for The HOP and why GO Boulder buses don't have any commercial advertisements, as I wasn't aware at the time that other points of fact were in dispute.

== Cruisers ==

- [[User:kkinder|Ken]]

Found it interesting that it said the cruisers are underground and that there's no organizers anymore. Took me two seconds to find the [https://www.instagram.com/bouldercruiserride/?hl=en Instagram] and [https://www.facebook.com/HappyThursdayCruiserRide/ Facebook] pages--I remember in high school though, it would be posted on Snapchat. [https://www.colorado.edu/theherd/bouldercruiserride CU Boulder] even has a page on it. [[User:SassyTaffy|SassyTaffy]] ([[User talk:SassyTaffy|talk]]) 17:19, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

== Notable people ==

According to nobelprize.org, no person named "Joel" or "Button" ever won an award, so I'm removing that name.

:Also, totally forgot to mention, but I'm new to Wikipedia and am learning how to navigate everything. [[User:SassyTaffy|SassyTaffy]] ([[User talk:SassyTaffy|talk]]) 17:33, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

The best known Charles Boettcher (unambiguously called "Charles … III" in one source) was born in Germany (1852); his grandson Charles Boettcher (called by one source "Charles … II") was born in Denver (1901). ''Claudius Kedzie'' Boettcher (son of the German-born Charles and father of the Denver-born Charles) ''was'' born in Boulder (1875). Another source says "Charles … III" owned the Denver Falcons ice hockey team in 1950; German Charles died in 1952, so this may be him, the grandson, or a third Charles. Anyway I'm removing [[Charles Boettcher]] from this section because of all the uncertainty.

== Link to 2025 Boulder fire attack page ==

I'm also removing the years, since it's not obvious what they mean (they're not all dates of birth).

:—[[User:Fleminra|Fleminra]] 23:48, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Need a link to this page. [[Special:Contributions/64.185.111.178|64.185.111.178]] ([[User talk:64.185.111.178|talk]]) 02:04, 8 June 2025 (UTC)