Travel Training
Travel Training can help individuals try a new mode of transportation to increase their mobility options. Some Northern Colorado providers and partners already facilitate travel trainings as noted below.
RideNoCo Travel Training
RideNoCo Mobility Specialists are available to train anyone interested in learning more about transportation options in the region, how to use RideNoCo’s Trip Discovery Tool, and what the One Call/One Click Center can do for you!
To request a RideNoCo Travel Training, please email mobility@nfrmpo.org to schedule a time and discuss your specific travel training goals.
Fort Collins Travel Training Resources
Transfort
Transfort offers in-person or virtual travel training sessions to groups and individual one-on-one training to help you learn how to read schedules, plan trips, and use their mobile app. They can also come to your organization, business, or school. You can sign up for the Travel Training Program through the Recreator, send your request to transfortinfo@fcgov.com, or by calling customer service at 970-221-6620.
The Arc of Larimer County facilitates a two-part travel training about using Transfort’s services with a focus on the specific needs of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Please reach out to Jessey Manison directly with questions: jmanison@arclc.org
FC Bikes hosts bicycle education classes and presentations and has a directory of online classes and learn from home bicycle resources here. FC Bikes also facilitates the Bike Buddy Program to match new bicyclists to trained Bicycle Ambassadors to help learn how to select a comfortable route, safely ride in traffic, basic bicycle maintenance, and choosing gear. Additionally, the City of Fort Collins operates a Safe Routes to School program to provide youth travel training.
Loveland Travel Training Resources
City of Loveland Transit (COLT) offers travel training that is customized to trainee’s experience level. Request a COLT travel training by calling (970) 962-2700.
Greeley-Evans Transit Travel Training Resources
Greeley-Evans Transit (GET) offers travel training designed to teach safe and independent travel on their public transit system, with a focus on their fixed route services. To schedule a travel training, please contact GET at 970-350-9290.
General Bicycle Resources
The League of American Bicyclists have a variety of smart cycling resources including free video resources in both English and Spanish to teach the basic rules of the road as a cyclist.
Bicycle Colorado also has a Colorado-specific rules of the road information page.
Denver Metro Area and Boulder County Resources
Boulder County Mobility for All collaborates with community partners throughout Boulder County to offer transportation-related technology workshops and one-on-one support to help community members of all ages and abilities feel more comfortable using transportation applications such as Google Maps, the Transit App, Lyft, Uber, and RTD Mobile Ticketing.