Survey: Fewer commuters driving solo on U.S. 36

LOUISVILLE — If responses from participants in a two-year marketing campaign are any indication, travel along the U.S. Highway 36 corridor is showing improvement.

According to survey results released Tuesday by Louisville-based 36 Commuting Solutions, more commuters along the busy corridor between Boulder and Denver are opting out of driving solo, choosing instead either to carpool or use the Regional Transportation District’s new Flatiron Flyer bus rapid transit system.

Approximately 600 survey respondents participated in the group’s U.S. 36 Congestion Mitigation Program, which was designed to raise public awareness about commuting options, said Audrey DeBarros, executive director of 36 Commuting Solutions.

“To date,…