Driving and Volunteering Opportunities

Drivers Recognition

Have you thought about the benefits of becoming a driver or volunteering to help improve mobility access in Boulder County?

Volunteers and drivers have a special role to play in the lives of many members in our community. Boulder County has a network of kind, compassionate volunteers and drivers who lovingly take people with limited mobility options to their medical appointments, grocery store, food bank etc. Volunteers and drivers offer so much more than just a ride! For example, a flexible schedule, opportunity to socialize, positive mental and physical outcomes, sense of fulfillment, and so much more!

Job Positions:

To help promote this profession and take steps towards recruiting more drivers in our Region, the Mobility and Access Coalition has created this page to promote transit workforce opportunities, volunteer driver positions, and regularly acknowledge drivers in our region!

Volunteer Driving Opportunities:

• Via Mobility Services
• Cultivate
• BVSD Volunteer Opportunities
• St. Vrain Valley Volunteer Opportunities
• Join our M4A Technology Ambassador Program

Paid Driving Opportunities:

• zTrip
• Via Mobility Services
• RTD
• Boulder Valley School District
• St. Vrain Valley School District

Resources

• DRMAC Getting There Guide
• VIA Services
• MAC Brochures
• M4A Brochures
• Ride Free Longmont Maps

Resources for Community Partners

According to the American Public Transit Association (APTA), the Transit Workforce Center (TWC), and the Transit Center, some of the recommendations to address the transit workforce shortage include increasing compensation, improving worker schedules, creating a positive work environment, demonstrating a clear path to promotions or raises, ensuring worker safety, providing ongoing training, and adopting more effective marketing and hiring practices.

More recommendations for hiring and retaining drivers:

TransitCenter’s Reports and Transit Tools

Mass Transit report on the Transit Operator Crisis

TWC’s Report on Bus Driver Recruitment and Retention in Challenging Times

TWC’s National Transit Frontline Worker Recruitment Campaign Toolkit Content

APTA’s research reports on Transit Workforce Shortage

APTA’s Transit Workforce Readiness Guide