Buses in Santa Fe suffer from lack of funding and an apathetic public, who supposedly care about…read morethe climate but who drive doggedly no matter how awful the traffic or foul the air. The best way to illustrate the problem is to point out that Santa Fe Airport is an international airport, but none of the Santa Fe Trails bus routes go there--at all, ever. You see gloriously happy people hiking and biking on the wonderful walking trails, but when it comes to grocery shopping, appointments, school, work, etc. the middle class simply gets in their car and drives. If you live near Route 4, which is reliable and useful, you are fine. But most of the city of Santa Fe is simply inaccessible by public transportation, and they do not care.

The Santa Fe Trails bus system is a convenient and inexpensive way to get around town if you don't…read morehave a car or don't feel like walking to your destination. For $1 each way, Route M heads up to Museum Hill and gets you there in 10 minutes. The drivers are friendly and the buses are clean and practically empty. It's like having your own private chauffeur with lots of leg room. Culture shock if you take public transportation in the big cities!

When Los Alamos County decided to start taxing the Atomic Energy Lab that is based within their…read morejurisdiction, a whole bunch of new tax revenue was suddenly sitting prettily in their city coffers. Which is why the Atomic City Transit is such a nice bus line. While visiting Bandalier National Monument and enjoying lunch in the picnic area, I noticed these colorful buses that appeared regularly in the parking lot. They were the Atomic City Transit buses, which operate from 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday - Friday except for holidays. It is important to know that during the summer months, you cannot drive into the park between 9 and 3. The reason for the shuttle is that a fire and subsequent flooding in the area made this necessary. It's only a 20 minute ride on theshuttle bus. The free shuttle runs from White Rock Visitor Center, about 8 miles from the park entrance. It runs every 20-30 minutes. If you're hiking a distance, you can drive into the park before 9 am and park at the lot by the visitor center. There is a $12 fee. When I tiptoed down to feel the water in Frijoles Creek, (freezing!) I stopped to admire a bus that was on a scheduled break. The Los Alamos buses are clean and neat. They do not look like any of the hard core buses you see in large urban areas. Even better, ACT actually brings you to the local Airport at your request! According to the ACT website, "ACT Route 2 serves the airport (LAM) upon request. Riders should advise the Route 2 driver of airport terminal building destination when boarding the bus. Riders should call 661-RIDE (7433) to request a Route 2 pick-up at the airport terminal building." Imagine that! Calling your city bus to come get you at the airport or drop you off at your request! Even better--ACT has an ACTracker which links to the bus line's real time route information site. Click on this link from any computer or mobile device for route maps and estimated arrival times. You can also create an account and sign up for service updates. Yes, this is a great transportation system! 5 YELP STARS!

Communication before and after pickup at Santa Fe Airport has been terrible at best. Driver was…read morelate for pickup and communication the day of travel was not ideal. Mailbox is now full and you are not able to leave a message. My college aged daughter was charged for a round trip and was only taken one way with SMU in Taos program. I have talked with the owner multiple times the past couple weeks and the answer is always that half of the trip will be refunded today or tomorrow. It has been weeks. Phone calls are not answered or returned and text messages are ignored. Use another company for shuttle services.

After 25 years of visiting my sister in Taos FINALLY there's a decent, reliable & friendly shuttle…read moreservice! Make my day Mountain View Shuttle Recently, I had the pleasure of riding to ABQ airport with Jeremiah, a driver from Mountain View Shuttle Service. Jeremiah was a delight to chat with for the 2.5 hour drive. He was on time, a safe driver and the vehicle was a big new SUV. Charlie, in the office, was a huge help also. I spoke with Charlie several times and he took care of my shuttle needs. I highly recommend Mountain View Shuttle & I'll be using them upon my next visit.