Highland Park NECO Pass

What is a NECO Pass and who can participate?

If you are an adult (ages 20+) that lives in Highland Park (renters, owners, home from college), you can sign up for a NECO Pass.

Youth (ages 19 and under) ride for free through RTD's Zero Fare for Youth program.  For details, including what to show the driver, see RTD's website.

If you have moved out of the neighborhood, please let us know.  Other Boulder neighborhoods that participate in the program can be found here.

The NECO Pass is good for one year of unlimited travel on all RTD local buses (Skip, Hop, Bound, Dash, Jump, 204, 205, 206, etc.), regional buses (to Denver, Golden, Longmont, Nederland/Eldora), airport buses (SkyRide), and light/commuter rail routes.  Special services such as Access-a-Ride and SeniorRide are not included.  Learn more about the NECO Pass from the City of Boulder and RTD.

You can also create (or continue to use) a MyRide account without a NECO Pass by logging in and loading your account with ticket funds or other pass tokens.

Ready to sign up or renew?

Before you start, please note:

1. Unique email address

   • Everyone has to have their own unique email address for a RTD MyRide account.  Multiple people cannot use the same email address.

   • You cannot use an email address that has been used to set up an Uber or Lyft account or an EcoPass from another organization, such as work.  RTD’s system rejects these, and it slows down our ability to issue you a NECO Pass.

   • This unique email is used by us, RTD, and Cheddar Up to communicate with you.  Please don’t forget to check that account, train the spam folder, and perhaps set an automatic forward to a more frequently used email.

2. Cheddar Up is the first step.  Whether you are a first time signup or renewal, you have to go through the Cheddar Up process first.

3. For first timers, the second step is to set up your MyRide account immediately after completing Cheddar Up.  MyRide directions can be found here.

   • Follow the relevant set of directions depending on if you want to: (a) use RTD’s MyRide mobile app (when all steps are correctly completed, we can issue the pass right away) or (b) use RTD’s physical smart card (you take an authorization form from us to a station that issues cards).

Want help / Have questions?  No problem.  Please contact us via email.  We'll answer asap.  If you'd like, leave a number and good time to call, and we can walk you through the process or troubleshoot over the phone, which is normally a quick way to get everything sorted.