Johnnie St. Vrain: What Longmont council ward do you live in? And how do you catch a bus?

Dear Johnnie: Will you please print a map of the wards in Longmont and also a map of the RTD routes? I’ve lived here 55 years, and I don’t know where the boundaries are for the wards, and I don’t know where the buses go. I’d appreciate it. — TC Line Caller

Dear TC Line Caller: Yes, your question came to me via the TC Line, which would not have not a good place for responding to your request.

The best way to know which City Council ward you’re in is to vote. The best way to learn the bus routes is, well, to ride the bus.

Let’s start with Longmont’s three council wards. If you don’t see Ward 2 candidates on your ballot this year, then you live in Ward 1 or Ward 3. Here’s my description of those boundaries.

Ward 1 encompasses northeast Longmont and all parts of the city east of East Count