Pilot program transporting riders for just $1.50 in Birmingham looks to expand
- Date: 06/29/2024
A pilot program by the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority launched in select areas in the City of Birmingham. “Max on…
A pilot program by the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority launched in select areas in the City of Birmingham. “Max on…
In Longmont, Colorado, addressing transportation gaps and enhancing accessibility has been a key priority for community stakeholders. Recognizing the need…
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This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon‘s Jennifer Smith is joined by Jen Healy, rural transit program manager for the Quaboag…
Chatham Area Transit (CAT) is collaborating with FUSE, a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the capacity of local governments to…
Bloomington Transit is launching a new on-demand microtransit service starting July 15. It’s called BLink (pronounced like “blink”), and it’s…
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For the 15% of the U.S. population living in rural areas, simple but essential trips like commuting to work, grocery…
Starting July 15, Bloomington Transit (BT) plans to start offering a new zone-based on-demand service that is meant to help connect riders…
Advocates are sounding the alarm that America’s much-hyped “microtransit” services are essentially just app-taxis by another name — and they worry…
The City of Tyler has launched its first on-demand MicroTransit route for South Tyler to complement existing fixed route services. Since May…
Starting May 13, riders utilizing the South Tyler route will be able to book a ride by calling Tyler Transit…
Public transit operator Washtenaw Area Value Express (Wave) has introduced a new dial-a-ride service to help connect rural communities across…
MetroNow! is one of the newest programs offered through Metro transit in the suburbs of Cincinnati. Similar to Lyft and Uber, customers can schedule…
In partnership with Circuit Transit, residents and visitors of Avalon can now enjoy convenient rides to and from any destination…
Traveling around the city just got easier with the launch of the Norwalk Transit District’s expanded Wheels2U microtransit service and app.…
Microtransit is a free ride sharing program, similar to private services like Uber and Lyft. Park City partnered with High…
As a volunteer with the refugee resettlement agency ECDC, I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by low-income families in accessing reliable…
Lorain County commissioners unanimously voted March 26 to adopt a countywide pilot transit project to begin in July, and it was the…
The all-wheel van, decorated with a cow-print pattern, is part of a three-year pilot testing an on-demand public transportation service.…
The city of Broken Arrow has launched its new micro transit program designed to handle unmet transportation needs of residents.…
ABQ Ride Connect will complement fixed route services, filling first- and last-mile gaps and giving riders the ability to reach…
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Transportation Department has launched what it’s calling “an innovative microtransit and paratransit…
Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro) ushered in its new on-demand Move service in Rome. On Monday, New York…
The City Council on Feb. 26 approved a contract with Circuit Transit, Inc. for a pilot transportation program. The contract…
Longmont city officials recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Regional Transportation District (RTD), introducing an innovative microtransit program set…
Cherokee Area Transit Service (CATS) in Canton, Ga., has rebranded and introduced a new microtransit service pilot program. A soft…
Cherokee County’s public transit service is replacing its fixed routes in Canton with microtransit, and is operating under a new…
In a tune-up for this November’s transit tax referendum, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved nearly $3.5 million to pilot…
LA Metro’s MicroTransit Pilot Program, a lifeline for many, has been granted an extension until September 2024 by the Board…
Microtransit “is basically a cross between transit and Uber so it’s on-demand shared rides,” according to Frank Petise, Stamford’s Transportation…
While regional and commuter rail lines in this New England state help spur economic growth, first and last mile transit remains an obstacle. But Norwalk’s WHEELS2U micro transit program was so successful that the state is expanding localized shared van programs.
Jersey City’s subsidized ride-share program, established four years ago to reach neighborhoods not adequately served by public transportation, has surpassed…
There’s a window of time each week when riding a Sioux Falls city bus now might feel more like calling…
This article will provide a comprehensive overview of what a micro-transit system is, how it differs from traditional mass transit,…
Microtransit options can work well in less-dense areas and suburbs where few other transit options are available and where ridership…
The Gastonia City Council has approved a 36-month, $1.65 million contract in the first year with River North Transit, LLC…
The program enhances clients’ mobility and raises awareness of FRTA Access among agency staff, and since March 2022, when FRTA added bike racks to microtransit vehicles, riders beyond partner agencies have begun using them.
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For about as long as passengers have stepped onto buses, public transportation in most of Missouri has meant fixed routes…
The City of Avondale announced the one-year anniversary of its WeRIDE microtransit program, an award-winning initiative that has significantly transformed…
The Norwalk Transit District is expanding its on-demand ride-share service thanks to a $2 million state grant. “Today, we are celebrating the…
Roanoke’s bus system next month is launching on-demand service for riders on Sundays and in the evening hours the other…
The small historic town of Winchester, Va., will soon phase out its fixed-route bus system for a dynamic on-demand system…
A month and a half after launching its second first-mile, last-mile pilot program in Northeast Ohio’s Aerozone Alliance region — an economic…
Indiana’s Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (METS) announced the launch of METS Micro, an on-demand, app-based public transit pilot service in partnership with Via,…
Edwardsville and Bonner Springs residents have a new public transport option. The Unified Government’s Transportation Department launched the Southwest Edwardsville…
Nine communities are getting state funding to launch a microtransit pilot program. The $20 million program will let commuters access…
Public transit ridership plummeted around the world at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and never fully recovered. Some riders may…
Lack of transportation services in low-income communities greatly affects people’s health and well-being, creating barriers to social determinants of health…
More public transit agencies are offering low-fare, on-demand shuttle service as a way to connect people to existing transit services…
Getting from A to Z and back again just got a lot easier for employees in MassHire’s service area, thanks…
On Monday morning, Albemarle County launched a new on-demand public transportation system for two areas outside the traditional bus routes.…
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODoT) has awarded a five-year contract to on-demand transit specialist the Routing Company (TRC) to…
The California Department of Housing and Community Development has announced a grant of $2,699,407 to the Humboldt County Association of…
A new pilot program for affordable transportation is launching in Broken Arrow. The Microtransit Pilot Program is a service that uses…
Research on public microtransit service areas by former NCSG TRPG Director Dr. Sevgi Erdoğan and current NCSG PhD student Alibi Shokputov was recently published…
Norman On-Demand, a new microtransit service, joined the city’s array of transportation services, which OU students say is beneficial as…
CSKT Transit has partnered with Via Transportation to introduce a mobile application designed to revolutionize public transportation within the Flathead…
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the major transit provider for Philadelphia and the four surrounding counties, recently selected RideCo,…
Durango Transit is rolling out a new and flexible, on-demand micro-transit service called DuranGO! Microtransit, which will enable residents and…
The Routing Company has received a contract from Solano Transit Authority to deploy on-demand transit service. The contract includes a…
With a cost to LA Metro of $42 every time a passenger boards one of its e-taxi vans, called Metro…
GOTrenton!, the new micro-transit system in Trenton, the capital of New Jersey, is being introduced for the first time. Developed…
Autonomous vehicles will be used in California to try to reduce the number of medical appointment cancellations. A pilot project…
Lawrence Transit System is expanding its services with the launch of on-demand bus track. The agency’s new service helps to…
In 2020 Wilson, NC abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering $1.50 trips anywhere…
Below are some reasons that Metro Micro is awful: Cost: Microtransit’s cost to Metro is alarming. The Times says rides cost…
Rabbittransit’s Stop Hopper program has served more Valley residents than anticipated throughout the first year of its three-year pilot program,…
Between the lines: Microtransit programs aren’t financially self-sustaining, so cities must find funding sources. Avondale uses local funding combined with federal…
The City of Fairfield’s transit service (FAST) has added a new on-demand microtransit service called FAST Connect. To schedule same…
Recognizing this growing rural transportation challenge, in 2021 two Virginia transit agencies launched on-demand microtransit services designed to expand their…
Norman On-Demand, a new app-based public transit pilot program, was launched by the city of Norman, Okla., to make public…
Tulsa Transit announced they will be opening up a new ride-share-like service called Micro Transit for an easier way of…
The Charlottesville Area Transit is launching a new on-demand service in Albemarle County. CAT announced on Thursday that Via has…
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is launching a new workforce connector program to expand job opportunities in North Olmsted,…
Kansas City’s newest rideshare service, IRIS, is now available citywide, as well as in North Kansas City and in Gladstone.…
The City of Detroit Office of Mobility Innovation is launching a new shuttle pilot program next year to explore the…
Two years ago, Mitchell Elliott had a tough time convincing his organization that an on-demand transportation service would work in…
A new $342,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will help one Lowcountry organization plan for a new on-demand…
Richmond’s transit system is expanding deeper into the surrounding counties and launching on-demand “micro-transit” in underserved parts of the region. Driving the news: GRTC…
t’s been five years since Tameeka Mason has driven a car. The North Camden mother has a driver’s license but…
Ridership continues to grow for microtransit services in two Virginia communities (southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads) following the completion of…
The city’s new on-demand transit service, IRIS, will now serve riders across the entire metro, with the intention of filling…
SamTrans has launched a new on-demand micro-transit service in Half Moon Bay and East Palo Alto as it seeks to…
The Gold Coast Transit District’s new GO Now on-demand service offers flexibility and convenience for commuters, providing transportation for errands,…
Park City will have micro transit again starting July 2. Micro transit operates like a free ride-hailing service such as Uber…
Via and Uber have joined forces in order to provide customers with a seamless integration of Uber drivers into Via-powered…
A year after a fleet of minivans was introduced by the Capital Area Transit System as part of a citywide microtransit…
Transit agencies are increasingly offering an alternative service for their Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit riders. This service is…
Go Metro has announced that Hamilton county is set to introduce a ground-breaking on-demand public transit service called MetroNow!. The innovative service…
Tarta Flex program reaches rural areas and connects them into the city services.
After officially becoming classified as a metropolitan area in the last census, Twin Falls is now rolling out a public…
May Mobility in Ann Arbor, a developer and deployer of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, has launched the first on-demand public…
Uber will continue to support RideMon through June, at which point Mountain Line will partner with on-demand transit software provider…
It’s been a busy month in the world of mobility and technology: several big transit agencies announcing big plans on…
RALEIGH – State officials are helping public transit users, particularly in underserved areas, better understand an emerging transportation service. The…
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A new public transportation system will be coming to the City of Twin Falls in…
Topeka’s new micro transit service has been up and running for nearly three months now. City leaders tell 27 News…
One year ago, four black Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans with multi-colored swooshes all over them hit the streets in Buckhead. These…
A three-year microtransit pilot program run by the Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) is coming to six localities in the greater Richmond,…
Tulsa Transit can now take people from one destination to another, within North Tulsa, without having to hop on a bus.
It’s been a busy first quarter of 2023, and a lot’s been happening in the world of transit technology news.…
The city of Round Rock approved a contract with an on-demand taxi service — zTrip — to provide people with…
Suburban employers have job vacancies they can’t fill. There are plenty of job seekers in Milwaukee County, but many don’t…
Park City launched its micro transit pilot program Nov. 11, 2022. Between then and the beginning of March 2023, the…
New York’s Via has acquired U.K.-based Citymapper. The deal will integrate the software transit agencies use to plan routes with…
The city of Moab is set to debut its Moab Area Transit pilot program Thursday, which features both fixed-route service and on-demand…
Fox Valley residents who rely on public transportation will soon have another way to travel. Oshkosh’s GO Transit is planning…
The service is a pilot program Summit County’s transportation agency High Valley Transit is operating in partnership with the city.…
Last fall, Metro Transit launched a one-year, on-demand ride pilot in parts of three north Minneapolis neighborhoods, and because the…
Five transit agencies in rural Oklahoma teamed up to form PICK transportation, a door-to-door transit service that is fully ADA…
The first-mile, last-mile pilot program has a new shuttle dropping riders off directly at nearby employers
The Routing Company will work with Anne Arundel County Office of Transportation to help improve the convenience and accessibility of…
GoMicro is Riverside Transit Agency’s on-demand service that offers shared rides in the Hemet-San Jacinto microtransit zone. GoMicro provides an…
Communities on the east and south sides of Logan can now utilize Cache Valley Transit District’s new “microtransit” system titled…
Johnson County residents who face transportation barriers can now request same-day on-demand transportation through a new county-wide ride service. This…
In January, the transit department started a 12-month pilot program for free, on-demand rides, similar to Uber or Lyft, within city…
Southeast Vermont Transit (SEVT) began a new microtransit service in Windsor, Vt., on Jan. 23: Windsor MicroMOO. The Windsor MicroMOO…
The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority will introduce a new “microtransit” service in Rossford and two suburban zones on Monday…
Have more mobility news that we should be reading and sharing? Let us know! Reach out to Sage Kashner (kashner@ctaa.org).
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