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Credit: SUMC in collaboration with AARP
Connecting Community Transportation: The Transactional Data Specification
Human services transportation typically takes the form of what is called demand-responsive transportation (DRT) — services that do not follow fixed routes or schedules. There are an estimated 1,000 DRT services currently operating in the U.S., many ...
A DART Connect cutaway bus.
Credit: DTC
Connecting Rural Communities with DART Connect: On-Demand Microtransit in Sussex County, Delaware
Summary
In 2020, the Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) received funding through a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) grant to develop DART Connect, a technology-enabled microtransit project in the towns of ...
Credit: Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority
Coordination Through Discovery: Developing the ATL RIDES Trip Planning Platform, Atlanta, GA
Brief Summary
The Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (ATL) received an Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) grant to develop a regional trip planning application called ATL RIDES.
ATL RIDES provides trip discovery information for mobility services ...
Source: CDC
COVID-19 Resource Homepage
Brief Summary
This page serves as a centralized hub for insights into how the COVID-19 virus has impacted cities and transportation sectors, the resulting travel restrictions, and how agencies and operators have responded.
Introduction
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Frank Lee, Director of Transportation at CPACS, conducts a survey with the Burmese community on a shuttle to the flea market
CPACS Ride – Lessons Learned in Four Phases – Phase 1: Leaning & Building Trust
Brief Summary
CPACS Ride began in October 2020 as a community-led Mobility on Demand system, with the goal of coordinating trips between multiple transit agencies in Clarkston, GA, a suburb of Atlanta home to many immigrant and refugee communities.
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CPACS Ride Shuttle
CPACS Ride – Lessons Learned in Four Phases – Phase 3: Trip Sharing
Brief Summary:
The Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) received a grant from the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) in 2020 to provide mobility on demand (MOD) solutions for people with disabilities and older adults, ...
Figure 7 – CPACS Ride rider-facing app
CPACS Ride – Lessons Learned in Four Phases – Phase 4: Planning & Implementation
Brief Summary:
The Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) received a grant from the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) in 2020 to provide mobility on demand (MOD) solutions for people with disabilities and older adults, ...
RTD Operator Delivering a Grocery Order
Denver RTD Access-a-Ride Food Delivery Program
This case study is part of a larger review of Public Transit Food Delivery Programs that have popped-up across the country in response to COVID-19. The Regional Transportation District (RTD) example below offers a large transit agency perspective and ...
Credit: RTD
Denver RTD Partners with Masabi and Uber for App Development
Brief Summary
Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) partnered with Uber. In this agreement, customers on Uber’s app can discover and pay for RTDs’ services alongside Ubers’ ridehailing options.
Masabi supports the payment technology ...