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Nebraska State-Wide Vanpool Subsidy Program

Brief Summary In 2017, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) partnered with Enterprise to pilot Go NEWhere, a vanpooling program. NDOT subsidizes commuter-based vanpools up to $400 per month. Each vanpool carries between 7 and 15 passengers ...

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One Account, Many Transit Agencies: Integrating Transit Payments with NEORide EZfare

Brief Summary NEORide is a council of governments that formed in 2014 to coordinate efforts between small and medium transit agencies. NEORide received federal and state grants to launch EZfare, an account-based platform where transit customers ...

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One-Call/One-Click: Bridging the Gaps between Customers and Human Service Transportation Providers, Seattle, WA

Brief Summary Hopelink and the King County Mobility Coalition (KCMC) are leading an effort to implement a One-Call/One-Click platform. One-Call/One-Click is a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform that helps users discover human services transportation ...

Open-Loop Transit Payments Summary

Open-loop payment systems allow transit riders to pay for their trip directly using a debit or credit card or digital wallet. Unlike proprietary fare mediums connected to accounts within closed systems, open-loop loop payment systems enable direct transactions ...

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Partnering to Reduce Missed Medical Appointments, Pierre, SD

Brief Summary River Cities Public Transit and Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre partnered to offer a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) service. Through this service, patients pay for their rides to and from medical appointments based ...

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Pocahontas, Iowa Sees Opportunity for Small Town Bikeshare

Brief Summary The town of Pocahontas, IA launched a bikeshare program in 2018 in partnership with Koloni, Inc. Rather than contracting the operations out like most bikeshare systems in larger cities, the town manages the fleet and operations, and ...

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Pop-Up Mobility Paths & Open Streets due to COVID-19 Crisis

Brief Summary Since March 2020, public transit and transportation network company (TNC) ridership dropped dramatically worldwide due to COVID-19. On the other hand, the pandemic has increased the willingness to explore open streets and mobility paths. ...

Popular Transport of Goods in Africa: Reality, Needs, & Opportunities for Climate Action

Africa, with its growing integration into technology-intensive industries, abundant raw materials for renewable energy markets, a young, dynamic workforce, and integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), presents a significant ...

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Public Transit during COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery

As part of SUMC’s on-going efforts to chronicle and assess how cities and transportation sectors are impacted by the novel COVID-19 coronavirus, this case study explores how public transit agencies in particular have addressed the unique challenges ...

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Ready, Set, Go!: Using Microtransit to Overcome Transportation Barriers with MATA Ready!, Memphis, TN

Brief Summary In 2018, the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) began developing an on-demand microtransit project to address transportation access challenges in areas of the city with unreliable fixed-route service.  Through the Memphis Transit ...

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