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Take a RIDE with Me: Highlighting the Adoption of Citywide Microtransit in Wilson, NC
Brief Summary
The City of Wilson launched RIDE in September 2020. RIDE is a citywide on-demand microtransit service that replaced the city’s limited fixed-route bus system.
The City of Wilson earned an Accelerating Innovative Mobility grant ...
Credit: COTA
Technological Advancements and Interagency Networks in Central Ohio: COTA’s AI-enabled Transit and Traffic Management Platform
Summary
In 2020, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) received an Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to launch an interjurisdictional transit and traffic management platform
COTA’s platform, ...
Arlington, TX
The City of Arlington, TX and Via MOD P3 RFP and Contract Process
Brief Summary
In 2017, Arlington, TX issued a RFP for a demand response rideshare service. The objectives of this pilot were to help alleviate road congestion, offer additional mobility options to help reduce vehicle trips, and better understand ...
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The Path to Mobility Interoperability
Since 2021, the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) has convened a Specs to Standards working group. In these meetings for the working group, advocates, planners, and policymakers from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors discussed the need for data ...
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The Role of Data Specifications in Creating an Interoperable Transportation System
Brief Summary
Data specifications are the prescriptions or outlines for how data should be conveyed between parties. They provide a common language for how transportation services share information with each other and with users.
Some commonly ...
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The Story of Green Raiteros: A Shared & Electric Lifeline for California Farmworkers, 2020
This case study on Green Raiteros is part of a collaboration between SUMC and the Hewlett Foundation that aims to explore a broad array of electric and shared mobility pilot projects across the U.S. and to build greater understanding of these innovative ...
Credit: Michigan Department of Transportation
Transit Innovation Workshop Series Workshop #1: State DOT Support for the General Transit Feed Specification
Introduction
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) hosted the first virtual workshop of a four-part series on the ways state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) support ...
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Transit Innovation Workshop Series Workshop #2: How to Get From Here to There: Trip Planning Apps
Introduction
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) hosted the second virtual workshop of a four-part series on how State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) support ...
Credit: CTDOT
Transit Innovation Workshop Series Workshop #3: Integrated Payment: Coordinating Payment Solutions Across Transportation Services
Introduction
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) hosted the third virtual workshop of a four-part series on how State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) support innovation ...
A GRTC LINK vehicle. Credit: GRTC
Transit Innovation Workshop Series Workshop #4: More Ways to Move: Using Microtransit to Connect Communities
Introduction
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) hosted the fourth and final virtual workshop of a series focusing on how State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) ...