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Around the United States, public transit agencies are looking to connect their employees and customers to the COVID-19 vaccine. Some of the creative strategies employed by these agencies include fare-free rides to and from vaccine appointments and bonuses ...

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is implementing WisGo, a new account-based fare payment system, in partnership with Umo. MCTS will adopt its partnership with Umo across three phases: In Phase I, MCTS allows customers to plan transit trips ...

Bikeshare and transit customers in the Las Vegas area can now pay for their rides all through the Transit app. Sponsored through the Regional Transportation Commision (RTC) of Southern Nevada, a metropolitan planning organization that oversees the bikeshare ...

The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha (Omaha Metro)  is launching a new contactless fare payment system, called Umo, across its fleet. Umo is a product of Cubic. With Umo, customers can load money into a fare wallet through an app or online. Upon ...

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) has partnered with the California Integrated Travel Project (Cal-ITP) to add a contactless payment system for its customers for a six-month trial period. Anyone can pay for their bus fares by tapping their mobile wallet, ...

The Sarasota County Transit Agency (SCAT) in Florida is launching a new demand-response, point-to-point rideshare system. Called OnDemand by Sarasota County, customers can request shared minivan rides by app, supported by Via, or telephone within four ...

King County Metro is launching Metro Flex, a new on-demand microtransit service. Metro Flex combines three existing microtransit services hosted across King County: Community Ride, Ride Pingo to Transit, and Via to Transit. With these three services, ...

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority (LA Metro) has announced a new Adopt-a-Bike program, where residents are given previously owned bicycles that LA Metro has claimed. Leading into the start of this program, LA Metro would collect hundreds of ...

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is now allowing customers to use contactless fare payment options on its light rail trains. Means of contactless fare payments include contactless credit, debit cards, prepaid cards, and smartphone mobile ...

Citrus Connection, the transit agency for Polk County, has announced a one-year shuttle service pilot, called the Squeeze, in downtown Lakeland. Starting in July 2021, the Squeeze will have a fleet of two electric street carts that move along fixed routes ...