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Wal-Mart is piloting a project with Uber and Lyft to deliver groceries.  A customer would order groceries online and select a delivery window.  A Wal-Mart employee would then fulfill the order and call Uber or Lyft to take the order directly to the ...

Argo AI and Ford Motor Company are partnering to provide autonomous last-mile deliveries for Walmart across Austin, Miami, and Washington, DC. This pilot is expected to begin later this year and will initially complete deliveries to limited service areas. ...

The Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) tax credit for employees that use carshare, ride sharing, public transit and non-motorized commuting has been extended to  July 1, 2024.  The tax credit allows for a maximum of $60 per employee for a total statewide ...

Beginning on January 1st, 2016 companies with more than 20 employees in Washington, DC will be required to provide pre-tax or subsidized commuter benefits to use on Metro, buses, and other forms of mass transit. The goals of this program are to reduce ...

This contract initated a request for proposals for a one-year pilot project to procure carsharing services at Metrorail stations in Washington DC. The Board of Directors approved this in 2008 (to begin in 2009) and this contract was reinstated in 2014. ...

The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) partnered with Zipcar to place nine carsharing vehicles at DCHA buildings to increase transportation options for residents. DCHA and Zipcar collaborated to determine the most beneficial locations for the ...

Washington, DC’s Department of For Hire Vehicles is awarding an $183,000 grant to a taxicab or limousine company to implement a vanpooling system to serve city neighborhoods currently underserved by public transportation. The system is designed as an ...

Washington, DC’s Metro has issued a request for proposals to create a public-private partnership with an app based transportation system to help lower the cost of paratransit service. In the proposal, Metro says it will subsidize rides up to $15 as ...

Smart Growth America is working with the Washtenaw County Office of Planning and Economic Development and other partners to develop transportation demand management strategies for the region’s Washtenaw Avenue corridor. These strategies will ...

Wave Transit (aka. Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority) has launched RideMICRO, a new point-to-point demand response transportation (DRT) service. Key partner agencies for this project include Brunswick Transit System, the North Carolina Department ...