Richmond is a commuter suburb in the East Bay area of the San Francisco metropolitan area. This memo outlines with brief entries each of the modes that can be used for a first/last mile connection to transit; some of the enabling systems and policies--such ...
Map of one of the partnership service areas.
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) has partnered with Lyft to provide First/Last Mile service to/from two of its stations, the Parkwood Station and JW Clay/UNC Charlotte Station for trips taken within a geo-fenced area surrounding both stations. ...
The General Services Administration (GSA) began a one-year pilot program in October 2014 to test commercial carsharing as a federal fleet solution. Four vendors —Enterprise CarShare, ZipCar, Hertz, and Carpingo— were awarded contracts for the pilot ...
A FlexTrafik shuttle. Credit: https://www.aarpinternational.org/the-journal/current-edition/journal-articles-blog/2019/01/flexdanmark
FlexDanmark is a nationwide software company owned by five regional public transport agencies that specifically supports and optimizes the IT for FlexTrafik. Flextrafik is an innovative demand driven transportation network that excels at transporting ...
Credit: Livable Buckhead
The Buc, a shuttle service, has relaunched as a flexible on-demand transit service in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. Customers can request shared curb-to-curb van rides throughout a designated area with this service. Rides to or from the two MARTA ...
Source: Flint MTA
In September 2016, the Flint, Michigan Mass Transit Authority launched its "Rides to Wellness" program, which provides non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) to residents in the Flint and larger Genesee County area. The program built on a 2015 ...
The Florida Third District Court of Appeals decides that Uber drivers are not employees but are independent contractors.
Updated July 2017
Credit: City of Oakland
Ford GoBike, the incumbent bikeshare program operated by Motivate in the Bay Area partnered with the City of Oakland, California, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) to launch an adaptive ...
Motivate, the operator of the Ford GoBike public bikesharing system, announced the addition of 250 pedal-assist e-bikes to their dock-based system. The system allows users to check out the bike using their Clipper card or smart phone, with the former ...
Credit: Spin
Ford Mobility and two of its subsidiaries, Spin and TransLoc, have entered an agreement to provide various mobility services to the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego). In this new partnership, Spin provides community members with a fleet ...