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March 21, 2023

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Family-Owned Business to Launch Electric Bikeshare Service in Youngstown, OH, 2023

Youngstown will soon see its first bikeshare service. YoGo Bikeshare will launch in March 2023 with a fleet of 30 electric-assist bicycles and four docking stations. Customers can borrow the bicycles from ...

March 21, 2023

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University Partners with Spin to Pilot Shared Micromobility Program, Auburn, AL, 2023

Auburn University has partnered with Spin to offer its community a fleet of shared e-scooters and e-bikes. The University has entered into an agreement with the micromobility provider for a three-year ...

March 17, 2023

Bringing Regional Mobility-On-Demand Service to Rural Oklahoma: A Case Study of PICK Transportation

Brief Summary In 2021, The Grand Gateway Economic Development Association received a Federal Transit Administration’s Integrated Mobility Innovation grant of $1.5 million dollars to develop PICK ...

March 9, 2023

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City Expands On-Demand Transit Pilot Program, Lehigh Acres, FL, 2023

LeeTran, the transit service operating in Lee County, Florida, expanded its ULTRA On-Demand Transit pilot program to the Lehigh Acres area. LeeTran launched the ULTRA on-demand program in 2022 in the Bonita ...

March 9, 2023

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City Expands Bikeshare Program with 300 New E-Bikes, New Orleans, LA, 2023

Blue Krewe, the nonprofit organization that operates and manages Blue Bikes, the City of New Orleans’ bikeshare, is adding 300 new pedal-assist electric bicycles to its fleet. This 300 e-bike addition ...

March 8, 2023

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City Offers 10,000 Free Transit Passes to Housing Authority Residents, Seattle, WA, 2023

The Seattle Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA), is providing free One Regional Card for All (ORCA) cards to 10,000 residents of SHA-owned and managed ...

March 8, 2023

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SUMC’s Mobility Innovation Collaborative Hosts Presentation on Ultimate Urban Circulator AV Project in Jacksonville, FL, 2023

On February 8, 2023, the Shared-Use Mobility Center hosted a meeting for IMI and AIM grantees about automated vehicles and automation technology. During this meeting, Bernard Schmidt, Vice President of ...

March 7, 2023

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Electric Microtransit Service Launches in Calexico, CA, 2023

The Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC) has launched Calexico On Demand, a service offering shared electric curb-to-curb rides to and from anywhere within Calexico city limits. Customers can ...

March 3, 2023

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Brightline and Uber Partner for First-/Last-Mile Service, Florida, 2023

Customers of Brightline, a Florida-based intercity train service, can now book private or shared Uber rides to and from their train trips on Brightline’s platform. This partnership is an expansion of ...

March 3, 2023

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Neighborhood-Based Organization Offers Subsidies for Clean Transportation Purchases, Chicago, IL, 2022

Equiticity, a community-based organization in Chicago, has launched the Mobility Opportunities Fund (MOF). This fund offers residents of North Lawndale, a low-income neighborhood, subsidies to purchase ...

March 3, 2023

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Helbiz Offers Shared E-Bikes in Santa Monica, CA, 2023

Helbiz, a micromobility provider, has introduced a fleet of over 100 shared e-bikes for people to use in Santa Monica. These vehicles are available in addition to standing and seated e-scooters provided ...

March 3, 2023

Findings from the Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox’s Independent Evaluation

In February 2023, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published the Synthesis Report: Findings and Lessons Learned from the Independent Evaluation of the Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstrations. ...

March 1, 2023

A DART Connect cutaway bus. Credit: DTC

Connecting Rural Communities with DART Connect: On-Demand Microtransit in Sussex County, Delaware

Brief Summary In 2020, the Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) received funding through a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) grant to develop DART Connect, ...

February 17, 2023

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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 ...

January 30, 2023

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SUMC Webinar--Sharing in Action: Micromobility in Local Climate Strategies, January 25, 2023

On January 25, 2023, the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) hosted a webinar panel discussion after publishing Sharing in Action: Micromobility in Local Climate Strategies. In this paper, SUMC evaluated ...