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August 26, 2019

On-demand microtransit pilot program in Grove City, OH, 2019

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has partnered with Grove City, OH and microtransit service Via for a year-long on-demand ridesharing pilot program. The service, dubbed "COTA-Plus", offers rides ...

August 15, 2019

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Nebraska State-Wide Vanpool Subsidy Program

Brief Summary In 2017, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) partnered with Enterprise to pilot Go NEWhere, a vanpooling program. NDOT subsidizes commuter-based vanpools up to $400 per ...

August 14, 2019

Car driver with hands on the wheel

VTO developed proprietary reservation and driver management system, Watertown, NY, 2018

The Volunteer Transportation Center (VTC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer transportation organization (VTO) based in Watertown, New York. The organization has been operating for 25 years, and serves ...

August 12, 2019

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1 Year E-Scooter Pilot Approved with Lime, Edmund, OK, 2019

In July 2019, Edmund, OK's City Council unanimously approved a 1-year pilot program permitting Lime to operate an e-scooter program in the city. They are permitted to distribute 150 scooters, and their ...

August 12, 2019

Source: Sustainable Montpelier; Via van in Montpelier, VT

White Paper on Microtransit in Monpelier area released, VT, 2019

A working group convened by the Vermont Agency for Transportation (VTrans) released a white paper in August 2019 exploring the feasibility of operating microtransit service in the Montpelier area. This ...

August 2, 2019

Source: VTrans; tablet displaying trip planning tool in front of VT Moover Bus

Vermont Flexible Trip Planner: Bringing Fixed and Flexible Transit Together on a Single Platform

Brief Summary The Vermont Agency of Transportation earned a $480,000 Mobility on Demand Sandbox grant from the Federal Transit Administration to develop a new trip planning tool. The Go! Vermont ...

August 1, 2019

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IndyGo releases RFI for Mobility Solutions, Indianapolis, IN, 2019

The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation, called IndyGo, released a Request for Information in February 2019. The RFI was issued to gain information regarding mobility solutions that could improve ...

July 31, 2019

Credit: City of Sandy, UT

Sandy City, the Utah Transit Authority, & Lime partner for scooter pilot, Sandy, UT, 2019

Sandy City and the Utah Transit Authority have partnered with Lime to launch a 90-day electric scooter (e-scooter) pilot program in downtown Sandy, Utah. Through this pilot, 200 Lime e-scooters are available ...

July 31, 2019

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Tri Delta Transit & TransLoc partner for "Tri MyRide" microtransit pilot, Contra Costa County, CA, 2019

The Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (Tri Delta Transit) has partnered with Ford Smart Mobility company, TransLoc, to launch Tri MyRide – a six-month pilot program offering on-demand microtransit ...

July 31, 2019

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City of Newton & Via partner for Newton in Motion ("NewMo") microtransit service for seniors, Newton, MA, 2019

The City of Newton has partnered with Via to launch Newton in Motion (NewMo), an on-demand microtransit service for seniors in Newton, Massachusetts. Through this program, locals over the age of 60 can ...

July 31, 2019

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BATA & Lyft partner for free late-night rides along Bayline route, Traverse City, MI, 2019

The Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) has partnered with Lyft to offer free transportation between 11pm and 1pm every night along the Bayline route in Traverse City, Michigan. Through this 12-month ...

July 31, 2019

Aerial photo of small town

Rural and Small Town Transportation

While rural and small towns have much to offer, many of these communities are experiencing overall population decline, increases in aging populations, and economic hardship, leaving them in a state of ...

July 23, 2019

USDOT Webinar Series; Public-Private Partnership (P3) Procurement: A Guide for Public Owners, 2019 

USDOT hosted the webinar series, “Public-Private Partnerships Procurement Guide”.  The target audience for the webinar series was State and/or local government of transportation (DOTs), transit agencies ...

July 23, 2019

Bikeshare system in St. Lucie County, FL

Suburban bikeshare pilot launched in western FL, 2018

St. Lucie County - a suburban county in eastern Florida - launched a 2 year bikeshare pilot with Zagster in 2018. The program includes 50 bikes across nine docking stations, and it is supported by a $63,000 ...

July 23, 2019

McHenry County Bikeshare Logo

County-wide bikeshare pilot launched in McHenry County, IL, 2019

McHenry County, IL – one of the five collar counties surrounding Chicago – launched a bikesharing pilot program with Zagster in May 2019. The county is largely suburban, but select portions (particularly ...