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January 25, 2023

Credit: City of Austin

City Doubles Rebates for E-Bike Purchases, Austin, TX, 2023

Austin Energy, a publicly-owned utility, is doubling its rebates to customers who purchase electric bicycles. Individual purchasers can qualify for the following rebates based on the price of the e-bike: ...

January 25, 2023

Credit: RIPTA

RIPTA Pilots Zero-Fare Program for Low-Income and Unhoused Customers, Rhode Island, 2022

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is offering 600 bus passes to low-income or unhoused residents. The agency is collaborating with the Rhode Island Association of Community Action Agencies, ...

January 20, 2023

Credit: City of Morgan Hill

South Bay Community Launches Microtransit Service, Morgan Hill, CA, 2022

The City of Morgan Hill is launching a new curb-to-curb microtransit service. The service, called MoGo Morgan Hill Quick Ride, allows customers to request real-time shared rides to and from many designated ...

January 20, 2023

Credit: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Suburban Community Launches Microtransit Service, Milpitas, CA, 2022

The City of Milpitas is launching a new microtransit service called SMART. Short for Simple Mobile Access to Reliable Transit, SMART is a mobility on-demand program specifically intended for customers ...

January 20, 2023

Credit: Via

Microtransit Service Expands to 19 New Neighborhoods, Birmingham, AL, 2022

The City of Birmingham is expanding its microtransit, Birmingham On-Demand, to include a zone on its East Side. Birmingham On-Demand began its operations in February 2019 in the city's central area to ...

January 20, 2023

Credit: Jan Zmuda from the Noun Project

State-wide E-Bike Rebate Program Launched in Rhode Island

Recognizing the role electric mobility can have on reducing carbon emissions and improving air quality, Rhode Island officials began offering rebates for the purchase of e-bikes. A total of $250,000 in ...

January 20, 2023

Credit: Capital District Transportation Authority

CDTA Launches Electric Carshare Program, Albany, NY

The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA), serving the Albany, NY region, launched DRIVE carshare, a zero-emission carshare network. Customers can rent vehicles 24 hours a day, seven days a ...

January 18, 2023

Credit: Kevin Ku/Pexels

The Path to Mobility Interoperability

Since 2021, the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) has convened a Specs to Standards working group. In these meetings for the working group, advocates, planners, and policymakers from the private, public, ...

January 10, 2023

Credit: SUMC

A Review of Shared Mobility in 2022

Through the Mobility Learning Center (MLC), the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) tracks trends and trajectories in the shared mobility industry. For the top 25 metropolitan areas in the U.S., SUMC collects ...

December 27, 2022

Credit: Southwest Business Improvement District

City Pilots Mobility Innovation District, Washington, DC, 2022

The Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), and the Southwest Business Improvement District (BID) have partnered to launch a Mobility ...

December 27, 2022

Credit: City and County of Denver

City Expands Fare-Free Microtransit Service, Denver, CO, 2022

The City and County of Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is expanding its fare-free microtransit service. Called the Denver Connector, the microtransit program began its ...

December 27, 2022

Credit: The Ithaca Voice

Bikeshare Program Launches in Ithaca, NY, 2022

The Center for Community Transportation (CCT), a non-profit organization, is launching an electric and dockless bikeshare program called Ithaca Bikeshare. All bicycles in Ithaca Bikeshare are Class 1 pedal-assist ...

December 27, 2022

Credit: Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS)

CARTS Expands Microtransit Service to Marble Falls, TX, 2022

The Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) is expanding its microtransit system, CARTS Now, to serve the community of Marble Falls, northwest of Austin. With CARTS Now, customers can request ...

December 27, 2022

Credit: City of San Ramon

Bird Supports Micromobility Pilot in San Ramon, CA, 2022

Bird is providing a fleet of 150 electric micromobility vehicles, consisting of e-bikes and e-scooters, to users in the City of San Ramon, California. The program allows customers to borrow these vehicles ...

December 19, 2022

Credit: NW News Network

Zero-Fare Transit

To see the most recent updates on the zero fare industry, please visit our updated 2024 case study. Brief Summary: Zero-fare transit continues to be under consideration as agencies assess how to ...