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October 10, 2022

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City Offers Free Rides for Evacuees, Tampa, FL, 2022

To help residents prepare for severe weather from Hurricane Ian, the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) and Uber are offering free rides to shelters around the Tampa Bay area. One of the ...

October 10, 2022

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Bikeshare Arrives in Maine for the First Time, Portland, ME, 2022

The City of Portland introduced a new bikeshare program in partnership with Tandem Mobility. Portland Bikeshare, which is the first bikeshare program in the state of Maine, launched with 50 bikes, and ...

October 10, 2022

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Rock Region METRO Launches Microtransit Service in Conway, AR, 2022

In early September, the City of Conway announced the launch of Rock Region METRO’s Connect Conway Service, an on-demand service offering point-to-point trips within the city.

October 10, 2022

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SAMTD Partners with Cubic to Implement Account-Based Ticketing and Fare-Capping, Salem, OR, 2022

The Salem Area Mass Transit District (SAMTD) finalized a contract with Cubic Transportation Systems to use Umo, its transit fare collection system. Through the Umo app, users will be able to pay for rides, ...

October 10, 2022

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Agency Partners with SHARE Mobility for First-Last Mile Connectivity, Cleveland, OH, 2022

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), which serves the Cleveland metropolitan area, is partnering with ridehailing and transportation technology company SHARE Mobility and local businesses ...

October 7, 2022

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Microtransit Service Transitions to Hybrid Electric Fleet, West Sacramento, CA, 2022

The City of West Sacramento is transitioning its microtransit fleet to plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. Since May 2018, the City has partnered with Via, a transportation technology company, to offer a ...

October 4, 2022

Meet Grantees from the Mobility Innovation Collaborative

The Mobility Innovation Collaborative (MIC) is a partnership between the Shared-Use Mobility Center and the Federal Transit Administration. The MIC supports about 50 innovative mobility projects that are ...

September 29, 2022

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METRO Expands curb2curb Microtransit Service, Houston, TX, 2022

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is expanding its microtransit service, curb2curb, to the Hiram Clarke area in southwest Houston. With this service, customers can request point-to-point ...

September 29, 2022

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Helbiz Brings Electric Bikeshare to Orlando, FL, 2022

Helbiz is introducing a fleet of up to 400 dockless shared e-bikes to Orlando’s downtown. The micromobility operator recently added electric bicycles into their mix of vehicles available for short-term ...

September 29, 2022

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New Shared E-Scooters and E-Bikes Come to Knoxville, TN, 2022

Knoxville’s Shared Dockless Scooter Program is expanding significantly. Until now, Superpedestrian provided up to 500 LINK-branded electric scooters around the city and the University of Tennessee. Now, ...

September 26, 2022

A County-Wide Transformation of Demand-Response Service into Microtransit, Baldwin County, Alabama

Brief Summary In 2020, the Baldwin Regional Area Transit System (BRATS) in Baldwin County, Alabama partnered with Via to transition its demand-responsive transit service to an on-demand microtransit ...

September 20, 2022

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City Offers 5,000 Bikes to Eligible Residents, Chicago, IL, 2022

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched Bike Chicago, a program that is distributing 5,000 single-speed bicycles to eligible middle- and lower-income residents.  In August 2022, CDOT ...

September 16, 2022

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Lyft Debuts Autonomous Taxi Service, Las Vegas, NV, 2022

Lyft, in partnership with the autonomous vehicle company Motional, launched an autonomous taxi service in Las Vegas, NV. The pilot will use 100% electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles, with special 360-degree ...

September 16, 2022

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City Launches New Paratransit App, Alexandria, VA, 2022

The City of Alexandria, VA, in partnership with Via, launched a mobile app for their paratransit service, DOT, allowing the city’s paratransit users to book and pay for rides. Through the DOT app, users ...

September 16, 2022

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CATS Launches Contactless Payment System, Baton Rouge, LA, 2022

The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) has introduced a contactless payment system to area buses, allowing for quick, convenient, and safe fare payment. Through funding from a federal grant under the Coronavirus ...