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March 1, 2023

A DART Connect cutaway bus. Credit: DTC

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

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, a technology-enabled ...

February 17, 2023

Credit: Avera

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

Credit: Lyft

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 ...

January 25, 2023

Credit: Via

City Launches Microtransit Service, Glendale, AZ, 2022

The City of Glendale is launching Glendale OnBoard, a citywide microtransit service. This service allows customers to request shared curb-to-curb rides anywhere within Glendales’ city limits. During ...

January 25, 2023

Credit: Riverside Transit Agency

Riverside Transit Agency Launches GoMicro in Hemet and San Jacinto, CA, 2022

The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) has launched GoMicro, an on-demand microtransit service, in the communities of Hemet and San Jacinto. Customers can use GoMicro to travel between existing fixed-route ...

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

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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 ...