Car Sharing

The Mass Transit car sharing category features a collection of information and resources on ride sharing and on demand transit programs.

Laketran prioritizes Dial-a-Ride improvements after passing levy
Laketran is adding 12 full-time and nine part-time drivers to add 35,000 hours of service in 2020.
Dec 18th, 2019
King County Metro will conclude Ride2 pilot programs in West Seattle and Eastgate
The on-demand shuttle services will end service just past the one-year pilot timeframes, with Via to Transit to continue.
Dec 17th, 2019
New partnership gets travelers from train to plane at the Ontario International Airport from four Metrolink stations with sponsored Lyft rides
SBCTA is providing $396,000 to fund the pilot program to increase public transportation ridership servicing ONT.
Dec 9th, 2019
OH: New 'Share-A-Van' service starts with van pool at downtown hotel
The van pool is half-funded by a $300,000 Federal Transit Administration grant obtained by TARTA; pool users, their employers, or both together must cover the other 50 percent of operating costs.
Dec 9th, 2019
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UTA debuts pilot program with Via
The program aims to provide more transit service and improve connections to TRAX and FrontRunner.
Nov 26th, 2019
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SRTA adds Sunday service option
The agency has launched its on-demand, ride-share service project that will run for 24 months.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Via and PANYNJ launch new LGA Connect airport rideshare service
The service extends on-demand public transit from LaGuardia Airport with flat-rate shared rides
Nov 15th, 2019
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Pony.ai, Hyundai, unveil BotRide
BotRide is a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service currently operating on public roads in California.
Nov 6th, 2019
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DART introduces Flex Connect with Uber and Yellow Cab Co. partnership
DART is currently testing the new on-demand service that replaced the Flex Route 73.
Nov 6th, 2019
Flex Ride
RTC launches new FlexRIDE service
The new service will provide on-demand, shared-ride transit options.
Oct 28th, 2019
Laketran Dial A Ride Transit Van 2019
Laketran introduces vans into Dial-a-Ride fleet
Oct 21st, 2019
Dart
Vanpool agreement approved by DART
Oct 11th, 2019
Via Ridershare
Cupertino taps Via to provide new on-demand public transportation network
Oct 8th, 2019
Hitch first to bring city-to-city ridesharing to Dallas
Oct 3rd, 2019
Via
Northwestern University partners with Via to provide new on-demand safe ride program
The partnership allows students to book a Via on-demand for free, providing more vehicles and driver hours than the university’s previous Safe Ride program.
Oct 1st, 2019
Via App Metris
City of Birmingham selects Via for on-demand bus service
The partnership will extend access to public transportation with on-demand microtransit technology.
Sep 26th, 2019
Dart
DART and Uber expanding transit options in North Texas
UberPool will now be offered in DART’s GoLink zones through the DART GoPass.
Sep 16th, 2019
Northwest Valley Connect offers new transport service
The Taxi Connect Easy service is targeted to senior citizens, veterans and disabled who prefer services like Lyft and Uber.
Sep 9th, 2019
Via launches first on-demand deployment in Ontario with Sault Ste. Marie Transit services
Sault Ste. Marie on-demand aims to overhaul an underutilized fixed-route bus network with on-demand microtransit technology.
Aug 27th, 2019
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Scoop secures $60 million in Series C Funding led by Activate Capital to drive continued growth
New investors including NGP Capital, BNP Paribas, Total Ventures join round; funding to support continued expansion and team growth.
Aug 15th, 2019
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New Mexico Department of Transportation partnering with Enterprise to provide commuting solution
Aug 14th, 2019
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Via expands citywide in Chicago
Aug 7th, 2019
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Mountain View Transit Association partners with Waze Carpool
Jul 18th, 2019
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Central Ohio Transit Authority launches on-demand microtransit pilot program
Jul 17th, 2019
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Lyft partners with Metrolinx for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area
Jul 15th, 2019
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First Transit forms partnership with Lyft for wheelchair accessible vehicles
Jul 10th, 2019
Get There
Oregon’s new carpooling tool helps reduce driving alone
The “Get There” app matches rides and plans trips to help share the ride.
Jul 2nd, 2019
A vehicle that is part of The Comet Vanpool service.
The Comet partner with Commute with Enterprise to expand vanpool options
Following the launch earlier this year, The Comet Vanpool is now available to all companies and organizations in the Columbia metropolitan area in South Carolina.
Jul 1st, 2019