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Funding Alerts

Innovative microtransit projects among the awardees of nearly $800M in TIRCP funding

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CalSTA’s TIRCP funding will support large-scale transit projects throughout California that will reduce GhG emissions and congestion while improving the quality and safety of transit service.
Product

Partner Q&A: Talking integrated mobility with Golden Empire Transit

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In a conversation with Via’s Partnerships Lead, Krista Glotzbach, Golden Empire Transit’s IT Supervisor, Robert Williams, explains why integrating their services has unlocked more efficiency, bigger cost-savings, and greater farebox recovery.
Industry insights

3 key considerations when designing your autonomous transit service.

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Learn how four distinct communities designed AV services that work for them.
Impact

Learn how one California city is reducing emissions with on-demand transit

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West Sacramento is a greener city after introducing microtransit in 2018 as an alternative to private car travel
Funding Alerts

California HVIP reopens voucher program offering discounts for hybrid and zero emission vehicles.

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The program provides up-front discounts on transit vehicles; incentive amounts range from $240,000 for large fuel cell buses to $60,000 for small electric shuttles.
Funding Alerts

California’s 2022 Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program highlights microtransit as an eligible use case: call for applications opens on Nov. 19

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TIRCP provides $500-600M in funding of large-scale transit projects that will reduce GhG emissions and congestion while improving the quality and safety of transit service.
Product

Fleet electrification and the transition to shared, low-carbon mobility.

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Cities are investing in new technology that makes planning, managing, and scheduling a fully electrified fleet — or a mixed fleet — easier than ever before.
Industry insights

3 cities and agencies deploying integrated mobility solutions

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A growing number of transportation providers across the nation are turning to integrated mobility to suit their unique needs.
Women in TransitTech

Women in TransitTech: Maria Arce.

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In honor of International Women’s Day and throughout the month of March, Via is proud to profile a number of changemakers driving real innovation in their communities. Enjoy the story below, and then check out the rest of the series.
Industry insights

Creative ways to fund on-demand public transportation and microtransit in California

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Finding the funding for new TransitTech is often half the battle, even in a place where improving equity and reducing carbon emissions are key priorities for the state. Here are numerous ways cities in California are creatively funding new on-demand public transportation networks.
Thought leadership

Is on-demand public transit now mainstream in the US?

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With more than 100 services across nearly 40 US states, on-demand transit has become a core part of how communities move.
Impact

Bay Area cities take microtransit for a spin

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Two Bay Area communities share their experience launching on-demand transportation services in public-private partnerships.