Microtransit can mean many things — flexible transit, on-demand transportation, demand-responsive transit, mobility on-demand, app-enabled transportation service — and, recently, rural areas in the US are using microtransit to expand mobility options for their residents. Take Wilson, North Carolina, for instance, where a successful pilot program is using some light-touch tech to bring greater equity and convenience to the local community.
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What is microtransit and how can it help rural micromobility?
Join the National Rural Transit Assistance Program and Via for a conversation on microtransit best practices with Rodger Lentz, Chief Planning and Development Officer for the City of Wilson, North Carolina and Olivia Blahut, Partnerships Lead at Via Transportation.