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How a booming Texas city built a transit network from scratch.

November 12 | 1pm EST | Zoom

When New Braunfels, Texas, grew by 56% in a decade, its transportation needs outpaced what traditional transit could deliver. After officially becoming an Urbanized Area (UZA), city leaders needed a way to connect residents to jobs, healthcare, and everyday essentials without major capital investments or years of lead time.

In this session, learn how a lean municipal team turned a transit study into Rio—a microtransit network that delivered over 70,000 rides in record time. We’ll walk through their exact blueprint: from navigating federal funding transitions to operator selection and launch.


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What you'll learn.

Take a look at what we'll cover in this power-packed live discussion:

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Why growth is your best argument.

Population up 56%, density up 52%. See how the city turned those numbers into the case for local transit, and how to build the same case in your community.

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How to get ready before the funding does.

What changes when you become an Urbanized Area (UZA), and how having a plan ready before federal funding arrives makes all the difference.
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What the order of operations looks like.

A clear roadmap through the transit study, Transit Development Plan (TDP), operator selection, and launch. 
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How to optimize resources.

How a lean municipal team delivered over 70,000 trips while maintaining great efficiency and earning top local honors.

Our speakers.

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Julie Sitton

Transit Manager
City of New Braunfels

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Sarish Kasat

VP, Partnerships
Via

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Aaron Guilbeau

Director, Market Operations
Via
 
Questions?

We're here to help! Reach out to Lucile Perrot at lucile.perrot@ridewithvia.com and she'll get back to you shortly.