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  • For This City, Fare-Free Transit Is a Big Success

    June 03, 2022 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Virginia

    A newly redesigned bus transit system in Alexandria now boasts free bus fares in addition to reliable and frequent bus service. State and regional funding has enabled the fare-free pilot project.

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  • Wheels of Hope Increases Access by Providing Rides

    April 20, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Wheels of Hope provides car rides to people who can’t drive due to illness, age or disability for no more than $20. Drivers provide more than just a ride and also provide company to the passenger and help with tasks if they need it.

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  • More and more St. Louisans are using Via, the microtransit service. Could its success become a problem?

    April 19, 2022 |

    St. Louis Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Via teams up with public transit agencies like Metro to offer low-cost rides on demand by using an app to catch a ride. Via aims to address transit deserts, where people don’t have ample access to public transportation stops.

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  • The Alpine Country Going All-You-Can-Ride

    February 21, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Austria rolled out the KlimaTicket, an annual pass that gives the holder access to all forms of public transportation in the country, to encourage increased use of public transport with an eye toward climate change mitigation. The uptake has exceeded expectations with 134,000 tickets sold within just the first two months, but it's still unclear what effect the program will have on the country's carbon emissions.

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  • How the Netherlands' Train System Works for the Visually Impaired

    November 04, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    The railway system in the Netherlands offers a number of features and services that accommodate people with visual impairments. In addition to textured guidelines, an app provides help reading signs and a travel assistant can even be booked ahead of time to meet a commuter and help them board and exit the train.

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  • Cycling city Kigali sprints to promote smart and green mobility

    October 21, 2021 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    In an effort to go carbon-neutral, city officials in Kigali, Rwanda, are improving bicycling infrastructure and partnering with a green transportation company to implement a bicycle ride sharing program with docking stations across the city.

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  • This Seattle Affordable Housing Project Is a Transit Rider's Dream

    July 23, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Affordable housing a stone’s throw from accessible public transportation is the dream. It’s now becoming a reality for some lucky residents in Seattle.

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  • Circuit's ride-share service gives West Dallas a new option for travel

    July 14, 2021 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    A free, hyperlocal, ride-sharing service is helping residents get around by connecting people to various transit options. Operating within a 3-mile radius, Circuit’s goal is a sustainable one: to reduce congestion. It’s also given residents the “transformative freedom of mobility.”

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  • Minnesota Repurposes Transit Buses to Give COVID-19 Vaccines to Communities That Need Them Most

    June 10, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    With extra buses available due to lower ridership during the pandemic, Metro Transit worked with key partners to turn six buses into mobile vaccination clinics. Metro Transit provided drivers and retrofitted the buses by removing seats, relocating stanchions, and ensuring buses could draw power from electrical outlets. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota provided staff and licensed clinicians to administer the vaccines. The health department provided funding that made it all come together. The buses prioritized areas with gaps in vaccine access, including low-income areas and communities of color.

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  • SEPTA is testing a new way to help people struggling with addiction on the system

    May 26, 2021 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pilot program in Philadelphia’s transit system is providing social services for people struggling with addiction. Loitering violations in and around SEPTA stations are on the rise in the wake of the pandemic, spurring the city to reach out to those experiencing homelessness and addiction instead of solely policing the vulnerable populations. The project will be implemented in several other stations around the city as well.

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