In Nashville, TN, Neighborhood Health, a nonprofit organization that serves patients regardless of their ability to pay, partners with the city’s transit organization to get people to appointments.
Public transportation, along with many other professions, is experiencing a shortage of qualified workers. According to a recent study published…
In Contra Costa County, CA, the Transportation Authority (CCTA) is working closely with county medical facilities, union labor, and private firms to develop innovative mobility solutions.
This job means a lot to me. It’s more than a job: This saves lives. It doesn’t matter how hard the day is, I’m proud of what we do.
In Will County, IL, a Chicago exurb, Census tract surveys found that transit was a major barrier for women to get to their annual wellness visits. The Will County Health Department (WCHD) partnered with Pace Suburban Bus, a local transit agency, to connect women with bus vouchers to access necessary preventative care.
As we shift from summer into fall, I have compiled the most striking posts from the past few months. Organizations are using HHS grants for transit, making new partners, and trying new models to best support their communities.
After years of high asthma rates and chronically toxic air, Antelope Valley, CA electrified their entire bus fleet, the first in North America to do so.
In May, Germany announced that it was making its €49 monthly national train pass permanent. But with rising inflation and lower salaries, average Germans complain that even this is too much, and the program’s future is uncertain.
Rural Perry County is home to workers who routinely commute to Mechanicsburg, a 30 min. drive away. But public transit options are limited. Researchers at Penn State University collaborated with local government officials to design solutions.
Local government officials and human services staff identified at-risk populations in their communities who faced food insecurity and transportation difficulties.…
In 2017, Luxembourg started a free tram service to get residents out of single-occupancy vehicles. The convenience of cars still…
The massive $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act included discretionary grants for communities to fund projects that are more…
Hopelink and King County, WA Metro are teaming up to teach newly housed residents of the county’s 1,600 new affordable…
As the popularity of e-bike incentives sweep the US, California is leading the way with an equity-focused program. California is…
OMAHA, NEBRASKA – A new video series called “Faces of Transit in Nebraska” celebrates the good work of transit agencies…
As technology advances and a focus on environmental sustainability grows, e-bikes have emerged as a convenient and eco-friendly mobility solution.…
New Growth Transit (NGT) is an unusual transit program because it began operations with a grant from a Health and…
In Fort Smith, AR, the University of Arkansas’s Civil Engineering Department partnered with the municipality to create a bikeshare program…
Judges in Western Indiana counties often see transportation access as a barrier to justice-involved individuals facing addiction. They partnered with…
In NW PA, the Crawford Area Transportation Authority (CATA) has been working with Pennsylvania state transportation agency PennDot to develop…
The shift toward greener, healthier, and more economical means of transportation has led to a surge in the popularity of…
Low ridership on fixed route buses. Lots of taxis waiting around. Communities in need of transit. The Socially Aware Mobility…
In this edition of the NCMM tech updates: beware the autonomous vehicle “safety dance,” Citi Bike is for sale as…
In Athens, OH, the local library system used a Creating Healthy Communities grant to launch their book-a-bike program. Athens, Ohio,…
In rural Arkansas, county coordinators support families in crisis to help connect them with necessary services. Transit is a key…
In upstate New York, a rural community is offering an on-demand door to door service, and fixed route service. In Washington State, King County Metro created a community transportation navigator program, striving to create culturally inclusive systems to navigate their public transit system.
When Glen retired as an educator from a small rural middle school, he knew that volunteering and service were in…
In 2015, social worker Kim Garrett worked at the victim’s services unit at the Oklahoma City Police Department. After seeing…
Personal AVs as a “False Early Dream,” federal funds for electric buses are released, Uber brings car-sharing to the US, and one town invests in “communal Teslas.” These are just a few of the many stories about mobility and technology assembled for mobility managers.
In 2019, Stark County’s SARTA system was awarded an Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) grant to make public transit more accessible to all riders. Successful partnerships and communication led to more equitable mobility programs.
Mobility leaders from around the country gathered in person and virtually to learn about successful cross-sector partnerships that are making…
May was a month chock-filled with transit technology hyperbole. Autonomous vehicles are “basically impossible,” delivery robots are in a “regulatory…
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) partnered with the Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) to provide driver training and employment for unhoused people. The success of the program has been life changing for Mississippians experiencing homelessness, while helping transit providers solve critical driver shortages.
Chillicothe, OH – Traci Harris (Ross County Mobility Manager) and Gerod Rickerd (Pickaway County Mobility Manager) hosted a one-day workshop for…
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK is a county covering an area the size of West Virginia with a population about the size…
“An Introduction to MaaS” explains what Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is and how it could benefit your customers. But…
It’s been a busy month in the world of mobility and technology: several big transit agencies announcing big plans on…
In Lynden, WA, the community, elected officials, and transit managers partnered to create an on-demand van program that serves their…
Opioid addiction is a particularly insidious disease, one that is more recently leading to a spike in overdose deaths. Recent…
For a small but growing number of food banks, distributing food is no longer enough. These food banks, including Feeding…
Amsterdam boasts that it’s the bike capital of the world. Smaller North American cities can learn from their best practices.…
Grilled lamb with eggplants, bell peppers, onions, and sweet potato ratatouille served over a bed of rice are not typically…
As a part of the 2022 Community Mobility Design Challenge, a community in the Mississippi Delta region is looking to…
It’s been a busy first quarter of 2023, and a lot’s been happening in the world of transit technology news.…
“Prepare for the worst, hope for the best” is a useful motto for the average person, but if you’re a community emergency management professional then…
Governor Janet Mills announced on March 1st that $1.6 million from the Workforce Transportation Pilot Program, a Maine Department of…
What is MaaS? Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is an integrated mobility concept in which travelers can access a variety of transportation modes…
Lincoln County, about 30 miles north of Twin Falls, is an extremely rural county with three small towns. Shoshone, Deitrich,…
Milwaukee is getting urban residents to suburban jobs through an innovative project funded by the American Rescue Plan and a…
A local university, city transit agency, community-based organization, and for-profit mobility company unite to solve first/last mile challenges in a…
goHunterdon, a Transportation Management Association in Hunterdon County, NJ partners with a local healthcare provider to provide free Lyft and…
Many years ago, the Missouri Rural Health Association saw an unmet need for rural Missourians and took on the task…
NCMM collaborates with the FTA Universal Mobility Working Group and the Shared Use Mobility Center (SUMC) to produce Universal Mobility,…
Sage Kashner recently joined the NCMM team as the Communications Associate. Sage is passionate about accessible transit and all of…
Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (FCRTA) and partner organizations are providing innovative public transportation access to residents in areas not…
2022 is nearly out the door, leaving some clear trends in the realm of mobility technology. Demand for all types…
Safety-focused AV Startup Argo AI and FedEx robot delivery program shut down, tele-operated cars may come to Las Vegas, electric…
Mobility managers across the country know that people’s travel patterns do not adhere to city and county boundaries; this is…
The saying, “think outside the box,” is used to inspire innovative ideas designed to overcome challenging and complex circumstances. However,…
MaaS Global has a cash crunch, the need for AV driving tests, rescuing the grid with EVs, and the debut…
Oregon State Transportation and Mobility for Veterans “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation…
Against treating AV development as a “race”, intercity electric buses, equity in digital ticketing, and the hope of an end…
A billboard sits outside Trenton, NJ promoting Greater Mercer TMA’s PickUP program, using Waze Carpool. In this story about Greater…
WalkBoston leading a walk audit in Worcester for travel trainers from Worcester, New Bedford, Lawrence and Boston, along with staff…
Aaron Kennedy and Asti Powell in Chillicothe, Ohio. The City of Chillicothe doing business as Chillicothe Transit was a recent…
Minnesota’s Metro Transit buses drive through a transit way. The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS), though a mere 16 years…
The Transportation Navigator launched in Virginia in October 2021 as the Commonwealth’s first statewide one-click resource for publicly available transportation…
The Federal Transit Administration is proposing a Buy America waiver for non-ADA accessible passenger vans and minivans that can be…
Proposed changes to NTD reporting, electric cars hit a “tipping point”, the equity of cashless fare systems, and understanding the…
A Windham Regional Transit District bus at the Walmart in North Windham, CT. WRTD is a service provider affiliated with…
NCMM Program Associate, Will Reckley Passionate about transit, multimodalism, and land use planning, Will has been working with the National…
Members of RARET meet in-person for the first time in two and a half years. In Bellevue, Washington, collaboration is…
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and other transit systems have been working towards combatting human trafficking in their systems…
It’s been a busy month in the world of mobility technology news: Elon Musk using AVs as “drama”, “Autono-MaaS”, Amazon…
For non-drivers across the country, public transit services are a vital lifeline when it comes to accessing jobs, food, and…
The National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM), supported by the Federal Transit Administration, is now accepting applications for its Community…
NCMM’s director, Amy Conrick, speaking at NCMM’s 2022 Forum held in Louisville, KY. Amy Conrick has been part of the…
Attendees of NCMM’s Issue Focused meeting held in Biloxi, Mississippi. On Friday June 10th. 2022, professionals representing the Transit Industry…
Hard times and “fake” financials for Uber and Lyft, a new universal mobility pilot in L.A., AV buses will still…
More equitable bus lanes through technology, electric bus production delays, ‘liar, liar, battery supplier’, where on earth is all that…
Studies have found that access to reliable transportation is one of the biggest factors when it comes to escaping from…
Kirby Wilhelm, Program Associate for NCMM Kirby Wilhelm is a Program Associate working for the National Center for Mobility Management.…
The Poverty Spotlight tool in use. (Image courtesy of Poverty Spotlight) Poverty has a disparate impact on communities across the…
A view northwest on Garrison Avenue, the main arterial street of downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas. A series of National Science…
Judy Shanley, Easterseals NCMM Partner Director You likely have met and interacted with Judy over the course of the last…
A Prairie Hills bus waits in front of Monument Health’s hospital in Spearfish, South Dakota. For many individuals, especially those…
A Rides to Wellness operator in Flint, Michigan removes a carseat from the trunk in preparation for installing it to…
Southern Area Agency On Aging’s “Miles 4 Vets” bus. Given the important role that mobility managers play in addressing the…
Passenger hyperloop is dead, glorified golf carts for all, and transit agencies buy automated buses. Just a few of the…
LAX Station, Green Line, LA Metro System by Ken Lund Across the country, transit providers in rural states and urban…
NCMM’s newest Project Associate, Enjoli Dixon. Enjoli Dixon brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her previous experience as…
Bus riders wait for GRTC’s Bus Rapid Transit Pulse Bus in Richmond, Virginia. Increased frequency of service is a way…
A Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s bus in action. Recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach to policing does not adequately serve…
Hello to 2022, and goodbye to two self-driving shuttle makers. Also GM edges closer to making AVs, there aren’t nearly…
NCMM’s new deputy director, Bill Wagner Bill Wagner recently joined the NCMM team as Deputy Director. Bill brings a wealth…
Marcela Moreno, a 2021 Transportation Justice fellow through The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) in partnership with Better…
A group of Helping Hands of Las Vegas Valley volunteers work to set-up food deliveries to go out to older…
As we bid farewell (or good riddance, as the case may be) to 2021, here are some news highlights for…
To better support residents in need of assistance, states across the country are establishing coordinated care and resource referral networks…
Ride-sharing starts to return, Apple and the USPS get more involved in automated vehicles, and more in a recurring series…
A group of Sinai Hospital employees involved with their shuttle, stand around the new service’s vehicles. All too often, the…
In order to address some of the barriers to equitable healthcare access, transit providers across the U.S. are partnering with…
Have more mobility news that we should be reading and sharing? Let us know! Reach out to Sage Kashner (kashner@ctaa.org).
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