Covid-19 Resource Center
The Covid-19 Pandemic reshaped how we get around, and even the places we are going to. At the height of the pandemic, NCMM was focused on assembling information on what organizations around the country were doing to keep their communities safe and cared for to share with mobility managers and transportation professionals across the country. Below, you will find innovative strategies transit agencies, community organizations, and government agencies undertook and continue to use.
Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Pandemic
Spartan Transit - Levelland, TX
Spartan Transit provided transportation to vaccination appointments in addition to using its own mobility center as a vaccination clinic.
Twin Transit - Chehalis, WA
Twin Transit (WA) served as the call center for building the vaccination waitlists, and then coordinated those confirmed appointments with transportation services.
NCDOT - North Carolina
NCDOT, in partnership with the NCDHHS, has ensured every transit agency in the state has funding to offer rides to vaccinations.
Flint MTA - Flint, MI
Flint MTA (MI) has given public health department a seat within Flint’s transit scheduling software, so when they schedule vaccines, they can also schedule the transportation where needed.
Butler County RTA - Oxford, OH
Butler Co. established a hotline, targeted to people uncomfortable with or lacking access to the Internet, to schedule vaccination appointments. The county health department then partnered with Butler Co. Transit Regional Transit to make those trips happen.
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Transit's Essential Role in the Vaccination Effort
Transit has long played an essential role in our communities, and transit’s role in supporting the vaccination effort across the United States is no different. In the table below, NCMM has compiled examples of how transit agencies are working with public health agencies, community health organizations, and others in their vaccination efforts. Have an example you think should be included? Please send any examples to info@nc4mm.org.
Mobilizing Transit and Public Health Partnerships for Covid-19 Vaccinations
Mobilizing Transit and Public Health Partnerships
for COVID-19 Vaccinations
NCMM hosted three 45-minute conversations featuring practical examples of how public transit is collaborating with public health to ensure Americans have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Our first webinar featured the work of Spartan Transit in Levelland, TX and Twin Transit in Lewis County, WA. The second webinar took a statewide perspective, showcasing work done by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Vermont Public Transit Association. The third webinar focused on Flint MTA in Flint, MI and important work being done in Oxford, OH. You can find brief write-ups on some of the programs below.
SPARTAN Transit Services
Levelland, Texas
SPARTAN Transit used their Mobility Hub as a mass vaccination site, in addition to offering free rides to vaccine appointments.
Twin Transit
Lewis County, Washington
Twin Transit has coordinated with the local health department to offer mobile vaccination clinics and fare-free rides to vaccine appointments.
NCDOT
North Carolina
NCDOT, in partnership with the NCDHHS, has ensured every transit agency in the state has funding to offer rides to vaccinations.
Daily Mobility News on COVID-19
Interactive map helps find transportation to vaccine providers
Greater Portland METRO has teamed up with other transit providers in southern Maine to create an interactive map to help people reach vaccine providers in Cumberland and York counties using public transportation.
Austin, TX Buses to get air purification upgrades
Capital Metro is installing air purification devices on its bus fleet to create an even healthier and safer environment. The devices will better circulate clean air and reduce the chance of spreading airborne viruses. The installations began in March and are estimated to be completed by the end of May. The agency also plans to install the devices on MetroAccess and MetroRail vehicles.
New data shows impact of COVID-19 on transportation
Just over a year ago, governments around the world issued stay-at-home orders, significantly changing day-to-day lives in an instant. Working from home, postponing travel, having groceries delivered to front doors and ordering “to go” at restaurants are just a few ways many habits have changed. But which of these changes are likely to be maintained in a post-COVID-19 world? Researchers