Cambridge Systematics tapped to lead new Mobility-as-a-Service project in Minnesota

This initiative brings together two related projects: the Southern Minnesota MaaS project, funded by a Federal Transit Administration Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) Grant; and the Western Minnesota Contactless Payment project, funded by a COVID-19 Research Grant.

These projects will enable Minnesota residents from rural as well as urban areas to seamlessly plan, book and pay for multimodal trips. The underlying technology platform combines existing and emerging transit data standards and an open architecture to promote interoperability and foster innovation. This effort builds on past FTA-funded projects by CS to pilot GTFS-Flex in Vermont and to offer integrated trip planning and booking with FindMyRidePA in Pennsylvania.