Microtransit ridership growing in two Virginia communities, one rural

  • Date: 07/12/2023

Ridership continues to grow for microtransit services in two Virginia communities (southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads) following the completion of an 18-month pilot that showed the effectiveness of on-demand transit services in rural areas.

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) secured a $160,930 grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Integrated Mobility Innovation Program to test rural microtransit services, with the goal of expanding transit access and improving operating efficiencies for transit agencies. DRPT partnered with Bay Transit and Mountain Empire Older Citizens for an 18-month pilot that began in June 2021. Since the conclusion of the pilot, both microtransit services have continued.

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