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Event Recap: Transport Chicago, June 2023
By Nate Seeskin
Jul 19, 2023
Revised March 2025 Knowledge sharing is core to the mission of the Mobility Innovation Collaborative and the Shared-Use Mobility Center. Part of this work involves presenting our research and tools at different events. On June 16, 2023, SUMC Program Coordinator Nate Seeskin presented an overview...
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A GoWake SmartRide NE Driver Shares His Story
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jun 15, 2023
Revised March 2025 Introduction As part of our initiative to find new ways to capture and elevate mobility on-demand (MOD) drivers’ voices, we are pleased to share the perspective of Tyronne Harrell, from MV Transportation, a driver for GoWake SmartRide NE in Northeast Wake County, NC. ...
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Second MIC Workshop Event Recap
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jun 8, 2023
Revised March 2025 Introduction On May 2, 2023, the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) hosted the Second Mobility Innovation Collaborative (MIC) Workshop. This event convened over 90 practitioners from the public, private, and non-profit sectors to discuss key technical issues on mobilit...
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A Guidebook for Mobility Innovation
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jun 7, 2023
Revised March 2025 The Mobility Innovation Collaborative (MIC) is pleased to announce our resource to guide mobility innovation: Principles to Plan, Design, & Implement Innovative Mobility Projects. The MIC team conducted industry-wide research on mobility innovation to understand what ex...
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A COMPASS Driver Shares Her Story
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jun 6, 2023
Revised March 2025 Introduction As part of our initiative to find new ways to capture and elevate mobility on-demand (MOD) drivers’ voices, we are pleased to share the perspective of Charlene Hall, a driver for Cecil County's COMPASS microtransit pilot. Charlene's presentation was origi...
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A GoLink Driver Shares Her Story
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jun 6, 2023
Revised March 2025 Introduction As part of our initiative to find new ways to capture and elevate mobility on-demand (MOD) drivers’ voices, we are pleased to share the perspective of Shetera Carroll, a driver for Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) GoLink. DART created GoLink in 2019 a...
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A METGo! Driver Shares His Story
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jun 5, 2023
Revised March 2025 Introduction As part of our initiative to find new ways to capture and elevate mobility on-demand (MOD) drivers’ voices, we are pleased to share the perspective of Rufus "Shanghai" Nickles, a driver for Mountain Empire Older Citizens (MEOC)’s METGo! Shanghai's prese...
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Open Payments and Transportation Resources: An MIC Quarterly Meeting Recap
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
May 19, 2023
Revised March 2025 Introduction The Mobility Innovation Collaborative (MIC) is a Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) program run in partnership with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to provide technical assistance to nearly 50 FTA grantees and share lessons learned from innovative proje...
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A Ready! Driver Shares His Story
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
May 8, 2023
Revised March 2025 Introduction As part of our initiative to find new ways to capture and elevate mobility on-demand (MOD) drivers’ voices, we are pleased to share the perspective of Malik N., a driver for the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)'s Ready! microtransit pilot. Malik's st...
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Event Recap: APTA Mobility Conference, Minneapolis, MN
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
May 1, 2023
Revised March 2025 As transit agencies work to improve their service, grow their presence, and innovate, convening with peer agencies is invaluable. Forums where agency representatives, private mobility providers, and transportation advocates work together to address problems and find solutions ...
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