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Working Across Jurisdictions to Create Innovative Mobility Projects
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jun 7, 2022
Revised March 2025 Introduction On May 18, 2022, Katherine Conrad from NEORide, Wood Hudson from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, and Kendra McGeady from Pelivan Transit/Northeast Tribal Transit Consortium discussed how they are putting together partnerships for thei...
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A Ready! Rider Shares Their Story
By Memphis Area Transit Authority
May 6, 2022
Introduction Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) launched their fare-free on-demand microtransit program, Ready! in July 2021. There are six vehicles in the fleet that are dedicated to door-to-door pick-ups and drop-offs. Riders can book their ride using the mobile app or by dialing into M...
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Incorporating UX Design into Transportation Solutions
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Mar 31, 2022
Revised March 2025 What is UX Design? User experience design, or UX design for short, is about understanding how a user feels when interacting with a product. UX design is an umbrella term that encompasses many specialties such as visual design and production design. While all specialists in ...
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Innovative All-Electric Fast Ferry Marine Transportation
By Kitsap Transit
Mar 2, 2022
Revised March 2025 Introduction The AIM Electric Fast Foil Ferry project is a zero-emissions marine transportation planning effort in development in the Washington State Puget Sound region. This project is intended to advance a robust, replicable business model for an extremely efficient...
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What to Expect for Independent Evaluation Team Site Visits
By ICF
Feb 28, 2022
Revised March 2025 Introduction An independent evaluation, or IE, is required for demonstration projects receiving funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s Public Transportation Innovation program. In addition to satisfying this requirement, an independent evaluation also supports ...
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The Lynden Hop Stops Here
By Whatcom Transportation Authority
Feb 2, 2022
Revised March 2025 Image of an aerial view of the City of Lynden. Credit: Google Maps Introduction The Lynden Hop provides on-demand service in the small city (population 15,000) of Lynden, Washington. This project has been funded by both the Federal Transit Administration ($719,388) and W...
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End of the Year Roundup 2021
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jan 6, 2022
Revised March 2025 Happy New Year! The team at the Shared-Use Mobility Center is excited to look back at 2021 and highlight some of our favorite moments from this past year! Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash IMI and AIM Grantees Join the Mobility Innovation Collaborative 25 Acceler...
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Reviewing The Longevity Economy from a Transportation Perspective
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Nov 3, 2021
Revised March 2025 Introduction Through the FTA’s IMI and AIM grants, transportation providers across the country are working to bring innovative solutions to their cities, towns, and communities. Developing new trip planning mobile apps, contactless payments, shuttle services, and autonomo...
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Sharing Knowledge to Accelerate Innovative Mobility: How You Can Help
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Sep 27, 2021
Revised March 2025 IMI and AIM Grantees are in a unique position to explore innovative mobility solutions, and examine outcomes along the way. On a day-to-day basis, Grantees may experience success, setbacks, and even failure. We believe that sharing challenges, lessons learned, and achievements...
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Introducing Your IMI and AIM Subgroups
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Sep 6, 2021
Revised March 2025 Hello IMI and AIM Grantees! Congratulations, you are one of 49 agencies across the United States to have received grant money from the FTA to explore innovative mobility options in your community. Curious to meet your peers? Click here and here for a full list of IMI and AIM G...
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