Big cities have been partnering with ride share to round out public transit.
Pilot programs are off and running in:
- Philadelphia
- Monrovia, California
- Washington D.C.
The new opportunity for growth: SMALL CITIES
Why are small cities ripe for ride share partnerships?
- public transit is either infrequent or nonexistent
- small cities hands are tied because they can’t increase revenue by increasing bus fare
Name a small city partnership success: Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority and Uber AND Nashville and Lyft
What does the Pinellas agreement look like?
- $3 late night door to door service for low income workers
- $5 ride -hail passes for first and last mile ride sharing service from 24 hour bus stops
What does the Nashville Lyft agreement look like?
- Agree to 200 late-night bar and restaurant workers on rides home from the city’s downtown corridor at 50% cost
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