Entering into partnerships with Waymo, Uber and Lyft, or creating their own programs, cities address last mile transportation options for pulic transit riders such as:
- Waymo driverless vans taking riders to transit stops
- A pilot program in Phoenix will start with local government employees and expand to seniors and the disabled
- Cities are partnering with ride share companies for first/last mile connections to boost public transit use
- Cities are creating their own first/last mile microservices
- Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) tested out Bridj, an app-based way to request rides that picked up passengers in 14-person vans and dropped them off at work
- Private business solutions
- Lyft offering discounts for rides to pulic transit stops
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