Virginia Rural Microtransit Deployment Initiative

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation will receive funding to provide microtransit in rural communities in the Tidewater region. The project will augment existing transit resources by leveraging mobile technology for real-time trip booking and vehicle routing, providing real-time, demand-response microtransit service.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157724

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Opstelten, Hendrik

• Start Date: 20200521
• Expected Completion Date: 20230331
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Integrated Mobility Innovation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Demand responsive transportation; Deployment; Mobile applications; Real time information; Routing; Rural areas; Rural transit
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01866704
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 6 2022 9:48AM