The Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority (RIPTA) statewide Transit Master Plan identified Mobility on Demand (MOD) as a potential mobility solution for the state.

MOD is the ability to leverage technologies, including real-time data, trip planning, and mobility wallet, to better apprise users of mode choices and improve their transportation experience. RIPTA was particularly interested in exploring microtransit, a general public on-demand service that serves a designated area and typically is summoned via a smartphone app, one of the potential MOD solutions, as a possibility to augment the existing fixed route transit service network and address equity concerns associated with identified “transit deserts” across the state.

Read this Mobility Zone Assessment to find out more

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