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Microtransit is scoring a big win in Broward County, Florida, where on-demand shuttle services have recorded over 1.4 million rides over the last few months, according to an article by Nile Fortner in New Pelican.
“Together, those figures signal more than isolated achievements. They reflect a regional shift in how short trips are handled in cities built long before today’s traffic volumes,” Fortner says. Microtransit in South Florida helps close the first mile-last mile gap and works well in an area with a high number of tourists and older residents.
The shuttles, part of multiple local services such as LauderGO! and Circuit-By-The-Sea, also connect residents to jobs and daily needs, essentially forming a regional network. “From Pompano Beach’s redeveloping downtown to Lighthouse Point, Deerfield Beach, Hollywood, and Wilton Manors, coastal communities are exploring flexible electric fleets as tools to manage growth without widening already constrained roads. Every milestone in one city appears to strengthen the next.”
Read the full story: Over 1.4 million rides and counting: Microtransit has come into its own in Broward County
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