Beginning in 2023, WTRA will host a series of Transit Talks. Email your questions, including how to register for a future event to info@witransitriders.org:

2023

• 04-04 6:30 – 7:30 PM. Discussion on micro-transit with Coalition Against Predatory MicroTransit’s Joshua Hatton and Kristine Bray of No Bus Cuts Denton. (You can see their presentation at our March 11 Annual Meeting here).
  
  An increasing number of public transit agencies in Wisconsin are considering adding micro-transit to their repertoire of transit services. A limited list documenting this can be viewed at link. “Micro transit” refers to services that function like UberPool or LyftLine but with large vans or minibuses instead of sedans and SUVs, using mobile apps and algorithms to match passengers making similar trips in a single vehicle. The pitch to public agencies is that micro transit can be a more cost-effective way to provide service in some travel markets than fixed-route buses. It also may involve using less protected and more poorly paid labor, raise safety concerns, and transfer public monies over to for-profit private firms. This meeting will hopefully be the kickoff of a number of meetings on the subject.