The agency's awarded Spare a $4.5 million contract to overhaul the nearly 25-year-old East Bay Paratransit system’s operating platform.
At about 67 days in, Ballentine and Spare’s VP, Customers, Quinn Kliman, joined METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman for a webinar that included an extensive Ask Me Anything (AMA) to discuss the partnership and answer questions from industry peers.
METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman spoke to Spare CEO/Co-Founder Kristoffer Vik Hansen and Chad Ballentine, VP, demand response & innovative mobility, at Capital Metro about the new partnership and more.
Riders now enjoy real-time notifications about their upcoming journeys, allowing them to plan effectively and stay informed.
Using Spare Open Fleets technology, Spare allows transit agencies to integrate May Mobility's wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicles into their on-demand service offerings.
PSTA has been working with Spare since 2021 to power its ADA Paratransit service, PSTA Access.
The collaboration empowers transit agencies to enhance microtransit and paratransit services using Uber's network.
Though paratransit has advanced significantly since riders having to call in days in advance for a ride, transformation of paratransit to combat existing challenges is ongoing.
Spare and Uber recently announced their respective partnerships with Uzurv and GoGoGrandparent to increase transit options for seniors and people with disabilities.
In 2017, Durham Region launched its On Demand pilot project, which put the agency on the path to a high-quality and cost-effective transit program for rural residents.
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