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MV Transportation expands DART paratransit services

The partnership is the first development of MV Mobility Services, which serves to integrate alternative modes of transportation to MV's primary services.

October 25, 2017
MV Transportation expands DART paratransit services

MV Transportation delivers over 750,000 trips annually and provides management, oversight, operations, call center services, maintenance, and fleet assets in its partnership with DART. Photo: MV Transportation Inc.

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MV Transportation delivers over 750,000 trips annually and provides management, oversight, operations, call center services, maintenance, and fleet assets in its partnership with DART. Photo: MV Transportation Inc.

MV Transportation Inc. partnered with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to add Lyft and on-demand transportation as part DART's paratransit program.

The partnership is the first development of MV Mobility Services, which serves to integrate alternative modes of transportation to MV's primary services. Through the partnership with lift, MV Transportation expanded the DART paratransit program's capacity by 7%.

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The pilot program provides riders with up-to-date alerts about their trip alongside previously available service from MV Transportation's call center.

MV Transportation delivers over 750,000 trips annually and provides management, oversight, operations, call center services, maintenance, and fleet assets in its partnership with DART.

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