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NewsDecember 9, 2020

National Express Transit, GATRA Launch New Microtransit Service

The team has also partnered with Spare for the program, which will serve the tri-town area of Franklin, Foxboro, and Norfolk, Mass.

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ArticlesOctober 16, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Mobility

StarTran teamed with Spare to launch an on-demand microtransit program during the pandemic, while NEORide and Masabi brought mobile ticketing to 15 transit agencies in Ohio and Kentucky.

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NewsOctober 7, 2020

King County Teams with Spare for Microtransit Program

Crossroads Connect will help close the first-, last-mile transportation gap in the underserved service zone by linking passengers to Bellevue’s Rapid B line as well as other King County Metro buses.

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NewsOctober 5, 2020

Canada's DRT Teams with Spare for Microtransit Program

DRT’s microtransit project encompasses over 30 on-demand transit zones, including urban and more rural areas.

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NewsSeptember 25, 2020

Spare, Earth Rides Team To Provide Zero-Emission Rides In Nashville

Currently, Earth’s fleet consists of Teslas but it has plans to introduce zero-emission vehicles from other OEMs in the future.

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NewsSeptember 9, 2020

Spare Partners with Whistle! for Ride-Hailing Operations

With Spare, Whistle! can manage its fleet, provide its customers with mix-and-match options using that same fleet, such as pre-bookings, long-distance trips and different pricing mechanisms, and ultimately explore additional short-term and long-term revenue opportunities.

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ArticlesAugust 13, 2020

Breaking Free from Silos: How Microtransit Can Succeed When We Think Big

A look at a solution that can manage a transit system's entire on-demand network by introducing two new transformational concepts, commingling and trip-brokering.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2020

Texas' Citibus, Neb.'s StarTran team with Spare to launch on-demand services

The idea behind commingling comes from the aviation space, where multiple tiered passenger groups share the same airplane.

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