Bryan D. Smith hails from TheRide in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was the deputy CEO, operations.
TheRide’s millage helps increase equity within the community and provide more access to jobs, education, shopping, and healthcare.
The plan focuses on improving social equity by increasing access to jobs and housing, reducing commute times, and increasing service frequency and overnight service, while also contributing to a cleaner environment and a more vibrant economy.
Under terms of the five-year contract, MV will provide safe and reliable origin-to-destination, curb-to-curb, and door-to-door ADA paratransit transportation for the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti communities.
The agency joined 13 other transit agencies across Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky that already sell their fares on the EZfare regional fare payment system, which is powered by Fare Payments-as-a-Service provider, Masabi.
he staff reductions include union and non-union employees. In addition, executive staff have voluntarily reduced their salaries.
The new wheelchair securement stations are made possible because TheRide was awarded $187,000 of grant funds.
Shift Transit is a full-scale operator of bike-share systems, currently operating in Detroit, Toronto, Tucson, and Chattanooga.
The systems are scheduled to be installed into the buses by January 2019.
The commuters, from 307 different organizations, commuted to work by walking, biking, taking the bus, carpooling, vanpooling, and telecommuting.
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