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Summit discontinues city-subsidized ride-share program after review of costs and use
Summary
City officials told the council they have ended a long-running subsidy of ride-share trips to the train station after determining demand has fallen and annual costs reached about $80,000.
Council President McTiernan announced Feb. 3 that the city has discontinued a multi-year subsidized ride-share program (referred to in meeting materials and discussion as a 'bridal share'/ride-share subsidy) that had provided discounted Lyft/Uber trips for commuters to the train station. The program had previously been adopted as a less-expensive alternative to municipal parking expansion.
Officials said the subsidy cost taxpayers about $80,000 in the most recent year and that post-COVID commuting patterns have reduced demand. The program averaged a peak of about 30 rides per day in its busiest years; city leaders said the current demand is much lower and municipal commuter parking availability has increased since the program's adoption.
Council President McTiernan said the city made the decision to cancel the subsidy because the program no longer represented a cost-effective alternative to parking supply investments given current ridership.
Provenance - topicintro: transcript block at 1843.8049 (president explains the program history and cancellation) - topfinish: transcript block at 1975.07 (conclusion of cancellation announcement)
