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Council hears request to extend Via on-demand microtransit service and related parking-lease while new contract is negotiated
Summary
City staff requested a three-month extension of the Via Jersey City microtransit contract and a parallel lease-extension for the lot used by the Via fleet as negotiations continue on a successor vendor; some council members objected to repeated extensions despite staff saying the lease and third-party lot are at no cost to the city.
City transportation staff asked the council on Tuesday to authorize a three-month extension of the city's on-demand microtransit contract with Via Jersey City and a matching extension of the lease for the lot currently used to park the service fleet.
Mike Mansell, director of the Division of Transportation Planning, said the extension of the existing contract and the lot lease would keep service continuity while the administration completes negotiations on a new multi-year contract.…
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