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Airport West CID reports microtransit pilot at capacity; council appoints Courtney Bennis to CID board
Summary
Gerald McDowell of the ATL Airport West CIDs told East Point Council the microtransit pilot, funded with $2.6 million from the Atlanta-region transit authority with a 30% CID match, launched in the last 45 days and is already near capacity. Council appointed Courtney Bennis as the city—s representative to the Airport West CID board.
Gerald McDowell, CEO of the ATL Airport West Community Improvement Districts, updated the East Point City Council on Oct. 6 about a set of mobility projects and a board appointment.
McDowell said a microtransit pilot funded by a $2.6 million grant from the Atlanta Region Transit Link Authority launched roughly 45 days earlier and is operating with five vehicles. The CID put a 30% local match into the grant; McDowell said demand exceeded initial projections and the pilot is already at or near capacity.
“After 45 days, we are already at capacity,” McDowell told…
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