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Brownsville-Cameron County pilot to replace rural Route 30 with subsidized Uber service is tabled for more information
Summary
City of Brownsville staff proposed an 18-month pilot with Trips/Uber to replace fixed Route 30 bus service in a rural zone; the court asked for more information and voted to table the request with one abstention noted.
Cameron County Commissioners Court on Tuesday discussed a proposed pilot program to replace fixed-route transit service (Route 30) with a Trips/Uber subsidized on-demand service for a rural area east of the Brownsville airport. Presenters said the pilot would run up to 18 months, provide door-to-door trips in the defined geofenced zone, and allow the city and county to subsidize up to $10 per ride while passengers would pay $2, the same base fare as the fixed-route service.
Joel Garza, multimodal transportation director for the City of…
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