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County accepts $700,000 federal demonstration grant to pilot income‑eligible and free transit fares
Summary
Cumberland County accepted a $700,000 demonstration grant for a Mobility, Access and Transportation Insecurity (MADI) project. Public Health and partner Moving Main plan a two‑part pilot: an income‑eligible two‑tier fare (reduced and free) and navigation/hub supports delivered via community partners; pilot enrollment and research will evaluate the
The Board of Commissioners accepted a $700,000 federal demonstration grant to pilot a Mobility, Access and Transportation Insecurity (MADI) program across southern Maine transit providers. The board—s consent calendar included the grant acceptance; county staff presented an informational briefing before commissioners approved the consent item.
Alexis Guy, Healthy Eating Active Living team lead for Cumberland County Public Health, and Zoe Miller, executive director of the Moving Main Network, said the demonstration builds on a planning phase funded through the University of Minnesota and the Federal Transit…
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