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Peoria approves $200,000 software upgrade to move transit to on‑demand model and contract with TNCs
Summary
Council authorized a $200,000 one‑time software purchase and approval to replace the fixed‑fleet 'WeRide' contract with transportation network companies, with staff estimating roughly $1 million in annual savings and a $15 per‑trip subsidy under the new model.
Peoria — The City Council unanimously approved an administrative change Nov. 18 to move Peoria Transit toward an app‑based, on‑demand dispatching model and to replace a fixed‑fleet contracted service with a transportation‑network‑company (TNC) model.
Staff asked the council to authorize a one‑time software purchase of $200,000 to enable real‑time dispatching and an app‑based on‑demand experience. The presentation said annual maintenance for the software was already budgeted. Staff described an…
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