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Sudbury Transportation Committee reviews voucher use, Transportation Fair feedback and plans vendor outreach
Summary
At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Sudbury Transportation Committee reviewed voucher usage statistics, discussed restarting the volunteer FISH rides program, agreed to pursue talks with Uber about an Emergency Rides feature (and consider GoGo dispatch), and approved Sept. 19 minutes and adjourned by unanimous votes.
The Sudbury Transportation Committee met by Zoom on Oct. 17, 2025, and reviewed recent voucher usage, the previous day’s Transportation Fair, and next steps on vendor outreach and grant/procurement questions. Chair Dan Carty opened the public session at 10:30 a.m., confirmed a quorum and that “the meeting was being broadcast live via zoom and recorded by Sudbury TV,” and assigned Adam Burney as co-host.
Dan Carty reported voucher activity for September and early October: “for the month of September 32 vouchers had been assigned, 11 were fully used and 7 partially used,” and preliminary October numbers showed 34 assigned with 10 used in total and 6 partially used. Jill Dube, Senior Center assistant director and outreach coordinator, said two taxi rides were requested in October and none in September and is coordinating with taxi companies to fulfil requests.
Committee members discussed findings from the Oct. 16 Transportation Fair. Jill said the event “was great to see everyone” and that the fair helped clarify confusion about the old Go Sudbury! program. Several attendees indicated they used the Senior Center van or CatchConnect, underscoring overlaps in local ride options and rider confusion. Adam Burney and Alice Sapienza raised liability and driver-availability concerns about restarting the volunteer FISH program; Jill said Nickole Boardman is investigating conversations with the Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager and Council on Aging and that the Transportation Committee’s role would likely be minimal. Dan said he would add FISH to a future agenda.
On vendor options, the committee agreed to pursue discussions about an Uber Emergency Rides functionality. Dan said he would reengage Uber and invite them to the next meeting to discuss specifics on how to implement. Alice Sapienza asked that the group also consider the GoGo dispatch service used in nearby Brookline and said she would resend cost information; Cheryl Wallace asked about pricing and Mary Brauer asked whether GoGo could run in parallel with Uber. Jill and Linda Faust described different rider experiences, with Ms. Faust sharing a negative ride experience involving GoGo and Uber but noting she had not had similar problems with taxi drivers.
The committee reviewed FedNor materials Dan had circulated and agreed to perform reference checks before reengaging. Adam said he would confirm procurement thresholds (he believed three written quotes are required for purchases between $10,000 and $50,000 and a full public procurement process is needed above $50,000) and Dan said he would ask FedNor for referenceable accounts.
Action items assigned during the meeting included disabling or redirecting the September voucher signup page; sending thank-you notes to participants and staff at the fair; sending November signup information to Jill; booking Uber for a future discussion; asking FedNor for references; Jill finding remote-viewer numbers for the fair; Alice sending GoGo cost information; and Adam confirming procurement rules for FedNor-related work.
Procedural business concluded the session. The committee approved the Sept. 19, 2025 draft minutes on a motion by Adam Burney, seconded by Alice Sapienza; the motion carried 5–0 by roll call. Members agreed to change the meeting cadence to monthly and set the next meeting for Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. The meeting adjourned at 11:21 a.m. on a 5–0 roll-call vote.
What’s next: Dan will invite Uber to the committee’s next meeting to discuss Emergency Rides implementation and will request FedNor references; the committee will review procurement thresholds and the GoGo cost information Alice will provide.
