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Marty wrapping route-optimization, weighing microtransit options
Summary
Marty is concluding a route-optimization and microtransit-efficiency study to advise whether to add on‑demand microtransit, replace underperforming fixed routes, or use a mixed-service approach.
On 2 MC, Ash said Marty is ‘‘doing a route optimization and micro transit efficiency study’’ that staff will use to recommend next steps to the board. ‘‘We're wrapping that study up. We're looking at what our consultants have found to make a recommendation to the board,’’ he said.
Ash described microtransit as an on-demand service similar to Uber or Lyft that can be useful in specific zones but warned that as demand grows it can become less efficient and more costly compared with fixed-route service. He said the most successful systems use a combination of commuter buses, fixed short-distance routes, demand-response paratransit and targeted microtransit zones.
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