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OPERATIONS, SAFETY & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 21, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: MICROTRANSIT PILOT PROJECT - PART B
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to Execute Amendment No. 7 to Contract No. PS46292001 with RideCo, Inc. to provide an expanded MicroTransit Operations to three additional Service Zones (North Hollywood/Burbank, El Monte and Compton/Artesia) for two years in an amount of $5,970,870 increasing the Total Contract Value from $29,160,732.63 to $35,131,602.63.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro has been testing on-demand technology in advance of directly operating a ridesharing service, Metro Micro (MicroTransit Operations). As part of this initial testing, Metro received federal seed funding from the FTA to develop a first/last mile partnership with a Transportation Network Company. The two-year research pilot known as Mobility on Demand is now at its completion. Given the consistent utilization of this service under this pilot phase during recent months (in the COVID-19 pandemic), Metro staff seek to continue serving communities and customers currently supported by the pilot.
Under this contract modification with RideCo, Inc., Metro will expand operations to serve customers and communities that have benefited from the Mobility on Demand pilot. Many of these customers are low-income and use this service for essential trips.
This action would authorize a service expansion for Metro Micro in the neighborhoods of North Hollywood/Burbank, El Monte and Compton. Hours of operation and service zone boundaries would be based upon and adjusted as a result of customer utilization.
Background
BACKGROUND
Over the past several years, Metro has prepared to set-up a directly operated ridesharing service. The project was initiated as a result of an unsolicited proposal received by the Office of Extraordinary Innovation. Metro utilized a Pre-Development Agreement Public Priva...
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