The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (“MAPC”) is issuing this “Request for Information” (“RFI”) to solicit submittals from interested parties on how MAPC may provide municipal and state government, as well as non-profits, with an objective evaluation of the various microtransit strategies that can best improve access to jobs, labor, healthcare, social services, and social activities. MAPC seeks to acquire an understanding of what software, consulting services, and transportation operators are available to help regional transit authorities (RTAs), municipal governments, and public-private transportation management associations (“TMAs”) improve their transit services with microtransit. Relevant microtransit products should help transit agencies and others improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their point-to-point transit and fixed route transit services.

This RFI is being conducted by MAPC in coordination with the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (“MAGIC”), an organization that consists of planning and select board representatives from 13 communities: Acton, Bedford, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury. Several of the communities in the MAGIC subregion have been interested in learning about new and innovative ways to provide transportation services to the residents in their community, particularly in areas not served by current RTA or TMA routes, and during midday, nights, and weekends, when some or all transit services are unavailable.

The microtransit Request for Information (RFI) may be downloaded here. Questions about this RFI should be directed to Marjorie Weinberger at mweinberger@mapc.org. Submissions are due January 17, 2019 and should be submitted by email to Travis Pollack at tpollack@mapc.org.

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