Weekend round-up
Some stories you may have missed last week: Columbus and Toronto to experiment with driverless shuttles.
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Lyft wants to discount bike and scooter trips to transit
Ride-hailing company Lyft is proposing discounts and incentives to encourage people to use shared bicycles and scooters to access transit stations.
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LA Metro selects stations for mobility-on-demand pilot
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA) will partner with ride-hailing company Via to test a new option for accessing Metro stations this...
Cap Metro to test autonomous shuttle
Capital Metro (TX) is testing two autonomous shuttles on a mile-long route on Third Street in Austin.
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TNCs contribute to urban traffic, new report says
A new report says that TNCs contribute to urban traffic congestion and attract riders who otherwise would have taken transit or used a non-motorized...
Lyft wants Chicagoans to give up their cars
Starting in August, ride-hailing company Lyft will offer 100 Chicago residents $550 each in mobility incentives to give up their cars for a month.
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Valley Metro teams with Waymo for mobility options
Valley Metro (AZ) has teamed up with Waymo to provide first- and last-mile connections.
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Quebec city to test autonomous shuttle
An autonomous electric shuttle will operate on a public road in mixed traffic in the Canadian city of Candiac (QC).
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Slow start for CATS-Lyft partnership
Fewer than 100 people have used discounted Lyft trips to access CATS light-rail stations in the first few months of a pilot program.
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App rewards Nashville transit riders
Hytch Rewards, a mobile application designed to incentivize ridesharing, has partnered with Nashville-area agencies to reward transit commuters.
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