The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has awarded funding to nine transit districts and municipalities to develop and pilot an on-demand microtransit service.
The CTDOT defines microtransit service as an accessible, on-demand mode of transportation that uses a smartphone app or phone number to request and schedule a ride within designated service areas. Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalittos said the pilot program was “integral to the continued modernization of our state’s robust public transportation system and makes Connecticut more accessible to more people.”
Within Fairfield County, the participants in the pilot program include Greater Bridgeport Transit’s service in Trumbull, the Norwalk Transit District, the City of Stamford for a five-mile boundary within the city, and Valley Transit District which serves Shelton along with the Ansonia Train Station and Derby.
