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Marin Transit Board of Directors
April 2, 2018
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Proposed Pilot Goals
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Provide more same day
options for riders with
disabilities
Increase first and last mile
connectivity to existing
fixed route transit for all
riders
Help commuters traveling
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Background
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2010
Senior Mobility
Action &
Implementation Plan
2013
Job Access Mobility
Institute Summary
Report
2016
Marin Access Strategic
Analysis and
Recommendations
2016 and 2018
Short Range Transit
Plans
2013
Job Access and
Reverse
Commute
(JARC) Funded
Mobility
2015
•On the Move Taxi
Company Closes
•Conversations
with Lyft and
TAM
2017
•Marin Access
Innovation
Incubator
•5310 Operating
Assistance Funding
•Introduction to Via
Planning
Funding
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Project Overview
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Cloud-based technology platform for
scheduling & dispatch of shared ride on-
demand transit service
Riders can use a smartphone
application or make a phone call to
request a ride
Travel Navigators will provide assistance
to users who would like to set up an
account without a smartphone and also
assist with ride requests made over the
phone
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Convenient and Accessible
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Request ride by phone call or smart phone app Track your ride Accessible to anyone
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Service Characteristics
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Paratransit Fixed Route Dial-A-Ride
TNCs
(Uber, Lyft,
Chariot)
Marin Transit
Connect
Drivers drug tested
and trained to
proficiency
X X X X
Wheelchair accessible X X X X
Open to the general
public X X X X
Available without
advance reservation X X X
Subscription trips
available X X X X
Curbside
pickup/dropoff X X X X
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Proposed Service Area in Northern San Rafael
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Ford Transit –Medium Roof
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Draft App Screens
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Implementation Timeline
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Service Design
December 2017 –April 2018
Operations Plan and Training
April -May 2018
Marketing and Information
Soft Launch: Late Spring 2018
Full Launch: July 1, 2018
Monitoring and Evaluation
Six-Month Evaluation: January 2019
Recommendation to Board: March 2019
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Questions?
Erin McAuliff
Senior Transportation Planner
emcauliff@marintransit.org
415-226-0871
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