Microtransit

Uh, we talked about 45% more service, more COTA service by 2050.

Uh, d- we were gonna do that through developing five bus rapid transit, BRT, or high-capacity transit corridors, expanded mobility services, so think COTA Plus and our Microtransit.

Uh, and on top of that, which I'm sure we're gonna get into, was also 500 additional miles of sidewalks, bikeways, and trails, which, having listened to a previous episode, I know that you have a shirt, I believe, that says, "Sidewalks are social justice."

I do have that shirt.

Uh, we were out talking about this initiative for over two years, really kind of leading up to November of 2024, where it eventually passed the ballot.

Uh, again, I talked about this a little bit earlier, but breaking it down, we talked about 45% more COTA service.

That was not only in bus rapid transit, uh, being added into our system, but also, uh, new and improved lines of Big Bus network that you already see on the road today, increased and added zones for Microtransit, um, and additional mobility options.

We have a paratransit service called Mainstream that kind of follows, and any additions that we do to our fixed route net- network will also be available to ADA passengers, um, and as well as 500 miles of additional sidewalks, bikeways, and trails.