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Enhance Regional Mobility

Goal 1: Explore Creative Alternative Transportation Opportunities
Objective 1: Promote Regional Connectivity
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
ERM RAPID On-Demand Trips Completed Transportation
1.1.1 Autonomous Vehicle Pilot
Summary:
Milestone Estimated Actual
This item supports the Council's "Enhancing Regional Completion Completion
Mobility" priority by improving access within Arlington Execution of COG Fall 2023 Nov. 2023
while complementing the Arlington On-Demand Rideshare Funding
service. Expanded RAPID Service Spring 2024 Aug. 2023
Starts
The Arlington RAPID (Rideshare, Automation, and Service Completion Summer 2025
Payment Integration Demonstration) project combines Evaluation and Reporting Fall 2025
the City’s expertise with on-demand rideshare and AV Completion
testing to integrate a shared, dynamically routed Level 4
AV fleet into an existing public rideshare transit system.
Arlington On-Demand continues to provide the rideshare
service and May Mobility provides the AV technology and
fleet. Both the rideshare fleet and the AV fleet include a
wheelchair accessible vehicle, making this service more
widely accessible. In partnership with the University of
Texas at Arlington, the service operates in coordination
with UTA’s fare payment system, allowing students to ride
for a discounted rate. This project creates a one-stop-shop
for mobility needs in the service area concentrated
around UTA’s campus and Downtown, providing a
seamless trip planning, booking, and payment experience
across modes.

The City of Arlington funded the first year of service
through a competitive $1.7M grant from the Federal
Transit Administration. The current service is funded
through the North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG), in the amount of $4,538,552, for the service to
continue operations through mid-2025. The project
includes analysis and evaluation of the service outcomes
and reporting on lessons learned.

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