The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) in Maryland, USA have announced the launch of a new Ride On Trip Planner app which was created in partnership with Moovit, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions provider.
The app allows for trip planning across multiple modes, including: Ride On buses, Metrorail and Metrobuses, scooters and Bikeshare. Additionally, the app will give live reports on wait times and ridership levels for Ride On buses.
Montgomery County Executive, Marc Elrich, said:
“Today’s public transportation consumers expect the ease, access, and information that smartphone apps can provide to improve their commute,”
“Improving mass transit ridership and eliminating cars from our roads is critical to our goals to combat climate change. I expect this app will help improve customer service as well as help attract more riders to use Ride On services.”
The app also provides features to guide riders along their chosen route, including “first mile, last mile” directions to a selected bus stop, and push notifications when they have arrived.
MCDOT launched the app in partnership with the creator behind the urban mobility app Moovit, which has guided more than 1.7 billion users in 3,500 cities across 112 countries.
Moovit’s chief growth and marketing officer, Yovav Meydad, said:
“We’re excited to be working with MCDOT to provide multimodal trip planning, real-time information and comprehensive travel information and guidance.”
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