The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and Georgia Tech Research Cooperation a $1 million grant to pilot an On-Demand Multimodal Transit System Solution (ODMTS).

The Civic Innovation Challenge Award supports community-based initiatives to address mobility and disaster challenges.

ODMTS is a hybrid of traditional public transit and ride-sharing that offers real-time routing that fills in service gaps left by a fixed bus route, according to a MARTA press release. Instead of waiting at a traditional bus stop, a person needing a ride to the grocery store could use a smartphone app to summon a vehicle to a nearby location also picking up other passengers nearby.
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