This week in People, Places, and Transportation, we highlight a flexible-route, flexible-schedule transit service that’s bringing on-demand convenience to Montpelier—and aims to improve land use downtown.
The Sustainable Montpelier Coalition (SMC), GMT’s primary community partner for MyRide, began conceiving of the service in 2018 as a way to alleviate the need for parking in downtown Montpelier. Parking spots currently eat up 60% of the city’s downtown real estate, preventing the development of commercial, residential, and open space that serves the public good.