Omaha Metro Transit premieres new, on-demand ride share service to extend public transit reach - The Reader

Omaha Metro Transit premieres new, on-demand ride share service to extend public transit reach - The Reader

Omaha’s Metro Transit has premiered a new microtransit program called Metro Flex. The goal of Metro Flex is to fill gaps between areas where it is difficult to have regular and fixed public transportation. “If you think about neighborhoods or streets that aren’t connected, or where there’s some gaps in sidewalk access and walkability, those are going to be places that are very hard to serve with a regular, fixed route bus,” said Metro Transit CE…