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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Second Renewal Of The Agreement With Circuit Transit Inc., Formally Known As The Free Ride, For Circulator Services Under The Same Terms And Conditions In An Estimated Annual Amount Of $885,360.00.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
In partnership with the CRA, in 2018 the City Commission authorized execution of an agreement with Free Ride, now known as Circuit Transit Inc. (R-2018-335 / R-CRA-2019-38) for an amount $885,360.00. Circuit Transit (CT) provides patrons transportation services to and from Downtown Hollywood, Hollywood Beach, the City's parking garages, and recently expanded the route to City Hall.
As of March 1st CT provided 7,062 rides to 11,278 riders. That averages 239 rides per day. CT has retrofitted its vehicles in response to community health concerns and continues to provide satisfactory service, while providing an essential service to residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ridership was 90% of what it was pre-COVID in January & February 2021, despite capacity being reduced by 20% for COVID related safety precautions. This means the service is more efficient and completed more app requests than for the same two-month period pre-COVID (just less people in each party).
In mid-March 2021 $1 per rider was implemented. For example, if one person requests a ride the fair is $1, if the ride request is for three people the fare is $3. Flag down rides continue to be free as they are "just along for the ride" on the route the app user requests, and the flag down rider can hop on/off along the way. As part of this transition a promo code is available in the in-app alert for all users. Although it's only been a couple of weeks, riders are using the promo code and demand has not slowed. A more detailed update is fourth coming.
The City and the CRA jointly re...
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