On-demand transit, the wave of the future?
Lauren Crabtree, with Downtown Memphis Commission, puts on her seatbelt while grabbing a ride from Groove On-Demand on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 in Downtown Memphis. Crabtree, who doesn’t own a car and is getting married next weekend, needed to pick up her wedding shoes near the Crosstown Concourse area. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Area Transit Authority launched its new Groove On-Demand service, which enables people to use their smartphones or other devices to order rides with specified pick-up and drop-off points, similar to the way ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft operate.
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Memphis Area Transit Authority Downtown New Chicago Memphis Medical District Groove on-demand transit
Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.
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