- Can riders be forced to use non-drug and alcohol-tested fleets in microtransit and paratransit services?
- What if our microtransit service uses branded dedicated vehicles?
- How do we report to the National Transit Database (NTD) when using Uber or Lyft?
- Is there a lack of transparency when another operator transports my riders?
- What if a non-dedicated provider doesn't offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles?
- Can we offer shared rides, not just single taxi or Uber trips?
- What if too many people use TNC or taxi rides?
- How does Open Fleets work with fixed routes? I don’t want to replace them.
OPEN FLEETS
An open ecosystem to strengthen public transit systems
Connect trip demand to any fleet provider with a flexible software infrastructure. Powered by an Open API, our platform enables seamless management, reporting and unification of external fleets, regardless of the operator.
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How Spare helps
Reduce cost-per-trip
Operate your trips with a closer eye on your bottom line. Use dedicated fleets where it makes sense and dispatch other trips to taxis or TNCs in your region, on-demand to reduce costs.
Curb driver shortages
Fortify your services from the nation-wide challenge of driver shortages by supplementing your dedicated fleets with non-dedicated service providers already available in your community.
Stabilize rider wait times
Give riders more consistent wait times, choice and spontaneity–bringing autonomy back in their lives.
Maximum control and visibility
Get a birds-eye-view of your entire operation regardless if you use dedicated vehicles only, third-party operators, or a combination of both. Spare unifies it all for real-time monitoring and reporting needs.
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Supercharge your transit network
Combine thoughtful service design, robust ride matching algorithm, and the power of Open Fleets to create first / last mile programs that not only reduce operating costs, but customers feel empowered to ride.
See Open Fleets in action
Tap into a large network of fleets
90% of all bookable vehicles in North America are available on Spare through Open Fleets to power modern Mobility on Demand programs.
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Lower cost-per-trip
As a adjunct to dedicated vehicles, Open Fleets supplements dedicated vehicles, dramatically reducing operating costs.
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Dynamically increase fleet capacity
Increased vehicle capacity has allowed transit agencies to see a 200% increase in ridership while reducing costs by 52%.
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The only provider proven to work with taxis and TNCs
Your service fulfilled through our open fleets partners
- Your service, your choiceDispatch the most optimal fleet provider to take each trip based on criteria important to you and your business goals. After all, you know your riders and service best.
- Dynamically increase capacityExpand service coverage, fill in during peak periods, optimize the usage of WAV vehicles, or offer overflow service to meet same-day demand. The use cases are limitless: Open Fleets was built to be flexible and scalable.
PROOF POINTS
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To make every ride possible, we are working with the best transportation innovators in the industry to deliver on-demand transit services leveraging Spare’s mobility operations platform.
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Citibus has always been serving the underserved.
Our service with Spare has opened up expansive amounts of opportunity for people to get connected to transit that they otherwise would not have access to. Spare has done tremendous work and I believe in it because I have seen what it does for us.
Chris Mandrell
General Manager
Citibus
Citibus
A leap forward in user experience for PSTA.
PSTA staff have full visibility into the live status of nearly all of the trips running, which makes it easy to monitor service and address issues as they arise. The app's introduction gives riders more control and independence over their rides by enabling them to easily plan, book, monitor, and pay for trips within the app. It's these kinds of innovations that truly get us excited.
Bonnie Epstein
Director of Mobility Services
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
Spare's track record of cost control, reliable product, and its people will do much more than upgrade East Bay Paratransit's operating platform.
Instead, it promises to elevate the commute to medical facilities, schools, workplaces, and social engagements for some of the Bay Area’s most deserving riders.
Michael Hursh
CEO and General Manager
AC Transit
AC Transit
FAQ
We’ve never had all departments agree that something is working before—until Spare. It’s always been a challenge to get buy-in from everyone, but with this new system, drivers, call takers, and management are all on board. The collaboration with Spare has been amazing, and we’re seeing the results every day.
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Director of Administration and Compliance, GATRA
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