The city of Lexington could fund not one, but two transit pilots next year to offer free and low-cost rides to residents needing transportation to medical appointments, interviews and more.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council took the first step Nov. 20 in allocating $475,000 in additional funds to support a microtransit pilot project that could be operated by Lextran starting sometime next year. In May, the council gave the transit agency $250,000 for the same pilot.
The council also voted at the same regular meeting to give United Way of the Bluegrass $375,000 to operate a two-year pilot of a subsidized Lyft service, called Ride United, to give Lexington residents free Lyft rides to essential services…