Palo Alto has launched a new ride-share app for trips within the city, and it’s free until April 7.
PALO ALTO — No need to call Uber or Lyft next time you want to take a weekday trip to Stanford Shopping Center, California Avenue restaurants or anywhere else in Palo Alto — the city now has a fleet of Teslas waiting to swoop in at a moment’s notice. Yes, Teslas.
“It really potentially expands access to transit for a number of residents because transit really serves those who are within a quarter mile of bus stops,” Baird said. “Having a service that can go to any cross street in the city is an improvement for a great many folks in our city.”Powered by the global public transportation and transit tech company Via Transportations Inc., Palo Alto Link isn’t the first in the city to bring ride-share tech to the public sector.
Currently, Palo Alto Link has a fleet of 10 vehicles, four Teslas, three wheel-chair accessible Toyota Siennas and three Siennas with inside bike racks. When you book a ride on the app, the service operates similarly to a carpool ride-share, where Via’s algorithm groups riders together as needed. There haven’t been any issues so far since the program started Tuesday, and there has already been good feedback from riders, Baird said.
“It’ll be interesting to see how people react to this new resource,” Shikada said. “I look forward to the information this will provide for needs and priorities for travel throughout the city over the upcoming 18 months.”
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