The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada claims in to be the first to integrate its transit and bike share systems into one mobile app.

Falls Church, a Washington, D.C., suburb will collaborate with Virginia Tech on a 44-acre smart city site to pilot emerging and connected transportation technologies.

The ride-hailing service is the first of its kind, according to executives from the transportation company Via, which is leading the one-year pilot.

Transit agencies are investing in contactless payment systems to bring riders back to public transit after a drastic drop in ridership in 2020.

For transit systems with shaky performance and unclear futures, the city is turning to small tech companies for a leg up.