{"id":54442,"date":"2022-08-16T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=54442"},"modified":"2022-08-16T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:00:38","slug":"leetran-launches-new-transportation-system-in-lehigh-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/08\/leetran-launches-new-transportation-system-in-lehigh-acres\/","title":{"rendered":"LeeTran launches new transportation system in Lehigh Acres"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54443\" width=\"383\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2-6.png 280w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2-6-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>LeeTran is getting ready to expand a new transportation program in Lehigh Acres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s called the Mobility on Demand Program, and the map in this article shows the area the van will travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>County commissioners are expected to give the okay for the ULTRA On-Demand Transit service, which will take you anywhere within the service area in Lehigh Acres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to bring something different to our ever-evolving demographic in Lee County. We\u2019re growing, changing &amp; evolving, and we wanted a small flexible vehicle servicing our community that brought a slick style to it,\u201d said Lee Transit Director Robert Codie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the program is live, all you would need to do to book a ride is download the Uber app to request a ride,&nbsp;or you can request over the phone by calling (239) 533-8726.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the pilot phase, rides will cost you $1.50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mobility-on-demand initiative was made possible by a $260,000 grant given by the Florida Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This same program was launched earlier this year and is happening right now in Bonita Springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ultra has done phenomenal things in Bonita. We\u2019ve doubled our rider share in comparison to our previous year on our route 150,\u201d said Codie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anticipated start month for this on-demand service is November of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once it\u2019s rolling, you can request a ride seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeeTran is getting ready to expand a new transportation program in Lehigh Acres. It\u2019s called the Mobility on Demand Program, and the map in this article shows the area the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":54443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,32],"tags":[1542],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54444,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54442\/revisions\/54444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}