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What is Linx?
Background
Linx is a transportation
cooperative that connects transportation
providers across 27 counties in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana to address
the Greater Yellowstone region’s transportation challenges
and market
their services through one integrated system. Linx is a blended
cooperative which means that members can be riders, transportation
providers or investors (such as large employers). Linx was formed in
January 2010, upon the recommendation of a feasibility study
facilitated by Yellowstone
Business Partnership (YBP),
which had spent over a year researching and studying transportation
challenges and potential solutions in the Greater Yellowstone region.
Over 50 volunteers representing businesses, government agencies and
non-profit organizations contributed to the feasibility study.
Pilot Phase
Linx will be in a pilot
phase through 2011, testing the various
elements of mobility management services it hopes to eventually offer
throughout the Greater Yellowstone region. Prospective Linx services
include:
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trip planning and
ticketing system with multiple customer touchpoints;
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improved marketing of
existing and emerging services;
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coordination of route
schedules and transfer points;
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innovative technology
applications that benefit both transportation operators and their
riders;
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a centralized
location for transportation information in the Yellowstone-Teton region.
The feasibility study and
a portion of the pilot phase have been
funded through the Idaho Transportation Department using rural transit
stimulus funds.
Learn more about
cooperatives:
Montana Cooperative
Development Center:
www.mcdc.coop
National Cooperative
Business Association: www.ncba.coop
Northwest Cooperative
Development Center: www.nwcdc.coop
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