Microtransit Programs Promise On-Demand Transportation For All

The Vermont State House capitol building in Montpelier, Vermont, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. In January 2021, Montpelier, a state capital of 7,500 people, became an early adopter of a transportation system that advocates hope will breathe new life into the nation's small towns, where residents are more auto-dependent, more apt to be disabled, and poorer and older than in cities. Photographer: Tara Wray/Bloomberg via Getty Images