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At Thursday's Cape Fear Public Transit Authority meeting, the board took initial steps to bridge the Cape Fear River.
Wave will soon be signing a contract with Moovit and Bus.com to run microtransit across New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. Users will be able to call for a shuttle service from anywhere in the service area, and they’ll get picked up. Wave Executive Director Marie Parker said users can walk to a digital bus stop to catch their rides.
“It works similar to a ride sharing service where someone utilizes an app or a call center where they can hail a ride," Parker said. "It'll be similar to a minivan or a small bus or either a smaller vehicle where it comes and picks them up from like a virtual stop.”