Bridj
| File:Bridj corporation official logo.png | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 2014[1] |
| Headquarters | 283 Newbury St, Boston MA 02115 |
Area served | Boston, Kansas City, Washington, D.C., |
Key people | Matt George, Eli Daniel, |
Number of employees | 20 |
| Website | www |
Bridj is a commuter shuttle service owned by the privately held firm Bridj Inc. based in Boston, Massachusetts, with a mobile-phone application that allows passengers to ride a shuttle between home and work during commuting hours. As of 2016, the company provides services in Boston, MA and Washington, D.C., as well as joint operations of a microtransit service in Kansas City with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.
History
Founded early in 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts, the company launched in their home town later the same year[1] followed by Washington, D.C. in April 2015.[2][3]
The company raised $4 million from a number of venture capital firms and an early investor in Zipcar.[4]
On February 10, 2016, Bridj and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority announced "Ride KC: Bridj", a pilot project that would use Bridj as the operator of a microtransit system under the RideKC brand.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Will Bridj reinvent public transit?". Boston Globe. July 2, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ "Bridj pop-up bus service arrives in D.C." Washington Post. April 24, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Boston's Bridj eyeing place in public transit's future". Metro US. December 16, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Transit innovators Bridj bag $4 million funding and Gabe Klein as COO". Dataconomy. September 8, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Bridj, KCATA Launch Pilot Program" (Press release). Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Cronkleton, Robert A. (February 10, 2016). "On-demand shuttle service will start serving KC commuters next month". Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 17, 2016.