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Rural Microtransit Service to Replace Fixed Route Service: A Case Study of Yolobus BeeLine - This study aims to identify who rides rural microtransit and how changes in travel behaviour due to microtransit varies between rural and non-rural riders through a case study evaluation of the Yolobus BeeLine, based in Yolo County, California. Through the conducting of ride-along interviews and surveys with riders of the BeeLine, we find that rural microtransit provides vulnerable populations, such as women, those without drivers’ licenses, and those with physical or similar limitations means to complete trips that they would not take otherwise. Both rural and non-rural riders decreased use of other modes of travel, especially taxi/ride-hailing services, because of the microtransit service. However, rural riders tended to use the microtransit service more frequently. While riders indicated that the availability and waiting times for the service could be unreliable, most riders still viewed the BeeLine positively, indicating that microtransit services like the BeeLine provide a valuable mobility option to rural transit riders.
