How the COMET'S $400,000 federal grant could benefit Lower Richland residents

The COMET has received a $400,000 federal grant to plan a microtransit service in parts of Richland County. The service would ...

Need to grab a ride in Richland County? You will soon have another option.

The COMET bus system in Columbia has be awarded a new federal grant to fund microtransit, a hybrid between a bus and Uber.
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The COMET to launch Lower Richland microtransit service

The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (the COMET) has been awarded $418,302 to develop and launch a microtransit ...
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COMET receives $418K federal grant to launch microtransit in Lower Richland

The COMET has been awarded a $418,302 federal grant to launch a microtransit service in Lower Richland.The current bus service in parts of Lower Richland can ru ...
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COMET receives grant for micro-transit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The COMET is branching out from just bus service. Tuesday, Dec. 23, the Central Midlands Regional ...