Plan proposes three microtransit zones to connect growing areas

The SRTP identifies three potential microtransit zones as a near-term strategy to provide flexible connections in growing areas of High Point. Alec Moore described Zone 1 (northwest, outside the I-74 beltway), Zone 2 (Deep River area), and Zone 3 (east side), and said the city could start with a single enhanced zone before expanding as resources permit.

Moore said the model would either supplement fixed-route service or act as a feeder into it, and that microtransit could be implemented all at once or phased. When asked whether paratransit operators would run microtransit vehicles, staff replied that is currently the design and that the committee could later decide whether to continue that model.

The committee adopted the SRTP, which lists expanding microtransit (HPTS Go) capacity as part of a multi-year rollout tied to stop improvements and community transfer points.