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New microtransit program could be boosted by federal funding

A Gainesville Connection bus drops off seniors at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center one morning in July 2017. The fixed-route bus service is a service of Hall Area Transit. - photo by Scott Rogers

Hall Area Transit — A Gainesville Connection bus drops off seniors at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center one morning in July 2017. The fixed-route bus service is a service of Hall Area Transit. - photo by Scott Rogers

Gainesville will apply for $1.3 million in federal funding that could help pay for public transit in the area as the WeGo microtransit program begins.