• The Berkshire County RCC organized the Berkshire County Clean Air Challenge, in conjunction with MassDOT's statewide Clean Air Challenge September 20 through 27. Events included free fares on senior transportation in South County, a biking event in North County, and a gentle hike. The RCC launched the challenge at Pittsfield's monthly Third Thursday celebration on September 17, collecting pledges from passers-by for how they planned to participate in the Clean Air Challenge. The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority partnered with the RCC and sent their Charlie Card Information Bus and staff to give out Charlie Cards and bus schedules. Berkshire Interfaith Organizing also organized Ride the Bus Day on September 22, for which local elected officials pledged to ride transit and share their experiences on social media.
• The North Central RCC organized local stakeholders to participate in a workshop on travel training September 16 through 18. The Kennedy Center provided the training, with funding from MassDOT. Attendees represented transit authorities, human service agencies, and educators.
• The North Shore RCC hosted a forum on September 23 with opening remarks from Astrid Glynn, Rail and Transit Administrator at MassDOT. Each RCC subcommittee presented on the work they have done over the past year in four areas: employment transportation in Saugus, integrating falls prevention into mobility management, older driver discernment and safety, and creating a resource to help people find transportation options.

• RCCs in the Pioneer Valley and Neponset Valley heard presentations on local travel training services available from the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority and Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority, respectively. The Neponset Valley RCC also heard a presentation on Orientation and Mobility training for consumers of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
• The Franklin County RCC heard presentations on two local volunteer driver programs: the new Rides for Health and the longstanding Med-Ride.
• The Central Massachusetts RCC heard a presentation on the Smart Transit for Healthcare initiative, which is seeking to reduce medical appointments missed due to lack of transportation in Worcester.

• The Hilltowns RCC heard a presentation on the READYBUS employment transportation service that is an offshoot of a transportation service for seniors and people with disabilities.
• The Boston North RCC discussed the results of their needs assessment survey and decided to compile an inventory of local transportation services. They also identified healthcare, opioid crisis, and community college transportation issues as areas of potential future interest.
• The Minuteman RCC met to explore options for increasing accessible taxi or livery service in the region.
• The South East RCC on Transportation convened stakeholders in Wareham to discuss opportunities for local coordination.

In May, MassRIDES staff presented on NuRide at the Boston North RCC meeting. NuRide is an online database that allows users to search for carpool companions. In their profile, users can list languages they speak. During the meeting, one RCC member suggested that NuRide should add American Sign Language (ASL) as an option. MassRIDES staff brought this recommendation back to NuRide, which implemented it in August.