EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 27 MIN
Wilmington, N.C.'s RideMICRO and the Riders Who Need It Most
from Shoresides · host Rend Smith
Lyft rideshare data shows Spanish-language riders in New Hanover County are 75% more likely to be women, and their trips are more likely to end at schools, workplaces, and grocery stores. Meanwhile, 70% of Latinos surveyed across North Carolina rely on a personal vehicle to get around — with over half of the 3,397 respondents lacking a driver's license, and a third reporting they are undocumented. In Wilmington, WAVE Transit may have part of the answer: RideMICRO. Shoresides investigates.Credits Produced by Rend Smith. Field reporting by Aaleah McConnell and Day Camposeco. Ride data and analysis courtesy of Sarah Conlisk, data storyteller at Lyft. Photo by Day Camposeco.Guests Lennin Caro, director, Camino Research Institute; Brianna D'Itri, public relations manager, Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority (WAVE Transit)Survey figures are from the 2025 North Carolina Latino Strengths and Needs Assessment.Learn more about the Coastal Journalism Hub: http://www.coastaljournalism.org/ This story was produced in partnership with the Coastal Journalism Hub, a collaborative focused on health and wellbeing in New Hanover County.Send us Fan MailSupport the showwww.shoresides.org
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Lyft rideshare data shows Spanish-language riders in New Hanover County are 75% more likely to be women, and their trips are more likely to end at schools, workplaces, and grocery stores. Meanwhile, 70% of Latinos surveyed across North Carolina rely on a personal vehicle to get around — with over half of the 3,397 respondents lacking a driver's license, and a third reporting they are undocumented. In Wilmington, WAVE Transit may have part of the answer: RideMICRO. Shoresides investigates. C...
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