goMARTI Reports & Resources

Stay up to date with insights from goMARTI — Minnesota’s Advanced Rural Transit Innovations. Our resources capture the story of goMARTI’s journey: from early pilot testing to today’s expanded service.

Here you’ll find reports, project spotlights, educational collaborations, and creative initiatives that showcase how goMARTI is reshaping transportation in northern Minnesota.

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Why Explore Our Resources?

  • Real-World Results – Learn from one of the nation’s first advanced rural transit deployments, operating year-round in northern Minnesota.
  • Proven Experience – See how goMARTI successfully combines autonomous vehicles, highway-speed EVs, and hybrid vehicles and other technologies to expand transportation access.
  • Scalable Insights – Access resources that can inform how innovative mobility might be applied in other rural and small-town settings.

Browse Our Library

goMARTI has moved from the initial planning in 2019, to launching pilot operations in 2022, and it is expanding in 2025 linking the neighboring communities into the Grand Rapids zone. It continues to grow in technology options, and reach across northern Minnesota. Our library highlights the journey so far and the lessons learned along the way. From foundational reports to creative projects and student-led innovation, these resources offer a window into the impact and evolution of goMARTI.

Best of all, they’re just a click away! To download, simply enter your name and email — and you’ll be on the road to exploring goMARTI’s story.

goMARTI 1.0 Final Report

This report summarizes the first two years of the goMARTI pilot project. The operation provided over 18,000 rides, supporting riders in the Grand Rapids rural area of about 11,000 people. Ridership grew steadily, supported by strong outreach and communications during the launch and beyond. The report captures key metrics, lessons learned, and the foundation for expansion into goMARTI 2.0.

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goMARTI Song Competition White Paper

Introducing new technology can be challenging. To make the launch approachable, the goMARTI team launched an innovative community engagement program - a competition to create a goMARTI song. The competition received numerous submissions, helping create some initial excitement for the service. The winning submission was from a local musician, also the city’s own Driver’s Ed instructor, Jim Cagle, who created a theme song which was then professionally produced and made available on all streaming platforms. The song helps make the goMARTI fun and memorable. This paper explores how music helped reduce uncertainty, build excitement, and strengthen the community connection to the project.

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goMARTI Student Fixtures White Paper

As part of a project-based learning opportunity, local high school students in Grand Rapids were “hired” to design and build infrastructure route fixtures for the shuttles. These fixtures became a part of the pre-mapped route and are researched how they can help provide enhanced localization for the vehicles. The Student Fixtures project gave students hands-on experience with understanding how self-driving technology can work. This paper highlights the project’s educational outcomes and technical contributions.

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