Dollaride

Area of Assistance: Stakeholder Engagement and Community Activation

Geography: Neighborhoods along Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn 

Stakeholders and Partners: 
Dollaride
Build Edison
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
East Flatbush Community Development Corporation 
Haitian American Caucus 

Timeline: 2022

Outcomes/Impacts:

  • Development and execution of outreach and communication plan

  • Collected and distilled community perspective from a wide range of stakeholders 

  • Effectively communicated the needs of community stakeholders to NYSERDA

  • Foundational work to build community trust and support for future project engagement

Project Summary: 

Dollaride's premise is transportation technology solutions for communities to overcome transportation challenges, reduce local air pollution, and improve quality of life. Perch Advisors supported Dollaride in its application for the New York State Energy Research Development and Authority's (NYSERDA) Clean Transit Access Program (CTAP) which proposed electrifying dollar vans and activating electric vehicle charging stations in Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods that have long relied on dollar van service for their transportation needs. Perch Advisors partnered with the East Flatbush Community Development Corporation and the Haitian American Caucus to convene a community engagement process to understand the needs and challenges of dollar van customers and assess overall community opinion on the electrification of dollar vans and its infrastructure. In November 2022, Dollaride was one of four companies to receive NYSERDA's CTAP support and funding.

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