Meet the Winning Teams

Through eight Paradox Prize pilots, the Fund and its partners supported a range of solutions to address worker mobility challenges across multiple geographies and sectors. Operating across seven counties, the pilots enabled more than 1,300 residents to connect to jobs or access employment opportunities that were previously unavailable to them due to lack of transportation. 

The funded ideas, among other things, improved the effectiveness of transportation agencies; tested new fixed routes or first-mile/last-mile solutions that align to workforce needs; expanded on-demand vanpool services in rural communities; integrated transportation into workforce development programming; enabled employer-designed solutions to improve attraction and retention; and supported community-based solutions that leverage existing assets and improve job access.

Click here to download our major takeaways and learn how you can build on the great work these teams started.

The pilot teams are more than just winners of The Paradox Prize:

They are trailblazers, forming uncommon partnerships to address a common problem and putting their resources together to try something new. We hope their solutions inspire others to create a region where affordable, accessible and efficient mobility options abound.