The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority in Ohio will be purchasing eight new CNG buses with assistance from the Ohio Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant and the Ohio Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program.
The service provider will be responsible for the daily operations and management of 35 employees and 31 buses.
Oliver Ernhofer will manage and lead transportation and transit planning projects in the New York metropolitan area and nationwide.
The transit agency expects that as customers switch from traditional paper passes to mobile fares, it will be able to save on printing and outlet distribution costs.
COO Scot Naparstek “absolutely” expects full service to be returned by the day after Labor Day, adding that commuters should expect an on-time service of more than 90%.
The well-equipped motorcoaches include industry-leading safety features, an appealing design, and a fuel-efficient engine.
The Ventra app, developed and launched by Cubic, CTA, and its transit partners in November 2015, is a free, first-of-its kind, truly regional transit application in the U.S. that allows customers to plan, manage, and pay for their journeys across three transit systems from their mobile devices
RTD received grant funding to cover the cost of the new electric buses, which were built by Calif.-based Proterra.