Although the COVID pandemic had a real impact on one of the nation’s most heavily used public transportation services per capita, TheBus continues to charge ahead on plans to go zero emissions through a partnership with GILLIG.
The grant funds are provided through the FTA’s competitive 2023 Low or No Emission and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program, which is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The MTA will deploy EAGLE teams to local and Select Bus Service (SBS) bus stop hubs with high rates of fare evasion.
The Center will serve as a central resource for innovative practices and will bring project managers together to enable knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning.
By gradually overcoming equipment and driver shortages that put a drag on the recovery last year, bus lines have seen traffic rebound nationwide to perhaps 80% to 85% of pre-pandemic levels.