Lane Transit District seeks $30M from state for BRT
LTD is hoping to get the money in the form of Oregon Lottery-backed bonds, to use as matching funds for a federal grant it plans to apply for.
LTD is hoping to get the money in the form of Oregon Lottery-backed bonds, to use as matching funds for a federal grant it plans to apply for.
The bill would give local officials new authority to seek tax hikes or federal grants to finance developments and explore the use of self-driving cars.
The 2,500th bus manufactured by the company is part of a 123 bus contract that was awarded in February of this year.
Vehicles equipped with many favorite features, including 110-volt outlets with USB ports, Alcoa Durabright wheels, enclosed parcel racks, leather and fabric seats, REI audio/video, and woodgrain floor.
The innovative and fully-integrated system was designed entirely in-house at Prevost and eliminates the belt-driven fan, thereby reducing the engine horsepower required to operate.
The new buses are decorated with mural-style art depicting the local community, newly commissioned by Vallejo artist Miro del Salazar.
Group believes a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard is needed for V2V communications and that the proposed standard should be performance-based and flexible enough to incorporate future technologies.
The service will be available for a 15-months pilot period, and if successful, there are negotiations underway to its becoming an official startup in 2018.
The budget that was approved unanimously by the Fiscal and Management Control Board directs T officials to find $1 million in savings from The Ride, $5 million from the commuter rail, and $8 million from bus maintenance.
This latest incident happened three weeks after the derailment of an Amtrak train at Penn Station and a week after a NJ Transit derailment shut down eight of 21 tracks there and disrupted travel in the region for days.
To date, Proterra buses have completed over 3,100,000 miles in revenue service, which equates to approximately 6,000 tons of GHG emissions reduced and over $2M saved in fuel and maintenance costs, according to the company.
The motorcoach operation is using the AlertMedia platform to enhance and improve communications with approximately 1,000 employees.
He has led the agency through a number of improvements including, tripling ridership from 3.4 million to 11.9 million annual trips.
The acquisition enhances REV’s product offerings in the commercial segment of its bus division, by adding multiple products for the luxury limousine, charter and tour bus markets.
He will be responsible for leadership, direction and management of engineering services for railroad and rail transit projects and will support the firm's related business initiatives across the country.
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