
The effort includes $16.4 million in incentives for the expansion of electric bus usage amongst public transportation authorities, as well as $2.5 million for school bus operators to acquire cleaner forms of transportation with lower emissions.
The effort includes $16.4 million in incentives for the expansion of electric bus usage amongst public transportation authorities, as well as $2.5 million for school bus operators to acquire cleaner forms of transportation with lower emissions.
One bill requires all new transit bus purchases starting in 2029 to be zero-emission buses, while the second would create contracting incentives for agencies to procure these buses from manufacturers that utilize labor from high-need communities within New York State.
Jacksonville's project will receive $16.6 million, while CDTA's project will receive $26.9 million.
CDTA celebrates New Flyer battery-electric buses, digital signage coming to TriMet, and Icomera expands R&D facilities.
Virtually every transit agency in America is experiencing a shortage of bus technicians as skilled baby boomers retire in growing numbers.
David M. Stackrow Sr. was elected chair of APTA's board of directors last fall.
The agency covers four major cities, spanning 2,300 square miles and provides local, express, commuter, and bus rapid transit services.
METRO asked some of the top execs in the industry what they are doing to provide comprehensive training to both driver and maintenance staff.
METRO Magazine honored bus operations and their supplier partners for initiatives that helped them improve training, save money, run more efficiently, streamline operations, or improve safety, while PERC honored three operators for championing propane autogas.
CDTA representatives will attend the APTA conference in early October in Atlanta to receive the award.