The funding comes on the heels of additional grants awarded to Metro earlier this year to diversify its energy usage by replacing aging transit vehicles and infrastructure and purchasing buses powered on biofuel.
Cincinnati Metro hosted more than 300 elected officials, business and community leaders, transit industry decision-makers, customers, and more for the State of Metro 2022.
Metro provided more than 900,000 trips in August.
Construction on the project began in July 2020 and continues to remain on schedule to be completed in early 2025.
Giro’s software has been used by Metro since 2014 to optimize crew and vehicle scheduling for Metrorail passenger services.
The budget supports the region’s economic recovery from the pandemic and provides more flexibility to customers that may no longer be commuting to work five days a week.
During the 90-day period, Metro will increase efforts to restore 6000-series railcars to increase the availability of newer cars in the fleet.
Due to growing absenteeism rates across service areas related to COVID illness and exposures, Metro is reducing service schedules and implementing new workforce actions effective Monday, Jan. 10.
Representing the interests of fleet operators in the UK, Paul and his team are uniquely placed to understand the key issues rising up the fleet agenda for 2022.
Dr. Charles D. Frazier's last day will be Dec. 10, more than three years after accepting the role.
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