NEW BUSES FLEETS * USA - Bigger, better buses
The bus fleet at Jacksonville Transit just got 60 percent larger
Jacksonville,NC,USA -The Jacksonville Daily News, by MOLLY K. DEWITT -January 27, 2009: -- Last week the organization received three new, larger buses to add to the five already in operation. The new buses boast an additional 12 seats, a wheelchair lift and a bike rack on the front of the vehicle... The original five buses have 18 seats. However, when the two wheelchair spaces are in use, the number of seats drops to 14. The new buses also have two wheelchair spaces, but only drop to 26 seats when they are in use... The total cost for all three buses is $379,513. The federal government will pay for 83 percent of the cost, the state government will pay for 8 percent and the city will cover the remaining 9 percent, said Ron Massey, Jacksonville's assistant city manager... (THE DAILY NEWS / CHUCK BECKLEY - Bigger, better buses: Ed Richards, Fleet Maintance Supervisor, checks out the larger and wider handicap loading platform of one of the new bigger Jacksonville Transit Buses)* USA - Columbus' 137 brand-new buses
Delaware,OH,USA The Delaware News, by KHALILA PERRIN -January 28, 2009: -- The Columbus school board approved the purchase of 137 new buses -- the district's first batch of new buses since seven were ordered in 2006. The decision came during the board's Jan. 20 meeting... Funding for the new buses comes from the taxpayer-approved $164 million bond issue OK'd in November. The ballot issue also included a 7.85-mill operating levy... This marks the first wave of purchases using the new bond funds, which the administration also has earmarked for new textbooks and computers. It will cost the district $10.5 million to purchase the 137 new 65-passenger vehicles. The aim is to replace half of the district's 543-bus fleet in segments over the next four years...
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