BUSES PURCHASE PROSPECT * USA - STIMULUS PLAN
* Charleston's CARTA moves to buy buses
Charleston,VA,USA -The Greensville News, by Prentiss Findlay -March 21, 2009: -- Charleston Mayor Joe Riley won out over North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey on Thursday in a battle to determine the way $6.5 million in federal stimulus money for transportation projects would be used... Riley wanted the money used primarily to replace high-maintenance Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority buses that are more than 10 years old so that workers have more reliable transportation... CARTA will apply for the funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $4.75 million for up to 15 new buses is part of nearly $6.48 million that has been designated for CARTA through the stimulus legislation. However, before the agency receives the money, it must get approval from the Federal Transit Administration for its intended use of the funds...
* Federal Aid To Keep Bus Wheels Turning
New Port Richey,FL,USA -The Suncoast News, by Carl Orth -March 21, 2009: -- The wheels might be coming off the economy, but Pasco County buses will keep on rolling through the recession with federal stimulus money... With an aging fleet of 28 buses, Pasco County Public Transportation can replace up to 11 buses with federal aid, according to Michael H. Carroll, the county's transportation manager... With more and more riders using PCPT, its buses have been racking up plenty of miles, Carroll observed. The oldest bus dates back to the origins of the fixed-route county bus system, in 1998, Carrollnoted...
* Stimulus money funds new buses
Cincinnati,OH,USA -The Cincinnati Enquirer -March 20, 2009: -- Metro will receive about $17.5 million in federal stimulus money to replace old buses with energy-efficient models, upgrade its radio system and make other improvements to the Greater Cincinnati bus system... The funds will enable Metro to replace nine buses beyond their useful life with hybrid buses that use about 30 percent less fuel, as well as retire six old 40-foot buses with 30-foot hybrids on a new route connecting museums, arts and entertainment venues...
* County's stimulus to be used to buy 16 buses
Pittsburgh,PA,USA -The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, by Rich Cholodofsky -March 21, 2009: -- The Westmoreland County Transit Authority has received more than $4.8 million in federal stimulus money, which will be used this year to buy replacement buses and to build a new maintenance facility in Hempfield... The authority will purchase 16 buses for rural routes. The small, 24-seat buses will replace 15 vehicles in the authority's fleet...
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