Pittsburgh,PA,USA -The Globe, by Kalea Hall -October 12, 2010: -- Jim Ritchie, Director of Public Relations for Pittsburgh Port Authority, said the transit company will "benefit greatly" from the grant they received on Oct. 4... As a result, Port Authority will be able to purchase new buses so the older ones can be removed from its fleet, lessening the chance that Point Park University students will experience delays... The Port Authority is allowed to spend the grant money on capital expenses... With the grant money being directed toward the purchase of new buses, the Port Authority will benefit financially since the average age of its apporximately 830 buses is six to seven years... Port Authority will be buying 53 buses this fiscal year, which began June 30 and ends July 1 of next year. Of those, roughly 25 are 40-foot-long buses and about 20 are 60-foot articulated buses, according to Ritchie... The 40-foot buses that were purchased this year will arrive next summer, and the articulated buses will arrive in December 2011. Port Authority also wants to purchase at least 70 more buses next year with the grant money, but that plan has yet to be approved...(Image from onestoptransit.com: Pittsburgh city transit bus)
* Oregon - Voters support new buses, depending on what they’re for. Poll indicates electorate’s attitude toward new buses is tied to elderly
Portland,ORE,USA -The Forest Grove News-Times, by Christian Gaston -Oct 13, 2010: -- Portland-area voters will cough up money for new TriMet buses, it just depends on how you ask... In November, voters will decide the fate of a $125 million bond measure to replace old buses with newer models that are easier for the elderly and disabled to board... While a recession may seem like a terrible time to ask voters for more money, a poll conducted by TriMet in June indicates that voters are willing to pay up, depending on what the money will be used for... When TriMet asked 600 residents whether they’d approve of a generic replacement levy, support was high, with 56 percent saying yes to a bond, and another 3 percent leaning toward supporting it... The bond measure approved by the TriMet board of directors in August, does a bit of both. By buying new buses, TriMet argues it can better serve the elderly and disabled... The bond would pay for up to 150 new buses at $440,000 a vehicle... (Image from t0.gstatic: Port Authority of Alleghany County maintains three bus routes)Labels: buses purchase prospects
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