Part of $776 million given to urban and rural transit providers in 45 states
Austin,TX,USA -The Austin Business Journal -October 7, 2010: -- The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is receiving a $2 million federal grant, which will be used to replace five buses, an Austin transit spokesman said... The funding is part of $776 million being given to urban and rural transit providers in 45 states. The federal government reviewed nearly 400 project applications representing $4.2 billion in funding requests from transit providers across the country. Capital Metro requested about $22 million... Capital Metro spokesman Adam Shavitz said the buses will be purchased and received in fiscal 2011 or 2012... The Texas Department of Transportation also received its own $5 million for bus replacement statewide... (Photo from upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia: Capitol Metro UTBus)
* Portland - Blumenauer Announces $9 Million to Replace Aging Commuter Buses
Portland,ORE,USA -PoliticalNews - Oct 07,2010: -- Funding Will Ensure Portland Area Public Transportation Remains a Model for Nation... Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded a total of $9 million to Oregon agencies to replace and upgrade their fleets of commuter buses. $6 million will go to Tri-Met for Portland area buses and $3 million will go to the Oregon Department of Transportation Transit Division for rural bus routes... Tri-Met and the Oregon DOT were selected for funding on a competitive basis through a new U.S. Department of Transportation transit initiative announced in May 2010 called the State of Good Repair Program... (Photo by John M. Vincent/ blog.oregonlive: A TriMet bus moves through downtown Portland)
* Washington - Grant could pay for 4 buses. $2M from Transportation: Quieter, less stinky hybrids might replace older models
Thurston County,WASH,USA -The Olympian, by MATT BATCHELDOR -October 11, 2010: -- Intercity Transit will get a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation that could be used to buy up to four new hybrid buses... Intercity Transit will replace four of the oldest buses in its fleet, standard diesel buses that date to the late 1990s, spokeswoman Meg Kester said. She said such buses are recommended to be replaced every 12 years... Intercity Transit has more than 100 vehicles in its fleet, she said. Of those, 68 are full-size bus coaches. The rest are smaller, van-like vehicles. In addition, the agency has nearly 200 vanpool vehicles... (Photo from farm4.static.flickr: Intercity Transit Bus)Labels: buses purchase prospects
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