The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced on Thursday almost $211 million in funding nationwide as part of its bus and bus facilities grant program. “Replacing outdated buses and vans with new, modern vehicles will help ensure that Ohio’s rural communities have access to safe and reliable public transit”. Under Virginia law, HRT said, these grants can be applied to commonwealth transportation formulas for bus purchases that allow HRT to leverage the federal money to greater effect.
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Workforce development is a key part of Ladders of Opportunity, as well, so we’re proud to support projects like those in Monterey County, California, and Baltimore, Maryland, that will train transit professionals in operating new vehicles and technologies.
Today, we’re taking a major step toward that goal by awarding almost $211 million in grants to help communities nationwide upgrade their transit buses and related facilities. Specifically, this competitive funding will be used to replace buses that operate in rural areas and have reached the end of their useful life.
The San Joaquin Regional Transit District in Stockton is getting $8,284,000 to pay for replacing some of its aging bus fleet with new hybrid diesel-electric buses.
River Valley Transit will receive $2 million to purchase new CNG replacement buses in Williamsport, Pa.
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The BCDCOG, the governmental planning agency that oversees CARTA, received the funding through the FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program. And this year’s round of funding was competitive indeed, with 284 applications requesting over $1.6 billion.
