RTA to invest further in zero-emission vehicles
Colette Ngo
and last updated 2021-05-03 22:52:37-04
President Joe Biden is urging passage of a $2.3 trillion plan to rebuild Americaâs infrastructure, including improvements to bus systems.
$25 billion would go to expanding bus routes and rail lines. Another $25 billion would pay to convert gasoline and diesel-powered mass transit buses to zero-emission vehicles.
Geoff Straw, Executive Director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, says the increased federal funds would allow for further investment in zero-emission vehicles. All buses after 2029 have to be zero-emission and we re starting to phase those in in 2026. We knew this was coming so we designed the bus garage to handle only clean vehicles in the future. We re not investing in any gas tanks or diesel tanks for the internal combustion engines we currently operate,â Straw said.
People News: Keolis Group, WSP USA, STV, Operation Lifesaver
May 03, 2021
People News: Keolis Group, WSP USA, STV, Operation Lifesaver Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Keolis Group makes Executive Committee appointments; WSP USA National Transit and Rail Leader receives Woman of the Year Award from the Northeast Florida Chapter of WTS International (WTSI); STV appoints Vice President; Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI) announces new members of the Board of Directors and National Advisory Council.
Clément Michel, Keolis Group
Clément Michel, President and CEO of Keolis North America, has been named Senior Executive Vice President Human Resources and Transformation of Keolis Group, succeeding Bruno Danet, who is leaving the company. Michel joins the Executive Committee and will also lead the group’s Health and Safety, Employee Engagement, and Sustainable Development policies.
Public transit agencies have to work out how to win passengers back Autoblog 2 hrs ago Associated Press
WASHINGTON Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena, California, station, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the coronavirus pandemic.
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Then Hudson boarded the train, and reality set in.
Not everyone wore masks. Metro staffing levels appeared much lighter, with more trash on the trains.
“I don’t feel at risk for COVID, because I’m vaccinated and I mask,” said Hudson, a child psychologist. But he felt security was worse now he said a passenger shouted at him for no apparent reason and, on a subsequent ride, a man entered a train car with a large knife strapped to his leg.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena, California, station, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the coronavirus pandemic.
Then Hudson boarded the train, and reality set in.
Not everyone wore masks. Metro staffing levels appeared much lighter, with more trash on the trains.
“I don’t feel at risk for COVID-19, because I’m vaccinated and I mask,” said Hudson, a child psychologist. But he felt security was worse now he said a passenger shouted at him for no apparent reason and, on a subsequent ride, a man entered a train car with a large knife strapped to his leg.