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Transportation to deploy CNG buses, pursue electronic fares after Section 5307 grant; ridership climbing
Summary
Transportation staff said the borough's new compressed-natural-gas (CNG) buses will enter regular service soon, that the department expects to finalize Section 5307 grant apportionment details, and that staff plan a separate electronic-fare project funded in part by transit grants.
Transportation Director Michelle Denton and managers reported progress on bus fleet, facility and grant items and described plans to modernize rider payment.
CNG buses and facility: Denton told the committee the department has moved into the new, grant-funded operations facility at 1770 Tesoro Avenue and that the first CNG transit buses for the state will enter regular service in the coming weeks. Staff said investments include enhanced radio equipment at the Tesoro facility (a one-time budget transfer paid for radio improvements so buses and dispatch can communicate reliably inside the new building).
Grants and Section 5307:…
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