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TCAT board and general manager brief Ithaca Common Council on fleet, funding and fare plans
Summary
TCAT officials presented system ridership, funding sources and fleet issues to the Ithaca Common Council, including plans to receive new buses (diesel and battery-electric), fare-capping and mobile payments, and workforce recruitment and training initiatives.
Officials from the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) updated the Ithaca Common Council on May 7 about system operations, funding and near-term plans to modernize the fleet and payment systems.
TCAT leaders said the agency operates about 1.2 million revenue miles annually, carried nearly 3 million riders in 2024 and runs roughly 53 buses across 25 fixed routes plus seasonal service. They described the system’s funding mix as primarily public: state operating assistance (STOA) accounted for roughly 20% of revenue, state and federal sources combined approximately 35%, Cornell’s service‑level agreement about 17% and local partners (city, county and Cornell) forming the local match needed for federal capital grants.
Fleet and equipment emerged as the agency’s primary challenge. TCAT…
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