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Annapolis advances microtransit pilot and electric buses; parking fund transfer fills FY26 gap
Summary
Director Marcus Moore presented the Transportation Department FY26 budget on April 24, highlighting the three-year Go Time microtransit pilot, two battery-electric buses and associated chargers, a proposed AVL procurement, and reliance on a $4.076 million transfer from the parking fund to balance the transit budget.
Marcus Moore, Director of Transportation, told the Finance Standing Committee on April 24 that the department's FY26 budget leans on a parking fund transfer while the city pilots microtransit and adds electric buses and charging infrastructure.
Moore said the department launched a three-year microtransit on-demand pilot called Go Time in summer 2024 to replace two underperforming fixed routes and that the transit development plan (TDP) will go to the council for public testimony. He reported that two fully electric buses and a DC fast charger were delivered or obligated and that the department expects six smaller cutaway vehicles for ADA and microtransit service soon.
The proposed FY26 revenue mix shown to aldermen included a $4.076 million transfer from the parking fund, about $1.3 million in…
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