Committee discusses routes, electrification and a DOT transit study for rural service
Members and staff discussed route coverage, the feasibility of electric buses in hilly terrain, a NYSDOT regional transit study and a small county study fund (transcript cites roughly $40,000) to assess expansion and needs.
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Committee members pressed county planners on the reach and operation of the public transit system and whether vehicles purchased with grant funds could be electric. A committee member asked, "Are these buses being made to be electric, or can they still be gas or diesel?" Marie Meyer Shearing and county staff responded that diesel and gas vehicles remain an option given local topography and operating constraints.
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