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03-03-2009, 07:11 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg $1.36M coming from economic recovery and reinvestment act. (http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_061234043.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Daimler_-_Orion_VII_Diesel_Electric_Hybrid.jpgHoward Greninger - The Tribune-Star (http://www.tribstar.com) - Mar. 2, 2009
It seems a lot of cities are doing this recently. --Ed.
TERRE HAUTE — Terre Haute’s Transit Utility will receive more than $1.36 million in direct federal money from the federal economic recovery and reinvestment act passed by Congress.
The city’s bus system had previously been projected to receive about $225,000. The city now plans, among other things, to buy four new hybrid buses.
“It will be the first time the city has ever had a hybrid or biofuel bus,” said Brad Miller, city transportation director. “We don’t know the size yet, but likely about the size we have now, which carry 24 passengers.”
The city already had planned to spend most of its stimulus funding, more than $146,000, to rehabilitate its bus maintenance building and buy one new diesel bus.
Other improvements now planned include replacing fare boxes and making a computer software upgrade; upgrading bus global positioning system systems; and getting five new small bus shelters, which... http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_061234043.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Daimler_-_Orion_VII_Diesel_Electric_Hybrid.jpgHoward Greninger - The Tribune-Star (http://www.tribstar.com) - Mar. 2, 2009
It seems a lot of cities are doing this recently. --Ed.
TERRE HAUTE — Terre Haute’s Transit Utility will receive more than $1.36 million in direct federal money from the federal economic recovery and reinvestment act passed by Congress.
The city’s bus system had previously been projected to receive about $225,000. The city now plans, among other things, to buy four new hybrid buses.
“It will be the first time the city has ever had a hybrid or biofuel bus,” said Brad Miller, city transportation director. “We don’t know the size yet, but likely about the size we have now, which carry 24 passengers.”
The city already had planned to spend most of its stimulus funding, more than $146,000, to rehabilitate its bus maintenance building and buy one new diesel bus.
Other improvements now planned include replacing fare boxes and making a computer software upgrade; upgrading bus global positioning system systems; and getting five new small bus shelters, which... http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_061234043.html