FTA Awards Muni with $21.4 Million
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Streetsblog SF reports that the SFMTA, which runs Muni, has been awarded $21.4 million to upgrade its fleet with new buses, and make improvements to a specific route.
From Streetsblog’s report:
Muni, which has the oldest transit fleet in the nation, will be able to replace 18 twenty-year-old buses with low-floor, biodiesel hybrid buses using the $15 million State of Good Repair grant, according to a news release. Another $6.4 million, which comes from the Livability grant, will be used for these improvements along the 8x Bayshore Express line as part of the 8x Mobility Maximization project:
- Coloring of existing dedicated transit lanes;
- Transit signal priority;
- Pre-payment fare collection;
- Information panel and transit arrival prediction signs;
- Vehicle branding and enhanced stop identification; and
- Cameras on buses to capture vehicles illegally occupying transit-only lanes.
Overall, Bay Area transit agencies fared well, also. In addition to Muni’s take, BART, AC Transit, SamTrans, and the Valley Transportation Authority are set to receive a total of $45.7 million for transit improvements.
Read more at Streetsblog SF.