Wednesday, December 9, 2009

3 New Hybrid Buses Hit The Road Monday

STA rolls out three new hybrid electric-diesel buses on Monday, to replace the green trolleys that have shuttled riders around downtown for the past 15 years.

The new buses are quieter, more fuel efficient and have reduced maintenance costs.

Here's more information on them from the Spokesman-Review.

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About SRTC

SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.