Electric Buses
What’s the Fairest Way to Deploy Electric Buses? Ask This Open-Source Map
While the deployment of electric buses can help mitigate the air quality impacts of public transportation, transit authorities often face budgeting constraints that center cost reduction rather than equity—until now.
To Dream the Impossible Transit Dream
The dream of high-quality, zero-emission transit in all large U.S. cities is possible.
Range Anxiety: Electric Buses Still Aren't Ready to Scale
Money intended for electric buses in Indianapolis will instead be spent on diesel buses.
Washington State to Transition to Battery Electric Ferries
Washington's largest diesel emissions polluter will transition its fleet to diesel-hybrids and then to battery-electric propulsion to comply with Gov. Inslee's emissions-reduction executive order which will also please the orcas in Puget Sound.
First Wave of 500 Planned All-Electric Buses Rolling on the Streets of New York
The New York MTA currently operates ten all-electric buses, including its first all-electric articulated bus.
Lessons in Electric Bus Deployment From 6 U.S. Regions
U.S. cities and regions are both showing how electric buses can be done and taking too long to do it. A new report focuses on success stories.
Asheville to Begin Bus Improvement Project
A $6 million project in Asheville, North Carolina will include the purchase of new hybrid and diesel buses and an update of the city’s transit center.
Feds Spend $85 Million on Next Gen Bus Technology
The awardees of the Low-No grant program were announced recently. Only transit systems looking to add hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure improvement need apply.
Electric Bus Rapid Transit Between Pittsburgh and Oakland Takes Crucial Steps Forward
The Port Authority of Allegheny County will lead the remainder of a project to deliver major transportation improvements between Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland.
6 Electric Buses Coming to Atlanta
A federal grant puts Atlanta among the vanguard of cities introducing electric bus technology to the streets.
An Energy Efficient Makeover for D.C.-Area Public Transit
D.C. Metro has a plan to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption by building to LEED green building standards and buying electric buses.
California Orders All Electric Buses by 2040
Converting all the public transit buses in California would save reduce carbon emissions in the state by 1 million metric tons by 2040.
Twin Cities Set Ambitious Target for Electric Buses
The planned opening of a new bus rapid transit line is the impetus for a larger-scale shift to electric buses by Metro Transit.
Dedicated Bus Lane is in the Milwaukee County Budget
Milwaukee intends to move forward with bus lanes and electric buses. Officials hope a nine-mile route will start service in 2020.
Portland's TriMet Making Plans to Get on the Electric Bus
Electric buses have arrived. Portland is only the latest example.
Los Angeles Aims for Zero-Emission Transportation
The region hopes to achieve widespread electrification of transportation ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
The Feds Finally Come Through for Albuquerque Rapid Transit
The city of Albuquerque has finally received the $75 million it needed to complete an ambitious plan for electric bus rapid transit along Central Avenue.
Sound Transit Needs Electric Buses
King County Metro enjoys the benefit of lower fuel costs from buying electric buses. Josh Cohen argues that it's time for Sound Transit to get on board.
Los Angeles Express Lane Revenue to Fund Electric Double-Decker Buses
Solo drivers who paid a variable toll to use the 10 and 110 freeways in Los Angeles provided $1.4 million to assist in the purchase of the nation's first electric double-decker buses, to be operated by Foothill Transit
California to Invest $1 Billion in Electric Trucks, Buses, Charging Infrastructure
The investment comes not from the state legislature but from two regulatory bodies, the Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, authorizing the expenditure of VW settlement funds and utility ratepayer funds, respectively.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
