Local Clean Bus Initiatives

Updated August 03, 2004

CITY	STATE	ORGANIZATION	Nov 2002 Attainment Status	CLEAN FUEL TECHNOLOGY*	# CLEAN BUSES	CLEAN BUS FUNDING**	OPERATION DATES	CONTACT PERSON	TELEPHONE	SIGNIFICANCE
Tucson	AZ	Tucson Unified School District	PM & SO2 non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	5	Federal, State & Local	1994-2001	Doug Crockett	520-225-4673	first cng school buses in AZ
Antelope Valley	CA	Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency	O3 non-attaiment	Compressed Natural Gas	23	State, Local & Private	began 1993	Kenneth McCoy	661-945-3621	plans to expand fleet and fueling capacity by 2005
Los Angeles	CA	LA DASH	CO, O3, and PM non-attainment	Liquid Petroleum Gas	192	State & Local	began 1998	Rick Martorana	213-580-5406	large west coast LPG fleet
Los Angeles	CA	Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority	CO, O3, and PM non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	1,925	federal/state grants, local taxes & investment revenue	began 1995	Public Relations Dept	213-922-2700	Largest CNG bus fleet in United States
Oakland	CA	AC Transit	O3 non-attainment	Fuel Cell	3	Federal, State & Local	begins July - Dec 2004	Jaimie Levin	510-891-7244	pioneering Fuel Cell demo
Santa Clara County	CA	Valley Transportation Authority	O3 non-attainment	Fuel Cell	3	Federal, State & Local	begins by Aug 2004	Kurt Evans	408-321-5556	pioneering Fuel Cell demo
Thousand Palms	CA	SunLine Transit Agency	CO, O3, and PM non-attainment	Fuel Cell	2	Federal, State & Local	Thunderbird hybrid began 2002 : Zebus finished 2001	Bert Kronmiller	760-343-3456 Ext. 138	hydrogen fueling station in place
Thousand Palms	CA	SunLine Transit Agency	CO, O3, and PM Non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas, Liquid Natural Gas, Hythane & Methanol	46 CNG: 2 HY: 3 LNG : 1M	Federal, State, Local & Private	1994 to present	Bert Kronmiller	760-343-3456 Ext. 138	one of the first 100% CNG fleets
Washington	DC	Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority	O3 non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	164	Procurement from Pierce Transit; Local	began service Feb 2002	Joan Le Lacheur Environmental Manager	202-962-5113	severe O3 non-attainment zone
Atlanta	GA	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	O3 non-attainment	Compressd Natural Gas	414 by Jun 2003	Local	began Apr 1996	Brooks McAllister	404-848-4363	major O3 non-attainment zone
Cedar Rapids	IA	Five Seasons Transportation and Parking	attainment	B10, Electric, Hybrid Electric & Propane	72 B10: 5 HE: 4E	Federal & Local	began March 2001	Dave Gosch	319-286-5502	Supporting local farmers
Boise	ID	Treasure Valley Transit	CO non-attainment	B20	8	Federal & Local	6-8 month demonstration began March 2002	Dick Larsen Program Manager	208-465-6472	education campaign with federal support
Boise	ID	Meridian School District	attainment	B20	5	Federal	March 2002 to Spring 2003	Sue Johnston Transportation Supervisor	208-888-7910	biodiesel purchase dependent upon subsidies
Evansville	IN	Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation	attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	150	Local	began late 1980's	Mark Miller	812-646-4602	one of the largest school bus fleets in the nation
Kenton, Campbell, & Boone Counties	KY	Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky	O3 non-attainment	B20	144	Federal, Local & Private	last demonstration completed Sept 2001	Mark Donaghy	859-578-6943	3 demo projects completed
Murray	KY	Murray State University	attainment	B20	4	State Grant & Local	Oct 2002 to Oct 2003	Dickie Turner Assistant Director of Transportation	270-762-4770	one-person initiative
Alexandria	KY	Campbell County Schools	attainment	B20	65	State Grant & Local	Oct 2002 to Oct 2003	Mike Dawson	859-635-2161	local efforts with state support
Independence	KY	Kenton County Schools	attainment	B20	160	State Grant & Local	Oct 2002 to Oct 2003	Thomas Bach	606-356-5050	local efforts with state support
Benton	KY	Marshall County Schools	attainment	B20	50	State Grant & Local	Oct 2002 to Oct 2003	John Ward	270-527-7102	local efforts with state support
Calhoun	KY	McLean County Schools	attainment	B20	25	State Grant & Local	Oct 2002 to Oct 2003	Earl Melloy	270-273-5257	local efforts with state support
Louisville	KY	Transit Authority of River City	attainment	Hybrid Electric	5	Federal Appropriation & Local	begins mid 2003	John Woodford	502-561-5104	buses ordered Fall 2002
Beltsville	MD	USDA Research Service Beltsville	O3 non-attainment	B20	1	USDA	began Aug 1999	Christian Obineme	301-504-5664	first federal fleet to use B20
Greenbelt	MD	City of Greenbelt	O3 non-attainment	B20	1	Local with first-year MBB rebate	began Oct 2000	Cindy Murray	301-474-8004	local
Montgomery County	MD	Montgomery County School System	O3 non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	3	State, MCOG, Local & Bell Industries Partnership	began 1993	Mike Vernon Fleet Manager	301-840-8137	early engine problems; working to improve fueling infrastructure
St. Louis	MO	Bi-State Development Agency	O3 non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	38	Local	began 1992	Lyle Howard	314-982-1400 Ext 2107	extensive biodiesel testing
Medford Township	NJ	Medford Township Schools	O3 non-attainment	B20	44	Federal & Local	Nov 1997 to present	Joe Biluck	609-953-2507	longest user of biodiesel (5 yrs)
New York	NY	New York Metropolitan Transit Authority	O3 & PM non-attainment	Hybrid Electric	10	State & Local	began Sep 1998	Dana Lowell	718-927-8620	Commitment to demonstrating hybrid-diesel on large scale
Cincinnati	OH	Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority	O3 non-attainment	B20	440	Federal & Local	2000, 2001	Paul Jablonski	513-632-7510	decided that cleaner diesel is more economical than biodiesel
Tulsa	OK	Tulsa Public Schools	attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	136	State & Local	began Aug 1988	Larry Rodriguez	918-833-8147	large use of bi-fuel CNG/gasoline engines
Portland	OR	Tri-Met	attainment	Hybrid-Electric	2	liquidated damages accrued through late delivery of buses	began April 2002	Tony Bryant Director of Maintenance	503-962-7515	part of growing demonstration of hybrid-electric buses
Chattanooga	TN	Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority	attainment	Electric & Hybrid Electric	13 E: 2 H/E	Federal, State & Local	Jun 1992 to present	Tom Dugan	423-629-1411	created own company to manufacture electric buses
Austin	TX	Capital Metro	O3 non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas & Liquid Natural Gas	29 CNG & 21 LNG	Federal & Local	began 1993	Brad Ehlers Community Relations Specialist	512- 389-7590	Largest CNG fueling facility in Central Texas
Dallas	TX	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	O3 non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas& Liquid Natural Gas	2 CNG & 140 LNG	Federal & Local	began Nov 1998	Darryl Spencer Fleet Systems Engineer	214-828-6804	one of largest liquid natural gas fleets in U.S.A.
LBJ National Hisoric Park	TX	LBJ National Historic Park	attainment	Liquid Petroleum Gas	9	Congressional Appropriation	began 1973	Darryl Weisenbaugh Fleet Manager	830-644-2241 Ext 1	Years of experience; strong federal support
Arlington County	VA	ART Arlington Transit	O3 non-attainment	Compressed Natural Gas	8; three additional scheduled for Feb 2003	Federal & Local	began Feb 1999	Eric Smith	703-228-3692	local effort
Tacoma	WA	Pierce Transit		Compressed Natural Gas	117	Federal, State & Local	began 1986	Ron Shipley Director of Maintenance	206-581-8047	winner Clean Cities National Partner Award

*Biodiesel users are represented by the letter B and a number indicating the ratio of biodiesel to petroleum diesel mixture used in fleet operations. For example, B20 represents a fuel mixture composed of 20 percent biodiesel to 80 percent petroleum diesel. The higher the ratio of biodiesel to petroleum diesel, the cleaner the emissions.

**Funding support for the purchase and operation of alternatively fueled buses is provided by federal, state and local sources. Federal sources include grants and loans from the Federal Transit Administration, the Congestion/Mitigation and Air Quality Act (CMAQ), the Department of Energy and other federal agencies. State support is often provide through the state department of transportation, the state department of energy, state initiatives & programs, and other sources. Local funding sources include local initiatives and taxes, the operating budget of the public transit agency often provided through the local municipality and other sources. Private funding refers to capital investment in partnership with privately-owned firms, contracting with such firms, and other such funding support mechanisms.