Howard County Police Department issued the following announcement on Oct. 10.
Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman has announced an important milestone in his initiative to improve public transportation for residents. With the arrival of six new fixed route buses placed into service this month with the Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland (RTA), more than half the fleet serving county riders has been replaced in the last 16 months.
“When I came into office, my administration inherited a fleet in very poor condition,” said Kittleman. “In 2016, 20 of the 42 buses in the RTA fixed route fleet exceeded federal useful life standards. We have worked hard to replace those vehicles and make the service more reliable, more convenient and more comfortable.”
The RTA is a partner organization that provides public transportation across Central Maryland, including Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Northern Prince George’s County and the City of Laurel. In 2018, the RTA delivered more than 1.1 million trips across the three counties. An estimated 60 percent of RTA riders use the service to travel to and from work.
Since July 2017, 24 new buses have been added to the RTA fleet. In addition to the buses entering service this month, the County added three electric buses in July 2017, seven clean diesel buses in December 2017 and eight paratransit buses which were purchased using state and county funds.
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Source: Howard County Police Department
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