2011-2014 TIP Amendment: Cleaner Greener Transit

Cleaner and Greener Buses & Bus Maintenance Facilities
Amendment to Transportation Improvement Program

The Maryland Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Maryland Transit Administration, submitted a request to amend the Transportation Improvement Program for three projects in Baltimore City.

All of these projects strive to be “Cleaner and Greener” by making improvements such as increasing energy efficiency of maintenance facilities and reducing vehicle emissions. The $15.1 million in funding for these projects comes from a number of federal grants.

Details about the projects are listed below.

Bush Street Maintenance Shop (1300 Bush Street in Baltimore City) $12 million grant to replace the existing 103-year old bus maintenance facility with a new “Green” environmentally friendly facility. This improvement would increase the capacity for the MTA to perform major maintenance on their fleet of 737 buses, as well as allow additional space for staging some of MTA’s articulated buses.

>> Bush St. Maintenance Shop Project (pdf, 12 kb)

Bus Wash Replacement (Baltimore City)
$1.7 million grant to install 11 new energy efficient and environmentally friendly bus wash systems in all four MTA maintenance divisions. This would replace the current systems, which are 15 years old.

>> Bush Wash Replacement Project (pdf, 13 kb)

Bus Diesel Engine Replacement (Baltimore City)
$1.4 million grant to replace 30 diesel engines with more energy efficient and environmentally friendly units. These new engines will significantly reduce emissions through the installation of Diesel Particulate Filters.

>> Bus Diesel Engine Replacement Project (pdf, 14 kb)

Public Review and Comment
A public review period was held from Monday, December 20 through Tuesday, January 18, 2011. During this time, a public meeting was held on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Metropolitan Council (Offices @ McHenry Row, 1500 Whetstone Way, Baltimore, MD 21230).

>> View public comments and response (pdf, 140 kb)

>> Download a flyer about the project and public meeting (pdf, 15 kb)

>> View BRTB Resolution 11-16 (pdf, 15 kb)

For more information:

Tyson Byrne, tbyrne@baltometro.org, 410-732-0500 x1048

Monica Haines Benkhedda, mhainesbenkhedda@baltometro.org or 410-732-0500 x1047.

Links within this web site:

Download a flyer
(pdf, 15 kb)