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BRTB Seeks Input on "Cleaner Greener" Transit Projects

Baltimore Regional Transportation Board Seeks Input on "Cleaner Greener" Transit Projects

BALTIMORE (December 23, 2010) – The Maryland Transit Administration, is requesting to amend the Transportation Improvement Program for three projects in Baltimore City. These projects strive to be "Cleaner and Greener" by increasing energy efficiency of bus maintenance facilities and replacing bus diesel engines to reduce emissions.　 The $15.1 million in funding for these projects comes from a number of federal grants.

Comments on these proposed projects are welcome through Tuesday, January 18, 2011.

  • BUSH STREET MAINTENANCE SHOP PROJECT: $12 million grant to replace the existing 103-year old bus maintenance facility at 1300 Bush Street 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. Due to its design and age, it is not possible to expand the existing building.

  • BUS WASH REPLACEMENT: $1.7 million grant to install 11 new energy efficient and environmentally friendly bus wash systems across four MTA maintenance divisions　

These new bus wash systems will replace the current 15-year-old systems, and will preserve and protect MTA’s bus fleet, including 140 new hybrid buses.

  • BUS DIESEL ENGINE REPLACEMENT: $1.4 million grant to replace 30 diesel engines with more energy efficient and environmentally friendly units

The new engines are fully compliant with EPA 2007 emissions requirements and will significantly reduce the emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO).

Information about the proposed projects is available at www.baltometro.org.

The public review period will extend through Tuesday, January 18, 2011.

To share your thoughts and ideas, submit all comments in writing to the address, fax, e-mail, or web address below.

Please submit written comments to:　

The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board
The Offices @ McHenry Row
1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21230
Fax:　 410-732-8248
E-mail: comments@baltometro.org
Web: www.baltometro.org/bboard

Comments postmarked by January 18 must be received no later than 3 days after the end of the comment period.

The BRTB will host a public meeting on Wednesday, January 5, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. to accept comments. The MTA will be present to answer questions about these amendments. The meeting will be held at the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Offices @ McHenry Row, 1500 Whetstone Way, Baltimore, MD 21230.

Comments may also be submitted at one of the following BRTB meetings at BMC:

  • Technical Committee meeting – January 4, 2011, at 9:30 a.m.　
  • BRTB meeting – January 25, 2010, at 9:00 a.m.

For more information contact Monica Haines Benkhedda (mhainesbenkhedda@baltometro.org; 410-732-0500 x 1047).

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