The canceled bus contract was struck after the RTD board gave the green light in November 2021 to spend up to $18 million on new battery-electric buses, equipment and other costs
Metro Denver’s transit agency pulled the trigger in late 2021 on what its leaders hoped would be the first of many moves to replace the more than 1,000 diesel buses on its regular routes with zero-emission vehicles.the awkward position of canceling
The reason: RTD’s maintenance and operations facilities lacked enough space to charge, maintain and store those new buses and their specialized equipment. That was something discovered after the contract was signed with New Flyer of America, said Debra Johnson, RTD’s general manager and CEO. Johnson called the contract termination, which was approved 13-0 by the agency’s board Tuesday night, “a course correction as RTD forges a path toward zero emissions.”
Separately, the board voted 12-1 to authorize Johnson to solicit and hire a consultant to help the agency draft a “holistic low/no emission facilities and fleet transition plan.” The board approved a cap of $10 million for a contract, with a plan due in the final quarter of 2024.
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