KS-2023-006

Application Purpose: The purpose of the FY 2022 Low and No Emission Bus Program (5339(C)) provides funding to state and local governmental entities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission transit buses as well as acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.

Lawrence Transit is applying for $3,279,655 to fund the incremental cost of two (2) 40-foot battery-electric buses, two (2) VMC Optimal S1 low-floor electric cutaway buses, one (1) charging dispenser (100% local), and project management services.

Activities Performed: Lawrence Transit will partner with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), Proterra, Charge Point Inc., and KU Facilities Planning Development to deploy two (2) battery-electric buses serving the City of Lawrence, KS in Douglas County, Kansas. Proterra is a leader in the design and manufacture of electric transit buses. CTE has a proven track record of project management and technical services with the Departments of Transportation (DOT), Defense (DOD), and Energy (DOE).

Expected Outcomes: Lawrence Transit and the University of Kansas work together to provide safe, convenient, affordable, reliable, and responsive public transportation services to enhance the social, educational, economic, and environmental well-being of the community. This encompasses 20 fixed routes: 10 city routes, 2 coordinated routes, and 8 university routes, covering 31 square miles within the city limits of Lawrence. Lawrence Transit System also provides T Lift complementary Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit services and nighttime demand response service (Night Line).

Intended Beneficiaries: Lawrence Transit, a division of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, is committed to providing high-quality public transportation services to all citizens and visitors in the community and that no person is excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of its services on the basis of race, color, or national origin as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.

Subrecipient Activities: The City of Lawrence, KS - Lawrence Transit does not pass through funds to any subrecipients.

City Of Lawrence

20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs

FTA Region 7 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Kansas United States

State-Wide

None

Infrastructure $3,279,655 (100%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.