Chenango sees help for local transit
CHENANGO COUNTY – Local transportation is getting a lift from $1.1 million making its way to Chenango County.
Rural transportation funding, announced by New York agencies last week, will bolster the public-private partnership between the county government and First Transit, the busing company that services a majority of Chenango County.
Of the $1.1 million, $882,000 will be used to replace 14 transit buses in Chenango County while remaining funds will be earmarked for operating assistance.
Funding is part of a $57.7 million initiative in state and federal funding for 136 rural public transportation projects statewide. Money will be administered by the NYS Department of Transportation using grands from the Federal Transit Administration.
“This is a routine grant that helps us every year,” explained Chenango County Clerk RC Woodford, who manages the county’s portion of the public-private partnership with First Transit. “It’s not something unexpected.”
While First Transit operates and insures buses used in its public transportation program, buses are titled to Chenango County. As buses age, they’re typically sold off and replaced with new ones purchased through an 80-10-10 percent funding partnership between federal, state, and local entities (80 percent by the federal government; 10 percent from state government; and 10 percent local share).
“A vast majority of buses people see First Transit using from the public transit program are purchased through this program,” Woodford said, noting that the county purchased 7 new vehicles in 2017. Nearly a dozen more will be purchased this year.
County officials are likely to declare 21 older buses as surplus later this month in this constant process of cycling out old and bringing in new.
Statewide, New York officials said the $57.7 million initiative will support rural public transportation operations; help local communities procure new clean-fuel, ADA accessible buses and related equipment; enhance coordination between local transportation agencies through mobility management and employment services; and build new transit-related infrastructure, including facilities, passenger shelters and technology upgrades.
“Transportation infrastructure is the lifeblood of our economy and the key to future growth,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement last week. “This funding will bolster upstate mobility operations and help ensure that all New Yorkers, regardless of their location, will have a transportation infrastructure they can rely on.”
Rural transportation funding, announced by New York agencies last week, will bolster the public-private partnership between the county government and First Transit, the busing company that services a majority of Chenango County.
Of the $1.1 million, $882,000 will be used to replace 14 transit buses in Chenango County while remaining funds will be earmarked for operating assistance.
Funding is part of a $57.7 million initiative in state and federal funding for 136 rural public transportation projects statewide. Money will be administered by the NYS Department of Transportation using grands from the Federal Transit Administration.
“This is a routine grant that helps us every year,” explained Chenango County Clerk RC Woodford, who manages the county’s portion of the public-private partnership with First Transit. “It’s not something unexpected.”
While First Transit operates and insures buses used in its public transportation program, buses are titled to Chenango County. As buses age, they’re typically sold off and replaced with new ones purchased through an 80-10-10 percent funding partnership between federal, state, and local entities (80 percent by the federal government; 10 percent from state government; and 10 percent local share).
“A vast majority of buses people see First Transit using from the public transit program are purchased through this program,” Woodford said, noting that the county purchased 7 new vehicles in 2017. Nearly a dozen more will be purchased this year.
County officials are likely to declare 21 older buses as surplus later this month in this constant process of cycling out old and bringing in new.
Statewide, New York officials said the $57.7 million initiative will support rural public transportation operations; help local communities procure new clean-fuel, ADA accessible buses and related equipment; enhance coordination between local transportation agencies through mobility management and employment services; and build new transit-related infrastructure, including facilities, passenger shelters and technology upgrades.
“Transportation infrastructure is the lifeblood of our economy and the key to future growth,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement last week. “This funding will bolster upstate mobility operations and help ensure that all New Yorkers, regardless of their location, will have a transportation infrastructure they can rely on.”
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