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原文传递 Transit Agency Consortium Applies for FTA Waiver for Minibuses

题名：	Transit Agency Consortium Applies for FTA Waiver for Minibuses
正文语种：	eng
作者：	MISCHA WANEK-LIBMAN
摘要：	On Aug. 11, a consortium of 10 smaller transit providers, led by the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA), filed a temporary Buy America waiver for a low floor, 20-foot, zero-emission minibus with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). If granted, the temporary waiver would provide a new option for fleet renewal among the group of agencies that have experienced a limited procurement landscape complicated by supply chain issues and rising costs. A successful waiver could also provide a roadmap for peer agencies who are facing similar issues. The vehicle procurement challenges rural, small city, paratransit and nonemergency medical transportation providers in the U.S. have experienced during the past 18 months have reached a dire stage. The increased costs and long lead times mean transit vehicles that were meant to have a useful life of between five and seven years are now operating between 12 and 14 years. Funds that should be put toward operations are being used to maintain aging fleets.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Mass Transit
卷：	49
期：	5
页码：	24-26,28