POMONA - Foothill Transit's new electric buses are charged and ready to deliver a jolt to public transportation. The company unveiled its first three zero-emissions Ecoliner buses Friday at its Pomona operations facility, providing rides through the facility lot and a demonstration of the hands-free docking station that can recharge the buses in less than 10 minutes while passengers enter and exit.
The area's bus cooperative was the big winner in a statewide grant aimed at reducing fuel emissions. Foothill Transit was granted $10.2 million of the $27 million in federal funds made available to California.
Brand new environmentally-friendly buses may hit California roadways sometime next year, thanks to a $27 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Foothill Transit, which services 327 square miles in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, got the largest piece of the pot, with nearly $10.2 million.
Facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit, Foothill Transit has proposed increasing bus fares by 10-to-25 percent to avoid widespread service cuts. The proposal would raise adult and student fares from $1 to $1.25 and most other fares and passes by 10 percent.
Foothill Transit riders could be facing steep fare hikes if a proposed increase is adopted by the bus company's governing board next month. Officials are planning to do away with senior and disabled discounts on the company's Silver Streak and Commuter Express lines to downtown Los Angeles, as well as implementing a roughly 20 percent, across- the-board increase in monthly pass prices.
Foothill Transit has ordered nine more zero-emissions Ecoliner buses and plans to add them to Line 291 serving Pomona and La Verne, which would make it the first all-electric route. Three Ecoliner buses debuted last September on a trial basis. Manufactured by North Carolina-based Proterra, the buses feature a lithium ion battery charged in a hands-free docking station that takes less than 10 minutes for a 95 percent charge.
WEST COVINA - Hundreds of Foothill Transit bus riders have been parking at the West Covina Shopping Mall for free, but mall management plans to put an end to the practice next week. The mall's staff recently put a note on car windshields reading:
Many bus riders in eastern Los Angeles county will have to find another way to get a lift if the Foothill Transit Authority has its way. The bus line is proposing the elimination of 20 lines in order to deal with a $12.5 million deficit for the 2010-11 fiscal year due to reduced funding.
MANY who take the bus do so because they can't afford to own or operate a car. When an agency such as Foothill Transit proposes rate hikes of 10 percent to 25percent, these can impact a rider on a very limited budget in a big way. So, no one should view even a small increase lightly, though it may be just pocket change to the middle classes. Not transit administrators, not board members, not
WEST COVINA - Foothill Transit is about to get greener. On Friday, the West Covina-based company will unveil three heavy duty, fast-charging electric buses that will serve Line 291 between La Verne and Pomona.
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