The Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) used a $2.5 million TIGGER award to incorporate sustainable building design and efficiency improvements at their 30-year-old main
operations facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
With a $750,000 grant from the TIGGER Program, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) is replacing the existing bus cooling system
in 39 buses in its fleet with a more efficient electrically-powered system to enhance bus performance, reduce emissions, and increase the average fuel efficiency.
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) is improving the energy efficiency of its light-rail fleet with a $4.2 million TIGGER Program grant.
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) is using less energy, saving money, improving air quality, and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions through building improvements funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGGER program.
The Capital District Transit Authority (CDTA) in Albany, New York, is reducing its fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the number of hybrid buses in its fleet.
The CDTA fleet includes 250 vehicles, 200 of which were purchased between 1997 and 2000 and now are at or near the end of their service life. CDTA is purchasing
40 new buses, including three hybrid electric buses, to replace some of its older vehicles.
New York City Transit (NYCT) will soon use far less energy to keep its tracks clear of ice during the winter months, thanks in part to a $2 million award from the TIGGER Program.
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will soon add six hybrid buses to its fleet thanks to funding from the TIGGER Program. With a price tag of $602,000 each, the new diesel-electric buses are powered by an internal combustion clean diesel engine paired with a generator, electric motor, and electric storage system.
A public transportation service in Minnesota’s Twin Cities is using hybrid buses to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Halon 1301 is an effective fire-suppression agent that can protect the sensitive electronic systems used for train control and telecommunications. It’s also characterized as
a greenhouse gas with “high global warming potential,” which is why the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) removed about 5 metric tons of it from 24 facilities in and around Baltimore.
Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) recently installed the largest photovoltaic system at any public transit agency in Massachusetts thanks to funding from the TIGGER Program along with state financial incentives from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
