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Description

This project provides for the purchase of replacement and additional buses in the Ride On fleet in accordance with the Division of Transit Services' bus replacement plan and the Federal Transportation Administration's service guidelines.
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Phase

Ongoing

Status

Active
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Budget Snapshot
$516.55M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$245.47M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Estimated Schedule

The funding schedule provides for the replacement of 182 heavy transit buses in FY25-30. All buses will be replaced with zero-emissions models with the goal of transitioning to a 100% zero-emission fleet.
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Cost Change

The cost increase is due to the addition of FY29- FY30 and higher prices for zero-emission buses in the bus replacement plan.
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Justification

The full-size transit buses have an expected useful life of twelve years. Smaller buses have an expected useful life of ten years. Microtransit buses have an expected life of four years.
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Other

MCDOT will continue to apply for grants to cover the cost of additional zero emission buses and associated infrastructure. By deploying zero emission buses in lieu of clean diesel and natural gas buses, Ride On will reduce harmful emissions of greenhouse gases associated with its fleet.

Ride On, through its commitment to have all future purchases zero-emission buses, is exceeding standards compared to most other transit agencies. For example, California, considered a leader in zero bus emissions implementation, enacted a regulation that will require all large transit agencies to include at least 25 percent zero emission buses in their new bus purchases beginning in 2023. In 2026, the California regulation requires that 50 percent of the total number of new buses purchased by large transit agencies must buy zero-emission buses.

Planned bus procurements assume that complimentary and required maintenance and charging/fueling infrastructure projects will be in place as needed. Planning for the development and further implementation of these projects will be funded primarily through this CIP. Due to infrastructure constraints, 61 small diesel buses are being refurbished to extend their service lives and delay replacement until zero-emission charging/fueling infrastructure plans are developed for all depots.

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Fiscal Note

FY24 supplemental in Current Revenue: Mass Transit for the amount of $42,024,000, Federal aid for the amount of $3,200,000, State aid for the amount of $800,000.
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Disclosures

Expenditures will continue indefinitely. The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
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Coordination

Department of General Services, Maryland Transit Administration
Budget Snapshot
$516.55M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$245.47M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Project Details
Project NumberP500821
Date Last Modified03/04/24
Administering AgencyTransportation
CategoryTransportation
SubCategoryMass Transit (MCG)
Planning AreaCountywide
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Total Expenditures by Cost Element (000s)
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Total Funding by Source (000s)
EXPENDITURES (000s)
Cost ElementsTotalThru FY23Est FY24Total 6 YearsFY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28FY 29FY 30Beyond 6 Years
Planning, Design and Supervision00000000000
Land00000000000
Site Improvements and Utilities00000000000
Construction00000000000
Other516555191359797242454721507521600696134683229600627520
Total Expenditures516555191359797242454721507521600696134683229600627520
FUNDING (000s)
Funding SourceTotalThru FY23Est FY24Total 6 YearsFY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28FY 29FY 30Beyond 6 Years
Contributions82043039000000000
Current Revenue: Mass Transit27722647272615441684101307519600361353600027600360000
Fed Stimulus (State Allocation)65506550000000000
Federal Aid5828042200648096001600160016001600160016000
G.O. Bonds956956000000000
Impact Tax23502350000000000
Short-Term Financing14957881261325565062003147888320247520
State Aid2079510340805524004004004004004004000
Total Funding Sources516555191359797242454721507521600696134683229600627520
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE DATA ($000s)
Appropriation FY 25 Request675
Year First AppropriationFY09
Appropriation FY 26 Request0
Last FY's Cost Estimate422233
Cumulative Appropriation307083
Expenditure / Encumbrances224845
Unencumbered Balance82238