Updated: 4:00 PM EDT April 13, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, joined by SC Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and S.C. Department of Insurance (SCDOI) Director Ray Farmer, announced $24.54 Million is set to be invested in school buses and public transportation.
The money comes from another round of funding from the state s share of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, according to a release from the governor s office.
This will create funding for 235 new propane fueled buses to update the state’s school bus fleet. The money will also be used to buy three electric transit buses to be used in Charleston and Florence.
The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments says they are looking to improve and prepare for future growth along the highway 52 corridor.
CARTA initiates âOnDemandâ program
VIDEO: CARTA initiates âOnDemandâ program By Riley Bean | February 2, 2021 at 6:09 AM EST - Updated February 2 at 7:12 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority says they have launched their new âOnDemandâ program.
CARTA officials say it is a first-in-the-region partnership with transportation network companies Uber and UZURV.
The pilot program will offer door-to-door service for seniors age 55 and up. CARTA says it will also include Tel-A-Ride customers making qualifying trips to or from the Medical District and/or WestEdge Publix on the peninsula.
The service, which officials say launched on Monday, will operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Trips with both UZURV and Uber cost $4 each way and CARTA says rides can be scheduled as much as 30 days in advance or with as little as 1-hour notice.
Fewer bus riders will have to stand in the dark at unsheltered bus stops now that CARTA is installing solar lighting at 151 locations.
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority has been working on a multi-year plan to upgrade bus stop amenities, and adding the lights to unsheltered bus stops is the latest effort. CARTA also has been adding more shelters, and since 2019 has added 40 shelters that also have solar-powered lighting.
The bus stops where lights are being added now have no shelters. The lights are meant to help riders, but also to help bus drivers see if there are any riders waiting.
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