Michigan is spending $30 million to help public companies and private businesses buy low emission freight trucks, buses, tugboats and cargo handling equipment.
Transit Leaders Praise Innovative On-Demand Programs
During a recent press briefing hosted by the American Public Transportation Association, transit leaders highlighted the industry’s ability to launch on-demand transit programs, which flourished during the pandemic.
August 02, 2021 •
Courtesy Photo/L.A. Metro On-demand transit projects that started before COVID-19 have led to robust ridership and speak to innovation that the public will need in a post-COVID world, according to experts during an event last week.
“From the start of the pandemic, the public transportation industry pivoted to meet a new world of never-before-seen challenges,” said Paul Skoutelas, president and CEO of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) during a July 28 press briefing. “Innovation became survival.”
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There is $16 million available to replace outdated freight trucks and buses.
LANSING Michigan is spending $30 million to help public companies and private businesses buy low-emission freight trucks, buses, tugboats and cargo handling equipment.
Beneficiaries of the program can choose electric, alternative fuel or new diesel models, said Nick Assendelft, a public information officer for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.
The first round of funding will provide $16 million to replace outdated freight trucks and buses with new models, with an announcement of grant winners expected this month. At least half of that is earmarked for electric vehicles.
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New teams will hit the streets in Flint and surrounding Genesee County communities in a grassroots effort targeting people in underserved areas to get them signed up for a COVID-19 vaccine.
The teams will target neighborhoods and high-traffic areas, such as stores, with a goal of generating at least 50 enrollments per person, per day, at various vaccination sites, organizers announced Wednesday. This new effort in Flint aligns with what we are seeing nationally. Public health authorities across the country are responding to the challenge of getting COVID-19 shots in arms by shifting efforts away from mass vaccination sites and focusing on communities with lower vaccination rates, said Eli Isaguirre, stakeholder engagement coordinator with the Protect Michigan Commission. The commission serves in an advisory capacity to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to help devise strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy