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Partnerships
are the Backbone
to Implementing
Zero-Emission
Technology
Champaign-Urbana MTD leveraged private and
public partnerships to be the first transit agency
in the United States with a hydrogen fleet fueled
entirely from its own 100 percent renewable source.
By Megan Perrero, assistant editor
B
y working with a consortium of
partners, including state, federal,
local, private and nonprofit
entities, the Champaign-Urbana
Mass Transit District (MTD)
made history this past year when
it introduced its new zero-emission
fleet technology, including a
100 percent renewable hydrogen
production station, as well as the
nation's first commercial deployment
of 60-foot articulated hydrogen
fuel cell electric buses.
Private and public partnerships
were the backbone in bringing
this vision to reality, supporting
MTD's efforts to deliver high
quality traditional and innovative
transportation services that
are safe, reliable, environmentally
responsible and user friendly.
The project dates to 2017 when
the MTD submitted a successful
application to the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) for the
Low- or No-Emissions program,
which resulted in a $1.45-million
grant. The agency also secured
other state and federal funding
to cover 94 percent of the project
through grants that support clean,
zero-emission and sustainable initiatives.
MTD partnered with the
Center for Transportation and
the Environment (CTE) to plan
the project and coordinate the
various aspects.
For this technology to be truly
zero emissions, MTD worked with
private sector partners to develop
an array of solar panels to produce
clean energy, which then powers
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Metro Transit Credits Constant Collaboration with Law Enforcement Partners as Key to Security Success Trend results include crime
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2021 Transit Safety & Security Report
Implementing Zero- Emission Technology
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