L.A. County Transit Agencies to Cooperate on Bus Buying

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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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One of the biggest issues facing U.S.

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public transit is the bus manufacturing crisis.

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There aren't enough manufacturers to make the number of zero emission

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buses needed for agencies to reach their greenhouse gas reduction goals.

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One of the hurdles is too much customization.

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To help, the L.A.

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Metro Board of Directors adopted a new policy, which includes coordinating

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with other Los Angeles County Transit Districts for the first time to buy their

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buses together, and reduce customization.

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Last week Lane Transit District in Oregon held a State of the District event.

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One of their goals is for the community to try a transit or mobility option for

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one round trip each month for a year.

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And the Utah Transit Authority was having issues with the lifespan of the external

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bus speakers that they use for ADA announcements that help customers know

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which buses are pulling up to the stop.

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UTA's engineers got innovative and decided to use a 3D printer to make their

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own speaker housing unit that should be able to withstand the cold Utah winters.

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I'm Julie Gates.