Buses

A new fleet of 46 electric buses is coming to the greater Hartford area. The $86 million upgrade will fully electrify the CTfastrak, a rapid transit system that uses bus-only lanes to transport riders.

Newly passed legislation in the Connecticut General Assembly gives communities in the state the option to attach cameras on school buses that monitor other drivers on the road, fining them when they don’t stop for buses servicing students.

A state initiative being rolled out in New York is supplying funding to support school districts transitioning from diesel to electric school buses. Officials say the program could supercharge the state’s goal to achieve 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Republican lawmakers and school officials rallied on Sunday outside of a Levittown school bus yard in opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mandate requiring all new buses purchased to be zero-emission, electric buses by 2027.

Out of a failed push for CT to continue pandemic-era free bus fares rose a movement to create a transit riders union in the state.

Connecticut train and bus commuters can expect higher fares and less service under proposed changes being considered by the state’s Department of Transportation.

Middletown Area Transit and 9 Towns Transit will now be known as River Valley Transit and continue to serve 15 towns in the region.

A redesigned plan for the Suffolk County bus system includes longer operating hours, but leaves some communities without service.

The state General Assembly announced that it will be extending its fare-free bus service deadline to March 31 amid calls for it to be permanent. It was set to expire Dec. 1.

The City of Bridgeport will install cameras on the outside of every school bus to detect unsafe drivers and record their license plates.