HomeMy WebLinkAboutRegional Transit Funding - City of SLO SUPPORT Letter,;, Office of the City Council
1• 990 Palm Sbeet San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 -3249
805 781 7114
April 1, 2024
Ms. Kirsten Wiard-Bauer
FTA Office of Program Management
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Subject: San Luis Obispo (SLO) Transit Submission to FTA's FY 2024 Low or
No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus
Facilities Competitive Program
Dear Ms. Wiard-Bauer:
am writing to express my support for the San Luis Obispo (SLO) Transit Electrifying
California's Central Coast Project submitted in response to the Federal Transit
Administration's (FTA) FY 2024 Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for
Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.
This grant is submitted in partnership with the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority,
Monterey -Salinas Transit District, and Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District. The
requested funds will support a multi -agency fleetwide transition to zero -emission buses
(ZEB's) and install charging infrastructure in strategic locations across the California's
central coast to provide equitable access to environmentally friendly transit service to a
region that spans four counties and serves more than a quarter of California's coastline.
Once completed, the Electrifying California's Central Coast Project will add four (4) new
ZEBs to the SLO Transit's fleet, increasing the fleet size from two (2) ZEBs to a total of
ten (10) ZEBs (including six (6) ZEBs currently on -order). The four (4) new ZEB vehicles
will enable the agency to fully transition its bus fleet to zero -emission by the 2040 deadline
set in the California Air Resources Board ICT Fleet Rule. SLO Transit remains dedicated
to providing equitable access for all riders and the new ZEBs will run on lines that service
Priority Populations of the San Luis Obispo Urbanized Area.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this project. I fully support the partnerships
between SLO Transit, San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, Monterey -Salinas
Transit District, and Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District and their efforts. I look
forward to the implementation of this regional project and the benefits it will bring across
California's scenic central coast.
Sincerely,
Erica A; Stewart
Mayor